Work

Kamal Ravikant
“We don't stumble accidentally into an amazing life. It takes decision, a commitment to consistently work on ourselves.” — Kamal Ravikant
Stephen King
“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and got to work.” — Stephen King
Andrew Carnegie
“The secret of success lies not in doing your own work, but in recognizing the right man to do it.” — Andrew Carnegie
Henry Ford
“Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.” — Henry Ford
Colin Powell
“A dream doesn't become reality through magic it takes sweat, determination and hard work.” — Colin Powell
Thomas Edison
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” — Thomas Edison
Simon Sinek
“Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress: Working hard for something we love is called passion.” — Simon Sinek
Alan Watts
“This is the real secret of life - to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.” — Alan Watts
Elbert Hubbard
“One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.” — Elbert Hubbard
Buddha
“Your work is to discover your work and then, with all your heart, to give yourself to it.” — Buddha
Unknown
“If the plan doesn't work, change the plan, but never the goal.” — Unknown
Robert Kiyosaki
“Thinking is the hardest work there is. That is why so few people engage in it.” — Robert Kiyosaki
Maxime Lagace
“The truly rich men are the ones who have health, loved ones and a work they love.” — Maxime Lagace
Honore De Balzac
“All happiness depends on courage and work.” — Honore de Balzac
Vincent Van Gogh
“I put my heart and soul into my work, and I have lost my mind in the process.” — Vincent van Gogh
Gustave Flaubert
“Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.” — Gustave Flaubert
Jon Kabat-zinn
“Like it or not, this moment is all we really have to work with.” — Jon Kabat-Zinn
James Matthew Barrie
“Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else. ” — James Matthew Barrie
Vince Lombardi
“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” — Vince Lombardi
George Bernard Shaw
“You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.” — George Bernard Shaw
Ralph Marston
“Rest when you're weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work.” — Ralph Marston
Ming-dao Deng
“Receive without complaint, Work with fate.” — Ming-Dao Deng
John Carmack
“Focused, hard work is the real key to success.” — John Carmack
Anne Frank
“Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.” — Anne Frank
Colin Powell
“Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.” — Colin Powell
Charlie Chaplin
“The deeper the truth in a creative work, the longer it will live. ” — Charlie Chaplin
Andrew Carnegie
“TEAMWORK: the fuel that allows common people attain uncommon results.” — Andrew Carnegie
Alexander Graham Bell
“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to focus.” — Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” — Thomas Edison
Elbert Hubbard
“If you want work well done, select a busy man; the other kind has no time.” — Elbert Hubbard
Estee Lauder
“I didn't get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.” — Estee Lauder
John Eliot
“Confidence is not a guarantee of success, but a pattern of thinking that will improve your likelihood of success, a tenacious search for ways to make things work.” — John Eliot
Charles Darwin
“What a book a devil's chaplain might write on the clumsy, wasteful, blundering, low, and horribly cruel work of nature!” — Charles Darwin
Arnold Schwarzenegger
“If you don't find the time, if you don't do the work, you don't get the results.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger
Buddha
“Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.” — Buddha
Estee Lauder
“First comes the shy wish. Then you must have the heart to have the dream. Then, you work, and work. ” — Estee Lauder
Simon Sinek
“The only way to 'find out if it will work out' is to do it.” — Simon Sinek
Earl Nightingale
“Don't concern yourself with the money. Be of service. Build. Work. Dream. Create.” — Earl Nightingale
Pablo Picasso
“Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.” — Pablo Picasso
Colin Powell
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” — Colin Powell
Samuel Butler
“Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.” — Samuel Butler
Eleanor Roosevelt
“Work is always an antidote to depression.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn't, do something else.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt
James Allen
“Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts inevitably bring about right results.” — James Allen
Elon Musk
“It's very important to like the people you work with, otherwise life and your job is gonna be quite miserable.” — Elon Musk
Margaret Mead
“I learned the value of hard work by working hard. ” — Margaret Mead
Gary Keller
“Extraordinary results happen only when you give the best you have to become the best you can be at your most important work.” — Gary Keller
Richard Bach
“The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.” — Richard Bach
Steve Jobs
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. ” — Steve Jobs
Michael Jordan
“Everybody has talent, but ability takes hard work.” — Michael Jordan

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