Work Ethic Quotes

Live by the creed that a strong work ethic, playing by the rules, and doing things the right way will bring about opportunities for success and, ultimately, happiness.

I heard Russell Simmons say that, 'people have million dollar dreams with a minimum wage work ethic.' Basically, everybody wanna be rich but don't nobody wanna work for it.

For me the starting point for everything - before strategy, tactics, theories, managing, organizing, philosophy, methodology, talent, or experience - is work ethic. Without one of significant magnitude, you're dead in the water.

Dreams do come true, but not without the help of others, a good education, a strong work ethic, and the courage to lean in.

There was no way we'd ever get spoiled. Daddy made sure to instill in us a work ethic.

The American work ethic is something to be admired. Our workforce, regardless of position, works hard to produce the best product and serve customers to the best of their ability.

They see a work ethic in both of us. But, they also see that my husband is more in control of his future, and I am more reliant on other sources for my career.

A child's course in life should be determined not by the zip code she's born in, but by the strength of her work ethic and the scope of her dreams.

I never feared about my skills because I put in the work. Work ethic eliminates fear. So if you put forth the work, what are you fearing? You know what you're capable of doing and what you're not.

In terms of instilling the values of mental toughness and work ethic, discipline is the gift that keeps on giving.

The first qualification for success in my view is a strong work ethic.

If you can focus the energy into something valuable, put that into work ethic.

There are so many people with great work ethics that I've been around. I try and take the best qualities from the people I admire and apply it to my own self.

You can't have a million dollar dream with a minimum wage work ethic.

Work ethic must exceed the expectation level.

People don't understand that when I grew up, I was never the most talented. I was never the biggest. I was never the fastest. I certainly was never the strongest. The only thing I had was my work ethic, and that's been what has gotten me this far.

I can't control the naysayers. I can control my attitude and work ethic and determination and that's what I'm focused on now.

Recruiting is the lifeblood of any program, so you can't put anything above that, ... But it wouldn't matter who you had here if you didn't have the right mental attitude and work ethic. You need all those elements to come together to do something like we are doing.

You can never control how people respond to your work. You can only control your own work ethic.

If you want to be successful, you have to be the best person doing it. And in order to be the best person doing it, you have to get your work ethic right and keep going.

You will never win if you don't deal with your work ethically. All that you need to do is to stick to your principles; morals are relative.

I wasn't the biggest, the fastest, the strongest, and then I bought into something called work ethic.

Let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out.

Balance is always tough with the kind of shows and my work ethic and all of that, but that definitely helps me do what I do in the big picture.

Training for me is a metaphor for life, period. The dedication, the determination, the desire, the work ethic, the great successes and the great failures - I take that into life.

I was taught a very strong work ethic that included punctuality, which I've always felt is a sign of respect for others.

Our deep respect for the land and its harvest is the legacy of generations of farmers who put food on our tables, preserved our landscape, and inspired us with a powerful work ethic.

My parents instilled a very strong work ethic in me from a young age, fortunately.

Inspiration and work ethic - they ride right next to each other.

We must promote solid traits such as work ethics, a dignified lifestyle, matching actions to rhetoric, performance rather than grandstanding.

When the human body is put under exceptional strain, a range of dormant genes in the DNA are expressed and extraordinary physiological processes are activated.

Work ethics eliminates fear.

I think Kenny Chesney or Garth Brooks would be the coolest duet partners. I look up to them so much for their work ethics.

I dream of big things. I work for the small things. If you're going to dream, you might as well dream big. A lot of that came from my mother. She was adamant about the work ethic---about how you can't just dream things.

So is work ethic. You do things over and over again, and when you get in a situation you like to think it comes natural. I think there has to be a mind-set that you’re not afraid to fail. I’m not afraid to fail. I’ve done it quite a bit. The calmer you are, the more the game slows down for you, and I think part of that is controlling your emotions.

I just really want to continue on the same intensity of work ethic, I don't want to slow now. I'm 21-year's old and I feel like this era and a few years to come are my prime years, so I want to utilise them.

You don't have to do everything by the time you're 30. Or 40. All you need is a work ethic. It's what allows you to push through moments of disappointment and self-doubt and fear.

I suppose all of us - we have the old Protestant work ethic of feeling guilty when you're not working, and getting a buzz from feeling like you're really busy. That's the reason to sort of carry on.

If you want to get something done, give it to a busy man.

Face your problems head on. Do what you have to do to take care of it. Develop a good work ethic.

The reason welfare is bad is not because it costs too much, nor because it "undermines the work ethic," but because it is intrinsically at odds with the way human beings come to live satisfying lives.

I'll work to maintain my work ethic out on the road, playing my shows, giving 110%, keeping God first, my family second, and treating my fans like royalty.

Work ethic = dreams! That to me is that no one gets a free ride. You have to work for it and it doesn't get handed to you.

My core values are still the same about music, and my work ethic, and what I want to represent to people.

I think I have a really good work ethic.

Activity is not output.

I wish Michael Schumacher would come try NASCAR. That'd be cool. With everything he's done and how professional he's remained through it all, I think he's an awesome role model as far as work ethic and tenacity. He just seems like he knows how to get it done.

A can-do attitude, a positive personality, and a strong work ethic are still the primary ingredients for success at Nordstrom.

The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work.

I guess maybe another gift I have is a great work ethic.