Before Quote by Kathryn Minshew

While in my late teens and in my 20s, I worked seven days a week, 20 hours a day. I worked my tail off.

— John Catsimatidis

Working 40 hours a week used to mean a minimum standard of living and a foothold on the first rung of the economic ladder…

— Jackie Speier

I used to work about 100 hours a week; now it's about 70. But 40 hours? Forget about it. Either you're all in, or your not.

— Tony Fadell

I think when I was on the corporate ladder, it was very difficult to maintain the hours. It's a little easier when you have…

— Tory Burch

I was always made to work at a very early age. I finished school at 4 P.M. and by 5 P.M. I was working.…

— Albert Gubay

I'm working 30 hours or so a week, and if I'm being honest I'd rather it was 50.

— Sam Hinkie

I have been working since I was 20, and I'm 38. I actually once averaged out what I had made over my professional life.…

— Sebastian Junger

My first job was working Saturdays in Sports Soccer in Newcastle. I only used to work three or four hours a week, so it…

— Steph Houghton

Entrepreneurs are willing to work 80 hours a week to avoid working 40 hours a week.

— Lori Greiner

My first company was MicroSolutions. I worked 20 hours a day. I didn't take a vacation for 7 years. I didn't even take the…

— Mark Cuban

I'm pretty much working 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

— Brock Pierce

My first job was working in a dress shop in Los Angeles in 1940, for $7 a week.

— Paula Fox