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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.