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• I just really want to continue on the same intensity of work ethic, I don't want to slow now. I'm 21-year's old and I feel like this era and a few years to come are my prime years, so I want to utilise them.

  Jason Derulo

  Years, Want, Eras

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• I do say no to lots of things, actually! I know it doesn't look like it. But I have a tendency to a) be rubbish at saying no, and b) be pushed by some kind of Protestant work ethic.

  Jo Brand

  Looks, Rubbish, Saying No

  "Jo Brand: 'National treasure? I'd rather maintain a taint of national disgrace'". Interview with Euan Ferguson, www.theguardian.com. September 10, 2011.

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• When you look at facing retirement in your mid-30s, and all of a sudden the outlet for that passion and work ethic goes away, you can't just sit back in a rocking chair and be retired at 35. I'm not a good enough golfer to play golf every day.

  Drew Bledsoe

  Retirement, Passion, Golf

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• As American productivity, once the exuberant engine of national wealth, has dipped to an embarrassingly uncompetitive low, Americans have shaken their heads: the country's old work ethic is dead.

  Lance Morrow

  Country, Work, Ethics

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

  Kathie Lee Gifford

  Daddy, Way, Ethics

  Kathie Lee Gifford, Jim Jerome (1993). “I Can't Believe I Said That!”, Pocket

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• Real self-esteem has to be earned. I also believe in virtuous circles, like, nothing is fun until you are good at it. It is great if you can instill in children the ability to not give up, to have a work ethic.

  Amy Chua

  Children, Giving Up, Fun

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• We brought him [Raffi Torres] in because he was an emotional, physical player. He's had nothing but a great attitude and a great work ethic with us all year long. He comes to play, prepares himself real well. We need him to play the way he does. You know, he's a little bit sometimes outside the box, but you've got to let him be who he is.

  Alain Vigneault

  Attitude, Real, Hockey

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• My dad is good at sticking with stuff and he has a strong work ethic, which is imbued in me. Growing up, he would constantly ask what I was doing and was I achieving anything.

  Pete Cashmore

  Strong, Growing Up, Dad

  "Pete Cashmore Started A Blog Because It Was Something He Could Do From Bed" by Teri Evans, www.businessinsider.com. December 11, 2011.

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• I've worked hard, every single day since I left school. I think I have a Protestant work ethic.

  Elvis Costello

  School, Thinking, Ethics

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• When I'm doing something I love, I can lose sleep. I can go and go and go and go. My work ethic is pretty intense. But when it comes to doing something that I don't love every day, I'm not very good at it. That's called work, and I don't like work that much.

  Queen Latifah

  Sleep, Ethics, Intense

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• I was raised by free-spirited people, though my father gave me a very strong work ethic.

  Diane Lane

  Strong, Father, People

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• I developed a really strong work ethic, and I don't take anything for granted.

  Sarah Jessica Parker

  Strong, Ethics, Granted

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• Unfortunately, I think a lot of people are affected more by the idea of fame than the actual work ethic involved. A lot of them just want to be reality TV-type people who don't do anything.

  Katy Perry

  Reality, Thinking, Ideas

  Interview with Kristen Wiig, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 8, 2012.

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• It's continuously humbling to work hard, you know? As long as you've got a good work ethic and a sense of humor, I don't think anybody can become too much of an egoist under those circumstances.

  Rachael Ray

  Hard Work, Thinking, Long

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• NFL cheerleading is harder than most people think. They train up to six hours every day with games on Sundays. They gave me a great work ethic.

  Sarah Shahi

  Cheerleading, Sunday, Thinking

  "Up Close with Sarah Shahi". Interview with Kristen Aldridge, www.shape.com.

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• What a model of an artist was for me was an artist who worked. Picasso was the ultimate model, because the work ethic he had.

  Patti Smith

  Artist, Ethics, Models

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• I wish I were brave, although I try. I work too hard and don't play enough. Too much work ethic, not enough 'fun'.

  Danielle Steel

  Fun, Play, Brave

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• So anyway, I've learned a lot about myself just in terms of acting but just work ethic and interesting things like full-page monologues or talking straight into camera, which I had never gotten to do before.

  Emma Stone

  Talking, Interesting, Acting

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• I try to be very much in control when it comes to work. I have a strong work ethic.

  Alison Brie

  Strong, Trying, Ethics

  "Alison Brie Has Still Got It" by Matt Ufford, uproxx.com. August 02, 2010.

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• For me, you don't ever want to be defined by the color of your skin. You want to be defined by your work ethic, the person that you are, your character, your personality. That's what I've tried to go out and do.

  Robert Griffin III

  Character, Color, Personality

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• America's work ethic is non-stop; it's not even enshrined in law that workers have to get their two weeks holiday money. But Americans work harder than everyone else I can think of.

  Dylan Moran

  Hard Work, Holiday, Thinking

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• I think the biggest lesson that I take from 'Avatar' on any set that I go to is just work ethic. Working with Jim Cameron, you're used to working very, very long days and you're very meticulous about details. He's very, very picky about little details, little character-isms and things.

  Laz Alonso

  Character, Thinking, Long

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Well, one of the most important things for Americans to be reminded of is that a lot of the exceptional nature of our country is founded in Judeo-Christian values that promotes individualism, personal responsibility, a strong work ethic, and a commitment to family, charity.

  Jim DeMint

  Christian, Country, Strong

  "Interview: Sen. Jim DeMint on Tea Party, U.S. Debt, and God's Calling". Interview with Michelle A. Vu, www.christianpost.com. July 4, 2011.

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• The young people working for me are ambitious and hard-working. That work ethic has always been a trait of the British.

  Simon Cowell

  Hard Work, People, Ambitious

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• I think it's a shame when you come across young actors and musicians who haven't had the time to learn their craft. It doesn't matter if it's acting or music, you really have to learn how to do it from the bottom up because unless you have a great work ethic... fame is a terrible thing to have.

  Denis Leary

  Thinking, Acting, Musician

  "The End of Rescue Me, But Not Denis Leary". Interview with Nancy Doyle Palmer, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 6, 2011.

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