Firsts Quote by Thomas A. Edison

Everyone working 40 hrs a week should have a shot at a decent life.

— Joe Biden

Worthwhile success is impossible in a 40-hour week.

— Clarence Birdseye

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

Work like hell. I mean you just have to put in 80 to 100 hour weeks every week. [This] improves the odds of success.…

— Elon Musk

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

— Lori Greiner

Entrepreneurs: The only people who work 80 hour weeks to avoid working 40 hour weeks.

— Lori Greiner

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

There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance.

— Cesar Chavez

I have gone long stretches of working 60 to 80 hours per week.

— Hank Green

No person can get very far in this life on a 40 hour week.

— J. Willard Marriott

We all want the chance to express the very best of ourselves and to be challenged to keep reaching for more. Our time at…

— Marcus Buckingham

Keeping ridiculous hours doesn't mean you'll be successful.

— Tony Dungy