Quotes About Dedication

When somebody wants to work and believes in something, it doesn't matter if you're well known or rich or whatever it is.

I have always said that your work stays with you for a long time, and I try to get involved in projects where I truly believe if I had to do them again, I would the same way.

At the end of the day, I think the only way to do the kind of job a writer does is push everything aside and just ultimately sit down and do the work.

I go to the gym every morning for a couple of hours, then I come to work, whatever is on the plate for the day, I do it. I don't ask many questions, I go where I am told to.

I've had to work for everything I have, and I'm not going to stop. The minute I feel I've made it, I'm done.

I've seen plenty of ballplayers way better than me, but they didn't have the work ethic. It comes down to how bad you want it.

I get up around 7 a.m. That's very early for a stand-up comic. Then I'll have breakfast with my husband, the artist Al Ridenour, take my three dogs for a walk and commence with my work.

I work too hard, I'd be a really bad mom, unfortunately. I can't even keep a plant!

I thought I had to show people that I would get in early, stay late or even all night, work on holidays. I didn't want to be the rich kid who was along for a free ride.

I work myself into the ground. But I think I'm a nice friend and a good person, and I try to do my work as best I can.

Our true remembrance to President Kennedy is in our actions to honor the unspoken words and finish the unfinished work today and tomorrow and for as long as it takes.

Think of your career as your ministry. Make your work an expression of love in service to mankind.

I myself would like to become more disciplined within my work.

It would have been easy to judge effort by how many hours a day passed while I was at work. That's the worst way to measure effort. Effort is measured by setting goals and getting results.

Some coaches are on power trips. I've never needed somebody to tell me I'm not working hard enough.

I only have two things in my life, my family and work. If there's any time left over, then I play sports.

People can be really smart or have skills that are directly applicable, but if they don't really believe in it, then they are not going to really work hard.

The last six years have been a lot of coding and focus and hard work. But maybe it would be fun to remember it as partying and all this crazy drama.

Nothing comes naturally to me...I have to work and rework and that's where the ideas come from - from years of working on it and thinking about it.

What I love about the theater is the work ethic. I grew up with it.

Whatever role I do, I've got to do the work. It all starts with the body. Get that ready and everything else follows.

When I'm playing Big Momma, it's so much work that all I want to do, when I'm finished, is go back home and just relax and study my lines and get ready for the next day.

I love to work with people and do what I love.

When you enjoy what you do, work becomes play.