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> [You're not being paid by how hard you work, but by what you accomplish. If you can't hack it, pack it. Our challenge today is to look forward, to write our own history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-connelly/you-re-not-being-paid-by-how-hard-you-work-but-by-what-you-accomplish/)

[William A. Connelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-a-connelly/)

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## More by William A. Connelly

> [Soldiers are members of a profession of arms which has existed virtually unchanged for thousands of years- far longer than most other human institutions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-connelly/soldiers-are-members-of-a-profession-of-arms-which-has-existed/)

[William A. Connelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-a-connelly/)

> [You're not being paid by how hard you work, but by what you accomplish. If you can't hack it, pack it. Our challenge today…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-connelly/you-re-not-being-paid-by-how-hard-you-work-but-by-what-you-accomplish/)

[William A. Connelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-a-connelly/)

> [Good NCOs are not just born-they are groomed and grown through a lot of hard work and strong leadership by senior NCOs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-connelly/good-ncos-are-not-just-born-they-are-groomed-and-grown-through-a-lot/)

[William A. Connelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-a-connelly/)

> [Professional courage is the steel fiber that makes an NCO unafraid and willing to tell it like it is. The concept of professional courage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-connelly/professional-courage-is-the-steel-fiber-that-makes-an-nco-unafraid/)

[William A. Connelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-a-connelly/)

> [It is difficult to be a good noncommissioned officer. If it had been easy, they would have given it to the officer corps.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-connelly/it-is-difficult-to-be-a-good-noncommissioned-officer-if-it-had-been/)

[William A. Connelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-a-connelly/)

> [Every good soldier wants to live in an organized environment, secure in the knowledge that he or she will not be threatened or harassed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-a-connelly/every-good-soldier-wants-to-live-in-an-organized-environment-secure/)

[William A. Connelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-a-connelly/)

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