Whatever muscles I have are the product of my own hard work and nothing else.
Hard work brings prosperity; playing around brings poverty.
— Bible
To bring one's self to a frame of mind and to the proper energy to accomplish things that require plain hard work continuously is the one big battle that everyone has. When this battle is won for all time, then everything is easy.
Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win.
There is no substitute for hard work.
I learned the value of hard work by working hard.
If the power to do hard work is not a skill, it's the best possible substitute for it.
The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.
I've had smarter people around me all my life, but I haven't run into one yet that can outwork me. And if they can't outwork you, then smarts aren't going to do them much good. That's just the way it is. And if you believe that and live by it, you'd be surprised at how much fun you can have.
No one has ever drowned in sweat.
I believe in work, hard work, and long hours of work. Men do not breakdown from overwork, but from worry and dissipation.
Anyone who thinks hard work will never hurt you has never had to pay to have it done. Jesus now has many lovers of his Heavenly Kingdom, but few bearers of his cross.
You'll never succeed in idealizing hard work. Before you can dig mother earth you've got to take off your ideal jacket. The harder a man works, at brute labor, the thinner becomes his idealism, the darker his mind.
Hard work is the key to success, so work diligently on any project you undertake. If you truly want to be successful, be prepared to give up your leisure time and work past 5 PM and on weekends. Also, have faith in yourself. If you come up with a new idea that you believe in, don't allow other people to discourage you from pursuing it.
There are few things that you can't do as long as you are willing to apply yourself.
When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him whose?
Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?
If I am anything, which I highly doubt, I have made myself so by hard work.
It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?
By working hard, you get to play hard guilt-free.
When I was a young man I observed that nine out of ten things I did were failures. I didn't want to be a failure, so I did ten times more work.
I do not know anyone who has gotten to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but it will get you pretty near.
Hard work is the yeast that raises the dough
Love conquers all, but if love doesn't do it, try hard work
The daily grind of hard work gets a person polished.