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- Nov 07, 2020
Hard Work Quotes
On effort, discipline, and mentors who make the difference.
These quotes push back on the idea of shortcuts, whether the subject is transforming education systems or the sweat-and-concentration reality behind writing that looks effortless. See also Discipline quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love to write songs, but they don't come easy to me - I spend a lot of time writing really dumb stuff that I have to look at the next day and think, 'God, what was I thinking?' That's my process, is just to go through a lot of dumb stuff and hope that, after a lot of hard work, I'll find a good idea.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like being a sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best.
- Faith
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think, instead of the pessimism of the Remain campaign, we have an opportunity to think of the next generation. If we have faith in their talent, in their generosity, in their hard work, we can, if we leave the E.U., ensure the next generation makes this country once more truly great.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
In a daydream sort of way, I think it would be pretty cool to direct a movie. But I have been on movie and TV sets and know it is hard work. I like directing it in my mind. It is easier.
- Proud
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am proud to be the first British champion, and headlining MSG is a testament to all the hard work.
- Government Program
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- Nov 07, 2020
The government is not your salvation. The government is not your road to prosperity. Hard work, education will take you far beyond what any government program can ever promise.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents were working performers, so obviously I saw that there wasn't a lot of fairy tale going on there. It was a precarious world. One that they were deeply committed to and deeply loved, but one that required a lot of hard work.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The sweat of hard work is not to be displayed. It is much more graceful to appear favored by the gods.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love hard work. If I'm not sweating, then I'm not working.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
London is a wonderful city, but I am here for Chelsea. It's 100 per cent hard work, 90 per cent fun.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I definitely want to go back to the theatre. It is hard work, it is repetitive, but it is intensely rewarding.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was in high school, I used to have breakfast with my grandpa every morning. He instilled a lot of values in me: hard work, loyalty. He grew up during the Great Depression in Philly in poverty - he didn't have enough to eat as a kid. Sometimes his family would get kicked out of their apartment because they couldn't pay the rent.
- Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
Making a film is very hard work, and you live or die by the sword just a little bit every time you do it, but I wouldn't chuck it in.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020