Work Ethic Quotes

“Leadership begins and ends with relationships”
― Richard Polak, Work Smart Now: How to Jump Start Productivity, Empower Employees, and Achieve More

“Stop being patient and start asking yourself, how do I accomplish my 10-year plan in 6 months? You will probably fail but you will be a lot further ahead of the person who simply accepted it was going to take 10 years.”
― Elon Musk

“The emoluments of toxic workplace is stress & depression, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a haggard existence.”
― Abhysheq Shukla

“Work so hard, that the things that work so hard to work against you, either start to pitch in, or decide to call it a day.”
― Broms The Poet, Feast

“Choose the work that connects with your soul.”
― Sukant Ratnakar, Quantraz

“Drama free workplace and ego free team mates are crucial for a healthier workplace”
― Narayanan Palani

“Everything in life was joyous, everything in life was important, everything should be done well.”
― Leonid Andreyev, Seven Who Were Hanged

“Men så uppdök minnet om gamla fäderneförmaningar och råd, och då framkom den gamla lögnen, att allt arbete är lika aktningsvärt och förehöll honom hans högmod, och så tog han sitt förnuft till fånga och gick hem för att skriva 48 verktum Ulrika Eleonora.”
― August Strindberg, Röda Rummet

“There is the head of the axe and the head of him who wields it. And if both are sharp, the size of the axe and the height of the tree doesn’t matter.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“If we design workplaces that permit people to find meaning in their work, we will be designing a human nature that values work,”
― Barry Schwartz, Why We Work

“Develop the habit of letting small bad things happen. If you don't, you will never find time for the life-changing big things- Tim Ferriss”
― Cal Newport, Deep Work, So Good They Cant Ignore You, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Personal Workbook 4 Books Collection Set

“Tout ce qui vaut la peine d'être fait mérite et exige d'être bien fait.”
― Nicolas Poussin

“To me, success means being driven, never being afraid to work hard, and never being afraid of failing. That it the only way we grow and learn after all.”
― Christina Casino

“Everything you do must matter. If your thought process, work ethic, ideals, principles, and judgment do not align with your goals, you are wasting time.”
― Carlos Wallace

“The Department is wary of fanatics. [They] don’t bend; they break.”
― Lawrence Sanders, The Loves of Harry Dancer

“Your achievements won't mean much if it's not achieved by your own efforts.”
― Hariharan B, ஆலையம்மாள்

“The fastest way to earn a person respect is to show them your work ethic. The fastest way to develop a friend is to show them that you genuinely care about them as a person.”
― Wallace Miles, UNDERR8TED: The Route That Caught an NFL Dream

“You know those DIY craft kits for kids, where they supply the blank ceramic base and it's just screaming out for the paint and glitter?" She relented when he cast his eyes ceiling-ward. "It's lovely. Elegant, chic, and perfect for the brief. And inspiringly executed. If I had my Operation Cake crown coin, I'd award you the thousand quid."
He addressed her with typically crisp brevity. "Your ingenuity was never in question. But your technical ability now---"
"Is neck and neck with yours.”
― Lucy Parker, Battle Royal

“There’s a tipping point to success, and to failure.”
― Vincent H. O'Neil, The Unused Path: Skills for living an authentic life

“The garden asks only that I weed it and water it. And in exchange for something that demands so little of me, my tiny garden toils day and night to produce a harvest that demands everything of it.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“It curious to what falls into the category of - If I do it, it doesn't get better, but If I don't do it it definitely gets worst.”
― Garry Fitchett

“As Freud said, if you don’t pay you don’t get better.”
― Rick Roderick

“Sometimes when I can't decide what I should do
I think what would Andy have said
He'd probably say you think too much
That's 'cause there's work that you don't want to do
It's work, the most important thing is work
Work, the most important thing is work”
― Lou Reed, I'll Be Your Mirror: The Collected Lyrics

“There is only so much that can be achieved with little effort.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“The effort involved in splitting the wood will be amply repaid by the warmth that it brings to the house. However, at the point that the axe becomes heavy and my arms get sore, the idea of the warmth goes cold.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“If you don’t pick up the axe, the tree will never come down.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Work with all your heart, because - I promise 0 if you show up for your work day after day after day, you just might get lucky enough some random morning to burst right into bloom.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

“So it is a grace and a gift from God to excel in your work. It is another gift from God to reap the benefits of excelling in your work. Though they usually go together (but not always), the two must not be confused, and the order of the two must never be reversed. Doing this will enable us to keep our priorities right where they are supposed to be: "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold" (Prov. 22:1).”
― Douglas Wilson, Gashmu Saith It: How to Build Christian Communities that Save the World

“Why? Learn, and Innovate!”
― CK

“we didn't always assume that just doing stuff that someone else is paying you for is of value”
― Heather E. Heying