Quotes About Merit

Evidently the merit depends on the result of the work.

To me the key thing is getting it right. And if a person's really smart and they're doing fantastic work I don't care if they're a high school kid or a Harvard professor, it's the work that matters.

Steven Gerrard doesn't play because his name is Steven Gerrard. He plays because of what he brings in terms of performances. If that wasn't the case, he wouldn't play. He is as good as he was, and I have learned a lot from him.

Always know your merit and how special you are, and don't let someone else's qualifications make you feel small. If you stick to this, you will always deserve their respect.

When I was a kid, what captivated me about detective fiction were the puzzles more than the detectives or their enemies. And as I've gotten older, I see a lot of merit in setting your investigative sights higher than figuring out how someone stole Encyclopedia Brown's bicycle.

Tons of people deserve to be successful because they're supersmart and interesting and work hard, but they just haven't had the luck.

If a man can coach a female, why can't a female coach a male? When I was looking for a coach, the gender of the coach never occurred to me. It was about who I thought was good and who I could get along with and listen to.

We don't get offered roles because of who we are but because of what we delivered in the past.

We will give importance to performance while choosing officials.

Por acaso a vida distribuía apenas os quinhões merecidos?

Grace is opposed to earning, but not to effort.

Grace is not opposed to effort, it is opposed to earning. Earning is an attitude. Effort is an action.

Grace is opposed to earning, not to effort.

Good work requires enthusiasm, ethics, and excellence.

To know that a person is a valedictorian is to know only that he or she is exceedingly good at achievement as measured by grades. It tells you nothing about how they react to the vicissitudes of life."6

Any dollar given to you voluntarily, no matter the physical form, is a certificate of performance and validation of a job well done.

Life is short and the time of death is uncertain; so apply yourself to meditation. Avoid doing evil, and acquire merit, to the best of your ability, even at the cost of life itself. In short: Act so that you have no cause to be ashamed of yourselves and hold fast to this rule.

We inherit nothing truly, but what our actions make us worthy of.

But some words to men and women, boys and girls alike: The quality of the work must merit the readers' time and money. Do it for yourself, but make yourself a member of your own audience. There is no other way to evaluate your own progress.

What is modesty but hypocritical humility, by means of which, in a world swelling with envy, a man seeks to obtain pardon for excellences and merits from those who have none.

To Generalize is to be an Idiot; To Particularize is the Alone Distinction of Merit.

distribution of rewards and punishments between those who have done their duty and those who have not.

Seorang pahlawan tetap pahlawan, tidak peduli apa kastanya. Kemampuan lebih penting daripada kelahiran yang kebetulan." -Duryodana

Success does not judge one man for being worthy above another. Success doesn't choose you because of your family name or existing wealth.