Quotes About Dedication

Promises are easy and cheap to make, actual work is hard and expensive.

Pour yourself into your product and everything around your product too: how you sell it, how you support it, how you explain it, and how you deliver it. Competitors can never copy the you in your product.

What's worse is when management holds up certain people as having a great "work ethic" because they're always around, always available, always working. That's a terrible example of a work ethic and a great example of someone who's overworked.

There's surprisingly little difference between a candidate with six months of experience and one with six years. The real difference comes from the individual's dedication, personality, and intelligence.

Your goal is to make sure your product stays right for you. You're the one who has to believe in it most. That way, you can say, "I think you'll love it because I love it.

I disagree, but let's commit

I don't even know what 'working hard' means. If you get to sit behind a desk all day in an air-conditioned room, there's no such thing as hard work.

Trade the dream of overnight success for slow, measured growth. It's hard, but you have to be patient. You have to grind it out. You have to do it for a long time before the right people notice.

The truth is most people just don't want it bad enough. Then they protect their ego with the excuse of time. Don't let yourself off the hook with excuses. It's entirely your responsibility to make your dreams come true.

We're willing to loase some customers if it means that others love our products intensely. That's our line in the sand.

You're better off with a kick-ass half than a half-assed whole.

So sacrifice some of your darlings for the greater good. Cut your ambition in half. You're better off with a kick-ass half than a half-assed whole. Most

No se esfuerzan en buscar sistemas para ser más eficientes porque a ellos en realidad lo que les gusta es trabajar muchas horas. Les encanta sentirse héroes. Buscan problemas (generalmente sin darse cuenta) simplemente para poder seguir trabajando mucho.

But after that, the curve flattens out. There's surprisingly little difference between a candidate with six months of experience and one with six years. The real difference comes from the individual's dedication, personality, and intelligence.

Best of all, this "solve your own problem" approach lets you fall in love with what you're making. You know the problem and the value of its solution intimately. There's no substitute for that. After all, you'll (hopefully) be working on this for years to come. Maybe even the rest of your life. It better be something you really care about.

Instead of watching TV or playing World of Warcraft, work on your idea. Instead of going to bed at ten, go to bed at eleven. We're not talking about all-nighters or sixteen-hour days—we're talking about squeezing out a few extra hours a week. That's enough time to get something going.

I got into shape because I took kick-boxing lessons every day to prepare for a fight scene with Taylor Lautner. I really wanted to lie down and eat Chinese food, but I kick-boxed every morning and ran. If someone was filming you with your kit off, you'd do the same thing.

Having a good work ethic means taking the initiative to get the job done, delivering as agreed without excuses or blame, being willing to make personal sacrifice for the good of the organization, and being loyal to the company and people with whom you work.

of those who had not measured up to its demands were many. He was one of the few who had measured up. He had earned the privilege to call these mountains his home. In return, he

You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying. To the best you can do everyday.

I want to learn everything about you. I want to change my major to Mallory Quinn and learn as much as I can.

Jet was very busy. I've been inspired by a lot of his movies.

To be an artist you have to give up everything, including the desire to be a good artist.

The horn . . . is the joint hardest instrument to learn. . . . (The other is the oboe).