Hard Work Motivational Quotes

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

Thomas A. Edison

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

"From Telegraph to Light Bulb with Thomas Edison". Book by Deborah Headstrom-Page, 2007.

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The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.

Jimmy Johnson

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

"Fictional character: Dan". "Waiting...", www.imdb.com. 2005.

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Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.

Sam Ewing

Motivational, Success, Attitude

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Don't wait. The time will never be just right.

Napoleon Hill

Inspirational, Motivational, Change

Dr. Robert C. Worstell, Dorothea Brande, Eark Nightingale, Claude M. Bristol, Napoleon Hill (2017). “Mindset StackingTM Inspirational Journal VolumeSS02”, p.150, Lulu.com

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My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.

Indira Gandhi

Funny, Success, Leadership

"Taking Charge : Every Woman's Action Guide to Personal, Political and Professional Success". Book by Joan Steinau Lester )p. 76), 1996.

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Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

Thomas A. Edison

Funny, Life, Motivational

"An Enemy Called Average". Book by John L. Mason, 1990.

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Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.

Ann Landers

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.

Vince Lombardi

Inspirational, Funny, Life

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Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price.

Vince Lombardi

Motivational, Success, Football

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I learned the value of hard work by working hard.

Margaret Mead

Uplifting, Determination, Work

Attributed to Margaret Mead in Wayne Mazzoni "You Vs. You: Sport Psychology Got Life" (p. 90), 2005.

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The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.

Tommy Lasorda

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

Twitter post from Aug 24, 2015

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Good things come to those who hustle

Chuck Noll

Fitness, Patience, Workout

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Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

Francis of Assisi

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

President Gellhaus’ Speech, annualmeeting.acog.org. 2016.

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The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.

Wayne Gretzky

Motivational, Sports, Dog

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Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls aren't there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show us how badly we want things.

Randy Pausch

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

YouTube Channel "Carnegie Mellon University"/"Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams", www.youtube.com. December 20, 2007.

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Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.

Newt Gingrich

Stay Strong, Perseverance, Determination

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I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.

Larry Bird

Motivational, Basketball, Sports

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All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.

Calvin Coolidge

Work, Mean, Effort

Calvin Coolidge (1924). “Calvin Coolidge, His Ideals of Citizenship as Revealed Through His Speeches and Writings”

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A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

Colin Powell

Motivational, Dream, Determination

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Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted.

David Bly

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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The harder I work the more I live.

George Bernard Shaw

Work, Good Luck, True Joy

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A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes a lot of hard work.

Ozwald Boateng

Dream, Determination, Work

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Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

Dale Carnegie

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Dale Carnegie (2017). “How to enjoy your life and your job”, p.59, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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Hard work is the price we must pay for success

Vince Lombardi

Hard Work, Will And Determination, Pay The Price

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I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.

Stephen Leacock

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

Stephen Leacock, Gerald Lynch (2002). “Leacock on Life”, p.91, University of Toronto Press

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