Quotes About Progress

I wanted to make sure before I went to bed that I'd see my list of goals and feel good when I put my head on the pillow that what I'd done that day was pointing toward achieving those things. I set them outrageously high because I wanted to have an outrageous work ethic about how I went about my day.

Every day at Team Alpha Male, I'm improving. The biggest thing with that camp is everyone is so positive and has the work ethic to go out there and push the pace and keep going and going and going.

Some economists believe that the Greeks' work ethic and thrift can pull them through. But the classical virtues can do nothing to offset the dearth of innovation that plagues the economy.

The guys that have that drive, that work ethic, make it farther and farther.

Our daily work ethic - that need to always do better and top our last performance - is what makes USWNT football players who we are.

There's something about that puritanical narrative of progress and upward mobility and work ethic that the glorification of abstinence fits pretty neatly into. That pairs with the fact that 12-step recovery has had too large a monopoly on how treatment is understood in America.

I kept a chart each day so I had an idea of how many shots I took and how many I made. Looking back on it now, I can appreciate the work ethic I put forward.

I think when you look at Jimmy Butler when he came in, he hardly played as a rookie. He played more each year and then would become a top-10 player in the league. It's a testament to his work ethic and how he approached things.

I've come a very long way, especially from my young career. From not always being the best guy on the team to just increasing my work ethic every single year, every single summer. Just seeing the hard work pay off, I think that's what's most gratifying for me.

I'm absolutely looking at my career differently, but it's still really important to some sense of connection to where I came from, which is this DIY, queer work ethic and sensibility.

I just aspire to be the best I can be. I want to work hard and set one goal at a time for myself.

We definitely work hard, and we want to keep our fans engaged... we want to give them new music.

I think the high-tech industry is used to developing new things very quickly. It's the Silicon Valley way of doing business: You either move very quickly and you work hard to improve your product technology, or you get destroyed by some other company.

Of course, preserving the American dream has always meant creating opportunity for the most recently arrived Americans - those who have come here from other parts of the globe to work hard and build a new, better life.

If you keep winning, you don't know the areas you've to work hard.

You put a big smile on your face and work hard and work to improve every single day.

I just work hard, and when you work hard, a lot of stuff just starts happening for you.

What I keep trying in my mind is to work hard in the week to be better for the game.

Every training session, I work hard to improve my weaknesses and build on my strengths.

For the most part, if you're willing to work hard enough, you can recover from most injuries. Having that mentality really helps you keep moving forward.

The productivity now at universities is terrible. Tenure is a terrible idea. It keeps them around forever and they don't have to work hard.

You work hard and you have expectations. So I'm living my expectations right now.

If you're willing to work hard and play by the rules, you should be able to move up.

What I believe unites the people of this nation, regardless of race or region or party, young or old, rich or poor, is the simple, profound belief in opportunity for all - the notion that if you work hard and take responsibility, you can get ahead.