Quotes About Achievement

The sweat of industry would dry and die, But for the end it works to.

Quite frankly, I didn't become an actor to become a movie star. I have never dreamed about being the most famous person on the planet. I just want to do really good work.

The good life doesn't knock on the door. Joy is a job.

Trying hard and working hard is its own reward. It feeds the soul. It affirms your will and your power. And it radiates from you, lighting the way for all those who see you.

There's no reward without work, no victory without effort, no battle won without risk.

I'm kind of a failure. I mean, I'll be honest. I'm successful in that I'm getting to work on great stuff, but I think I'm a failure in all the personal stuff that is most important to me.

Lately I did a film called All I Want for Christmas and it was well received. This gave me a new point of view and a new respect for my work as an actress.

When I write, what I long for is not more realism or fiction but more courage. That's what I always find myself short on and what I have to struggle to achieve in order that the work might live.

I'd love to win trophies, be in movies, have a body of work I'm proud of and find a way to enjoy it along the way. Success is probably a more of a complicated thing than that.

I really want to meet and work with JJ Abrams. Everyone talks about what a nice director he is, and he has kids and stuff, so he sounds really awesome, not to mention he makes awesome movies.

So I feel like success is opportunity plus preparation, so work begets work, and as long as you're prepared it's going to continue to come your way.

Whatever success I may have attained is due to the fact that since I was old enough to work at all, my ambition has never deserted me.

I always remind my kids that hard work pays off. That's how I got to where I am right now because of sacrifice and the work I put into it.

I am always a big believer that if you work hard enough and you work out of passion, a person can do anything.

I think that if you're just a good person, you work hard, you say "yes," and you are driven, you will eventually work your way to the top. At least that's how it's been for me.

You never want to fail because you didn't work hard enough.

If you work hard and play by the rules, you'll have a better life than your parents did, and your children will have a better life than you did.

When you grind & work hard, you don't ever have to tell anyone what you're up to, the results will speak much louder than anything else.

Don't work harder than your competition, be your own competition.

I want people to look at my films and say 'Wow, she's a good actress', and I know I'll have to work hard for that.

The kind of job doesn't matter. The length of time on the job doesn't matter... If you work hard and do your best, you'll be recognized and move onward.

Competition is healthy. It makes you work harder and strive for more and try to find that extra one or two percent in your game that you could possibly improve.

I never feel like I've done good enough. That's why I'm always so excited about working because I gotta keep pushing myself to do better work, to do great work.

I like people talking about me, about my defense or what I'm doing. I like to see that, and that makes me work hard.