Quotes About Work

I really respect Zakk Wylde's guitar playing and his compulsive work ethic.

I come from south Louisiana where everyone has a blue-collar work ethic.

My parents taught me that work ethic is one of the most important keys in life, and I believe it.

I'm kind of a Midwestern snob. I think we're just nice people and have a great work ethic.

I'm not a trust-fund child. I think my father's got a healthy work ethic, and therefore, I think it just came with the part. You've got to look after yourself.

I believe Americans have a strong work ethic.

By the time I got to be director of product management at Thomas-Conrad, I was in a better negotiating position, as I had accumulated more accomplishments and gained a reputation for having a great work ethic.

Parents should plant deeply the seed of the work ethic into the hearts and habits of their children.

I so admire the discipline, the work ethic, and the sacrifices fighters make to master all aspects of mixed martial arts.

I think that you find out what your boss wants you to do, and you do more. To me, that's work ethic. Because, if you demonstrate that your capabilities extend past your current job, they'll probably give you a better job.

If people call into question my work ethic, that's fine, because I know what I'm doing behind the scenes.

I'm an actor. It's what I do. It's what I chose to do with my life when I was a little boy, and that's what Im still doing. I like to work. I came up with a work ethic, and that's just what I do.

I was so grateful to work on 'Bunheads.' We had so much material, and everything was so rapid-fire, and I developed - through theater too, I developed a really great work ethic. I think preparing for both of them is just that - you come to set ready to go, ready to play. You know your lines. You're ready to work.

My dad was an actor, and he always said that work was work; you can't turn your nose up at it. We didn't have much money when I was growing up, and he had this real work ethic, which I inherited.

My grandfather on my dad's side was the first in our family to settle in the U.K. He came from Pakistan on his own in the '60s and worked in a cotton mill in Bolton, earning enough to bring over the rest of his family. My dad, Shah, was only about eight when he came to this country. Like most immigrants, he has a fierce work ethic.

Baltimore has the hardest work ethic out of all cities. It makes you want to work harder.

People talk about my work ethic sometimes more than my playing ability, which is nice.

Americans want to work. We want to take care of our families. It's in our DNA, the American work ethic.

My relationship with fans is based off the love of my work and my work ethic.

What I liked of Mourinho is his work ethic and the way he organizes his team against the opponent. He knows the strength and weakness of the opponent, and he will give the details for what he wants. And for me, that was impressive.

I always strive to set an example for my kids to work hard and develop a strong sense of work ethic.

It's a lot of hard work to be a manager or a coach. But as players, we had to have a good work ethic to be good, and we can use that trait in management or as a coach.

I don't think it's especially praiseworthy that even in those periods when things around us were kind of dire, we were working on the music. There isn't an alternative; that kind of work ethic is all that there is.

You have to have a dream, whether big or small. Then plan well, focus, work hard, and be very determined to achieve your goals.