If you do the work you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life. — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
Things that look like shortcuts are actually detours (disguised as less work). — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“Pain is like a map, I guess. But I found my shortcut on my "map of the heart." Shortcuts always take longer,… — Suzanne Palmieri Copy Share Image
When I came to the U.S., I tried to take shortcuts to make money - but everything crashed. — Adam Neumann Copy Share Image
In life, there are no shortcuts to joy. Anything that is worth pursuing requires us to suffer just a little bit. — Chris Burkard Copy Share Image
Impatience is a hindrance. As with all things if you attempt to take shortcuts, the final destination will rarely be as good… — Chris Bradford Copy Share Image
When the reward is the activity itself--deepening learning, delighting customers, doing one's best--there are no shortcuts. — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
Today's comics use four-letter words as a shortcut to thinking. They're shooting for that big laugh and it becomes a panic thing,… — Red Skelton Copy Share Image
You cannot take shortcuts. We've shown that we can spend more on ingredients, not less, and charge a fair price. — Steve Ells Copy Share Image
“We may wonder if there are any shortcuts. And there are some, but once you find out what they are—humiliation and suffering—you’ll… — Rankin Wilbourne Copy Share Image
People naturally long for a bit of the wealth that is whorling all around them, and if the work and education available… — Katherine Boo Copy Share Image
The trick to forgetting the big picture is to look at everything close-up. The shortcut to closing a door is to bury… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
Gratitude is one of the sweet shortcuts to finding peace of mind and happiness inside. No matter what is going on outside… — Barry Neil Kaufman Copy Share Image
Be honest and work hard to get what you want. Don't take shortcuts; you only cheat yourself in the long run. Success… — Willie Stargell Copy Share Image
I had always turned to books, to knowledge, to help me get through everything in my life—and, sometimes, to escape it. But… — Michele Bardsley Copy Share Image
We made plenty of mistakes, but we never tripped anybody to gain an advantage, or took illegal shortcuts when no judge was… — Wallace Stegner Copy Share Image
I am an organizer, not a union leader. A good organizer has to work hard and long. There are no shortcuts. You… — Cesar Chavez Copy Share Image
We learned about honesty and integrity - that the truth matters... that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Science fiction - and the correct shortcut is 'sf' - uses actual scientific facts or theories for the source ideas or framework… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
IN THE WORLD OF advertising, every copywriter knows the power of two magic words: "Free!" and "New!" We see them in the… — Jim Cymbala Copy Share Image
Character is distilled out of our daily confrontation with temptation, out of our regular response to the call of duty. It is… — Sidney Greenberg Copy Share Image
When you go to that other country you realize that in France and in England, you don't ask somebody what they do… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
The modern world’s tech-giddy control and facilitation makes us stupid. Awareness atrophies. Dumb gets dumber. Lists are everywhere – the five things… — Roger Cohen Copy Share Image
We have seen some of the greatest athletes fall because they have tried to take shortcuts. I'm not going to call any… — Jerry Rice Copy Share Image
If you spend too much time learning the 'tricks' of the trade, you may not learn the trade. There are no shortcuts.… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
Imitation is often a shortcut to a solution. We copy when we lack the inclination, the ability or the time to work… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
The guys who take shortcuts, who aren't ready, they fail when their opportunity comes — Tom Thibodeau Copy Share Image
There is no shortcut to holiness; it must be the business of our whole lives. — William Wilberforce Copy Share Image
Write. Rewrite. When not writing or rewriting, read. I know of no shortcuts. — Larry L. King Copy Share Image
Do the work. Out-work. Out-think. Out-sell your expectations. There are no shortcuts. — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
Learning a new thing is a shortcut to joy and informs your area of mastery. — Sara Genn Copy Share Image