Famous Quotes & Sayings

J. K. Rowling

Dudley thought for a moment. It looked like hard work.

Guillermo del Toro

You think if you work hard enough, you can fix the precious things you've broken - rather than being careful with them in the first place.

Greg Kinnear

I find fear is a great motivator to work hard.

Jerry Bruckheimer

You can't be afraid of hard work or long hours. Sacrifice is important.

Alexander Wang

I think everyone shares a fear of failure - that you're only as good as your most recent collection. That's definitely a fear, but it's a fear that fuels me, that makes me want to work harder, that makes me take on more challenges.

Adrienne Bailon

Autism doesn't have to define a person. Artists with autism are like anyone else: They define themselves through hard work and individuality.

Adrian Peterson

I dedicate myself and work hard in the weight room and treat every practice as if it were a game.

Adrian Beltre

I work hard on my defense. It's something I take pride in, but it's nothing that I want to brag about. It's part of my game.

Abraham Maslow

Plateau experiencing can be achieved, learned, earned by long hard work.... A transient glimpse is certainly possible in the peak experiences which may, after all, come sometimes to anyone. But, so to speak, to take up residence on the high plateau .... that is another matter altogether. That tends to be a lifelong effort.

Ludwig von Mises

Many who are self-taught far excel the doctors, masters, and bachelors of the most renowned universities.

David Lindsay-Abaire

We have this myth that if you work hard, you can accomplish anything. It's not a very American thing to say, but I don't think that's true. It's true for a lot of people, but you need other things to succeed. You need luck, you need opportunity, and you need the life skills to recognize what an opportunity is.

David Eddings

Start early and work hard. A writer's apprenticeship usually involves writing a million words (which are then discarded) before he's almost ready to begin. That takes a while.

David Wilkerson

We humans can work hard for each other, and we should and we must work. But it is God, and only God, who heals.

David Ogden Stiers

Writing is hard work. Generating stories that catch people's attention and holding it are very difficult.

David Ortiz

I'm just trying to work hard every day, trying to be a better player and one day, to be right there with them, one of those special hitters.

David O. McKay

The greatest forces in the world are being used against families and traditional family values. These values are being undermined in subtle and in not-so-subtle ways. Because of this assault on family values, it takes all of your best efforts to fortify your family. It takes hard work and planning. It takes sacrifice. 'In the setting of the family...may I suggest that we give more of ourselves.'

David Ogilvy

Hard work never killed a man. Men die of boredom, psychological conflict, and disease. They do not die of hard work.

Daunte Culpepper

I don't think there's a limit as long as I keep my head right, don't get above myself, work hard and remember where I came from.

Darius Rucker

I work hard to let my wife know how much I love her. I try to do that every day.

Daryl Hall

If you work hard and you're good, you can build something for yourself.

Danica Patrick

Winning is the obvious goal, but it's not easy. There are so many good drivers and every week is different. I want to win badly, but I understand that it's going to take hard work. In the meantime I'll continue to set obtainable goals and do my best both on and off the racetrack.

Condoleezza Rice

Today's headlines and history's judgment are rarely the same. If you are too attentive to the former, you will most certainly not do the hard work of securing the latter.

Condoleezza Rice

In America, with education and hard work, it really does not matter where you came from; it matters only where you are going.

Billy Graham

Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don't complain.

Meryl Streep

A man has always been seen as someone who works hard and has a full-time occupation. I think women should have the same opportunity and not have any stigma attached to them if they choose to pursue their careers.

Dan Quayle

Americans have always excelled through hard work, innovation, and an ability to find solutions that makes us unique among nations.

Colonel Sanders

Hard work beats all the tonics and vitamins in the world.

Danielle Steel

There was nothing you couldn't do if you wanted it bad enough, and were willing to work hard enough to get it.

Conan O'Brien

President Obama gave a speech about healthcare tonight, and yesterday he gave a pep talk to students. He told them that in order to succeed they need to work hard and study hard. Then today, former President George W. Bush presented the rebuttal.

Conan O'Brien

Don't be cynical; it leads nowhere. If you work hard, and are kind, amazing things will happen to you.

Conan O'Brien

President Bush delivered a commencement speech at a university in Wisconsin. A very inspirational speech. Apparently Bush told the students, 'You can do anything in life if your parents work hard enough.'

Dwight Howard

Coming out of high school, I think it was good for me instead of going to college because college and the NBA are two different things. You can dominate on the college level, but the NBA is a whole different story. The dudes that do the best are the ones who work hard.

Dwight Howard

I'll joke all day, but once I get in the gym, I'm going to work hard.