I just think people have a lot of fiction. But, you know, I mean, the real story of Facebook is just that we’ve worked so hard for all this time. I mean, the real story is actually probably pretty boring, right? I mean, we just sat at our computers for six years and coded.
Mark Zuckerberg‚Perfection‘ to me is, I walk away from a situation and say, ‚I did everything I could do right there. There was nothing more that I could do.‘ I was a hundred percent, like the meter was at the top. There was nothing else I could have done. You know? Like, I worked as hard as I possibly could have. That’s perfection.
DrakeA lot of blood, sweat, and tears have gone into this career of mine.
Kevin HartIn the world today many people rightfully feel entitled to have success and the good things in life, but they usually understand it will require sacrifice and hard work.
Robert GreeneI’m always amazed by the people who work on stage who sing night after night, day after day, week in week out.
Dolly PartonWhen I do something, I do it full steam ahead.
Conor McGregorI am a grafter.
Gordon RamsayI write books back to back, and I work very hard on them.
Terry PratchettI wish everyone well, but you need to focus on yourself. You need to stop putting your hand out. Everyone wants hand outs. Everyone wants things for free. You’ve got to put in the work. You’ve got to grind. You’ve got go through the struggle, and you’ve got to get it.
Conor McGregorI was raised on, ‚You go get a nine-to-five job, earn your pay and work your way up.‘
Matthew McConaugheyThere are phases in life which surface at times, and it makes you understand that despite you working hard, everything what you are doing is probably not enough. That’s when you need to look around, and beyond.
Sunil ChhetriIn order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.
Coco ChanelI don’t want no handouts. I want to get it out the mud.
Kevin GatesThe most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion.
Alexander Graham BellIt doesn’t matter who you are – if you dream big and if you work really hard, you can achieve unimaginable results, and that’s really good for the nation.
Sunil ChhetriThe last thing you want is to not be recognized for all of the hard work you put in.
The WeekndI just figured out that if I gave my all into this game – if I put everything into the fight business – then I would eventually run the fight business.
Conor McGregorThere are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Colin PowellI do love the films I’ve done in the past. I work hard in my movies and my friends work hard and we’re trying to make people laugh and I’m very proud of that.
Adam SandlerMy mother had bought a sewing machine for me. When I went away to college, she gave me a sewing machine, a typewriter and a suitcase, and my mother made $17 a week working as a maid 12 hours a day, and she did that for me.
Alice WalkerBe extra careful in the work environment with those who like to maintain their position through charm and being political, rather than getting things done. They are very prone to envying and hating those who work hard and get results. They will slander and sabotage you without any warning.
Robert GreeneLook at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.
A. P. J. Abdul KalamI believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.
John D. RockefellerSuccess isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.
Dwayne JohnsonI think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.
Edmund HillaryThe highest reward for a person’s toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.
John RuskinGenius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
Thomas CarlyleI don’t think there is anything wrong in earning money from the sport you love. If you work hard and get benefits from it, there is no harm. The day you feel that you are not working hard and are only looking at the benefits, that’s where the problem is.
Virat KohliYou shall, I question not, find a way to the top if you diligently seek for it; for nature hath placed nothing so high that it is out of the reach of industry and valor.
Alexander the GreatFinancial freedom is available to those who learn about it and work for it.
Robert KiyosakiThere are a whole bunch of roles where people say, ‚Oh, you’re playing yourself.‘ I guess it’s kind of a compliment. Or people say, ‚Oh, man, you just roll out of bed and do that.‘ The work is to make it look effortless. That’s the hard part.
Matthew McConaugheyThe man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.
Napoleon HillThose who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.
Samuel JohnsonI wanted to sell a million records, and I sold a million records. I wanted to go platinum; I went platinum. I’ve been working nonstop since I was 15. I don’t even know how to chill out.
Beyonce KnowlesWhen you’re one of the leaders of the team, there are no days off.
Tom BradyI have to work really hard to get the record deal – I have to spend years at it to get good. I have to practice to be good at guitar.
Taylor SwiftMy family didn’t have a lot of money, so I worked my heart out to get my degrees. But the minute I graduated, suddenly everyone was asking me, ‚Well, when are you going to get married and start having kids?‘ And the truth is I had no idea how I would balance the expected role of wife and mother with a challenging career.
Michelle ObamaI’m always asked, ‚What’s the secret to success?‘ But there are no secrets. Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.
Dwayne JohnsonTalent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.
Stephen KingThere’s an inherent danger in letting people think that they have perfected something. When they believe they’ve ‚nailed it,‘ most people tend to sit back and rest on their laurels while countless others will be labouring furiously to better their work!
Richard BransonAnd although our bodies are bounded with skin, and we can differentiate between outside and inside, they cannot exist except in a certain kind of natural environment.
Alan WattsWhat one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with all his might.
Marcus Tullius CiceroIn order to become prosperous, a person must initially work very hard, so he or she has to sacrifice a lot of leisure time.
Dalai LamaThe fight is won or lost far away from witnesses – behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.
Muhammad AliI probably work harder, putting in a lot of time and effort, than a lot of drivers because all I think about, and all I do, is to do with racing, trying to make myself a better driver.
Lando NorrisI don’t pity any man who does hard work worth doing. I admire him. I pity the creature who does not work, at whichever end of the social scale he may regard himself as being.
Theodore RooseveltDo I have chocolate chip cookies? Yes, I do. Do I have mint chocolate chip milkshakes? Yes, I do. I love them. They are fantastic. But when I have them, they’re worth it. I earned them. I did something. I worked out super hard. I stayed clean on food.
Jocko WillinkIt seems as if an age of genius must be succeeded by an age of endeavour; riot and extravagance by cleanliness and hard work.
Virginia WoolfYou see, God helps only people who work hard. That principle is very clear.
A. P. J. Abdul KalamIt needs time. Nobody wants to hear it, but that’s the truth: if you want to have success in the future, you have to be ready to work now.
Jurgen KloppI have said this many times, that there seems to be enough room in the world for mediocre men, but not for mediocre women, and we really have to work very, very hard.
Madeleine AlbrightFor me, I don’t want to cheat the game by saying, or kind of doing lip service by saying, I want to be the greatest ever. I want to be able to show it.
Stephen CurryWinners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they’re making to win. Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment. And that’s the difference.
Lou HoltzAs a man sow, shall he reap. and I know that talk is cheap. But the heat of the battle is as sweet as the victory.
Bob MarleyDancing was always part of my culture growing up in Barbados. When I shot my 1st video I worked really hard with my choreographer to perfect the routines.
RihannaYou have to put in many, many, many tiny efforts that nobody sees or appreciates before you achieve anything worthwhile.
Brian TracySelf-belief and hard work will always earn you success.
Virat KohliI like writing. I get cranky when I can’t. Yes, I write books back to back, and I work very hard on them.
Terry PratchettI’ve sat in sushi bars, really fine ones, and I know how hard this guy worked, how proud he is. I know you don’t need sauce. I know he doesn’t even want you to pour sauce. And I’ve seen customers come in and do that, and I’ve seen him, as stoic as he tries to remain, I’ve seen him die a little inside.
Anthony BourdainOvercoming fear is the first step to success for entrepreneurs. The winners all exemplify that, and the hard work and commitment they have shown underlines what is needed to set up a business.
Richard Branson