“Great innovations are roses that bloom after long and careful cultivation.” ~ Geoff Colvin
“I’m not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.” ~ Michael Jordan
“Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven’t planted.” ~ David Bly
“You can go far on hard work and big dreams, often a hell of a lot farther – and faster – than people with more education and experience.” ~ Mike Michalowicz
“If you work hard enough and assert yourself, and use your mind and imagination, you can shape the world to your desires.” ~ Malcolm Gladwell
“Hard work is a prison sentence only if it does not have meaning.” ~ Malcolm Gladwell
“In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is: hit the line hard.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt
“I am only an average man, but by George, I work harder at it than the average man.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt
“The only thing that separates successful people from the ones who aren’t, is the willingness to work very very hard.” ~ Helen Gurley Brown
“Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven’t planted.” ~ David Bly
“Working hard becomes a habit, a serious kind of fun. You get self-satisfaction from pushing your self to the limit, knowing that all the effort is going to pay off.” ~ Mary Lou Retton
“If a man works hard, the land will not be lazy.” ~ Chinese Proverb
“If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all.” ~ Michelangelo
“Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.” ~ John Wooden
“When your work speaks for itself, don’t interrupt.” ~ Henry J. Kaiser
“Talent is a dreadfully cheap commodity, cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work and study.” ~ Stephen King
