“All work is noble, if it is legal and ethical, so do your best, whether you are first, second, or last. Never… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Whatever you go into, you have to go in there to be the best. There's no formulas. It's all about passion and… — Hugh Masekela Copy Share Image
The American Dream is still alive out there, and hard work will get you there. You don't necessarily need to have an… — Bill Rancic Copy Share Image
Aside from what it teaches you, there is simply the indescribable degree of peace that can be achieved on a sailing vessel… — Billy Campbell Copy Share Image
It's fashionable with the Sarah Palin set to attack Harvard and treat its graduates as elitists. But if you spend any time… — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
As a father and now a grandfather to three wonderful grandchildren, I know how magical the first year of a child's life… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Legal reform organizations are usually trying to portray their constituents as "hard workers," as "not criminals," as citizens, as part of normative… — Dean Spade Copy Share Image
And, inasmuch [as] most good things are produced by labour, it follows that all such things of right belong to those whose… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
The challenge of elucidating living processes -- including consciousness and all its baggage which we bundle together as 'the human spirit' --… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“We find that in the absence of demonstrable truth, the best we can do is to exercise the greatest diligence, humility, insight,… — William F. Buckley Jr Copy Share Image
Let us have that kind of effort from all, except those child or handicapped or too old. But the many people, they… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Marriage of attraction is a gamble anyway, so you might as well marry into a family that is similar to your own,… — Mira Nair Copy Share Image
Make sure that the career you choose is one you enjoy. If you don't enjoy what you're doing, it will be difficult… — Kathy Whitworth Copy Share Image
I love Sherlock Holmes. I've got all his books, leather-bound. What I thought was great about Sherlock Holmes was that not only… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
All that we can hope from these inspirations, which are the fruits of unconscious work, is to obtain points of departure for… — Henri Poincare Copy Share Image
Motivation is the key to success in whatever you're doing in life. It comes a lot easier when you're doing something you… — Missy Giove Copy Share Image
Dreams require down payments. Dreams are free, but the journey isn't. There is a price to pay. First, you must pay the… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
In the end, the most important thing to me is that I've raised three kids. I know that'll be the most important… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
Someone once told me: 'Luck is when opportunity meets preparation'. And that's what I really feel with my music. I've worked really,… — Erica Packer Copy Share Image
Dance has helped me with everything. It was a great foundation for discipline, hard work and, unfortunately, the ever-elusive idea of perfection.… — Keri Russell Copy Share Image
America became a great nation early on not because it was flooded with politicians, but because it was flooded with people who… — Benjamin Carson Copy Share Image
The separation of talent and skill is one of the largest misconceptions in modern society. Talent is something you born with, but… — Will Smith Copy Share Image
I'm uncommonly slow to show my work to other people, and by the time I do I've usually exhausted myself so completely… — Kevin Brockmeier Copy Share Image
How long before we white people get over our bitter resentments about being demoted to the status of equality with non-whites? .… — Andrew Manis Copy Share Image
Scientific research was much like prospecting: you went out and you hunted, armed with your maps and instruments, but in the ened… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
Hollywood industry people are very spoiled. I don't think they can adjust to the insane, no-money, super-hard working tradition of Japanese filmmaking.… — Ryuhei Kitamura Copy Share Image
It's almost as if the most successful people don't put too much effort into being so brilliant at what they do, that… — Ron Mael Copy Share Image
But what does interest me is the notion that if you do a lot of work it means there's a potential for… — Richard Serra Copy Share Image
I think, honestly, hard work is the only way that you'll get anywhere and this is not an easy job. People think… — Jay Sean Copy Share Image
The study of Nature is intercourse with the highest mind. You should never trifle with Nature. At her lowest her works are… — Louis Agassiz Copy Share Image
I love doing action films that do challenge me physically. I feel it's my job to keep my stamina up and be… — Julie Benz Copy Share Image
The pain that's created by avoiding hard work is actually much worse than any pain created from the actual work itself. Because… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I do work hard at trying to find the right expression for something, which might be like finding the right image -… — David Salle Copy Share Image
I don't believe people die from hard work. They die from stress and worry and fear - the negative emotions. Those are… — Arthur L. Williams, Jr Copy Share Image
“The way we do small things determines the way that we do everything. If we execute our minor tasks well, we will… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
President Obama gave a speech about healthcare tonight, and yesterday he gave a pep talk to students. He told them that in… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
When Zen masters say 'effortlessness' they are referring to the state when your enlightenment is well rooted. Now there is no need… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Dreams can come true, but there is a secret. They're realized through the magic of persistence, determination, commitment, passion, practice, focus and… — Elbert Hubbard Copy Share Image
“Personally, I have learned that if you create a vision for yourself and stick with it, you can make amazing things happen… — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
You've got to realize that in any competition there is always a winner and loser. When it turns out that you're the… — Nolan Ryan Copy Share Image