The American Dream is that any man or woman, despite of his or her background, can change their circumstances and rise as high as they are willing to work.

The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.

The breaks you take from work pay you back manifold when you return because you come back with a fresher mind and newer thinking. Some of your best ideas come when you're on vacation.

There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.

Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. If you're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of evry part of your life.

If you have a dream, it's definitely achievable through hard work, through dedication, sacrifice, everything.

I got a lot of the greatest values in life from playing sports, from playing football - teamwork, sportsmanship, my work ethic, resiliency, dedication - I got it all by being on a team.

I think it's important to always keep professional and surround yourself with good people, work hard, and be nice to everyone.

The kind of people that all teams need are people who are humble, hungry, and smart: humble being little ego, focusing more on their teammates than on themselves. Hungry, meaning they have a strong work ethic, are determined to get things done, and contribute any way they can. Smart, meaning not intellectually smart but inner personally smart.

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.

You only do good work when you're taking risks and pushing yourself.

Hard work pays off - hard work beats talent any day, but if you're talented and work hard, it's hard to be beat.

Creating a better world requires teamwork, partnerships, and collaboration, as we need an entire army of companies to work together to build a better world within the next few decades. This means corporations must embrace the benefits of cooperating with one another.

There's only one growth strategy: work hard.

Teamwork makes the dream work, but a vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team.

You just have to find that thing that's special about you that distinguishes you from all the others, and through true talent, hard work, and passion, anything can happen.

The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it.

There may be people who have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do - and I believe that.

Football taught me how hard you had to work to achieve something.

Inspiration is one thing and you can't control it, but hard work is what keeps the ship moving. Good luck means, work hard. Keep up the good work.

The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

Working hard and working smart sometimes can be two different things.

Child slavery is a crime against humanity. Humanity itself is at stake here. A lot of work still remains, but I will see the end of child labor in my lifetime.

Every training session, I work hard to improve my weaknesses and build on my strengths.

Play is the work of childhood.

From my dad I learned to be good to people, to always be honest and straightforward. I learned hard work and perseverance.

My work is like my vacation, so in a way every day is like Saturday.

Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.

Who I am, what I am, is the culmination of a lifetime of reading, a lifetime of stories. And there are still so many more books to read. I'm a work in progress.

Live and work but do not forget to play, to have fun in life and really enjoy it.

Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.

Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is the result of good work habits.

The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work.

Cooking is in an honest profession where you cannot hide and let others do the work for you. You have to show up, work hard and prove you can do it faster and better. And find a mentor who will recognize your talent and push you in the right direction.

One of the very rewarding aspects of my work has been the interaction with a superb group of colleagues and friends in the atmospheric sciences community.

Let me define a leader. He must have vision and passion and not be afraid of any problem. Instead, he should know how to defeat it. Most importantly, he must work with integrity.

I have so much chaos in my life, it's become normal. You become used to it. You have to just relax, calm down, take a deep breath and try to see how you can make things work rather than complain about how they're wrong.

I 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.

If you really believe in what you're doing, work hard, take nothing personally and if something blocks one route, find another. Never give up.

People who make the choice to study, work hard or do whatever they endeavor is to give it the max on themselves to reach to the top level. And you have the people who get envy and jealous, yet are not willing to put that work in, and they want to get the same praise.

Effective networking isn't a result of luck - it requires hard work and persistence.

It's about having an active lifestyle, staying healthy, and making the right decisions. Life is about balance. Not everybody wants to run a marathon, but we could all start working out and being active, whether you walk to work or take an extra flight of stairs.

To be happy, it first takes being comfortable being in your own shoes. The rest can work up from there.

There are those who love to get dirty and fix things. They drink coffee at dawn, beer after work. And those who stay clean, just appreciate things. At breakfast they have milk and juice at night. There are those who do both, they drink tea.

Unemployment is capitalism's way of getting you to plant a garden.

Whatever you go into, you have to go in there to be the best. There's no formulas. It's all about passion and honesty and hard work. It might look glamorous, but it takes a lot of hard work. The blessing with the arts is that you can do it forever.

I do what I do to inspire people. They can't be inspired by an ego, a big-headed person. It doesn't work. It doesn't match. And I really want to be that role model for people, for children. I want to be real. To my fans, I want them to view me as a real person. Don't put me on a pedestal. I'm human. I make mistakes, I cry, I hurt - just like you.

If you are good at studies, and you want to play cricket, you may work harder than any other person, but you may not achieve it. So it's something you have to balance in life and be practical where you are good and then channelise your efforts in the right direction to be successful in life.

I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.

I feel like a tiger right now. There's nothing impossible if you get up and work for it.