100 Motivational Hard Work Quotes To Inspire You

People may not succeed in any task for the first time. Long-term hard work or uninterrupted hard work is the key to success. It is possible to be successful if you focus on that task without getting frustrated if you fail in any task.

A student achieves good results only through rigorous study. A farmer burns in the sun, soaks in the rain and harvests with a smile. Below you will get most popular hard work quotes.

Hard Work Quotes

There is no time for cut-and-dried monotony. There is time for work. And time for love. That leaves no other time.

~ Coco Chanel, fashion icon

The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.

~ Vince Lombardi, Hall of Fame coach

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

~ Dale Carnegie, American business icon

What is success? I think it is a mixture of having a flair for the thing that you are doing; knowing that it is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a certain sense of purpose.

~ Margaret Thatcher, former UK Prime Minister

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed.

~ Booker T. Washington, educator and presidential advisor
The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. ~ Vidal Sassoon, hairdressing business tycoon
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The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. ~ Vidal Sassoon, hairdressing business tycoon
Work hard, have fun, make history. ~ Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder
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Work hard, have fun, make history. ~ Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder

I think that my biggest attribute to any success that I have had is hard work. There really is no substitute for working hard.

~ Maria Bartiromo, television journalist and author

Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple, really: Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn’t at all. You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, so go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember that’s where you will find success.

~ Thomas J. Watson, CEO of IBM

The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%.

~ Andrew Carnegie, business magnate and philanthropist
I never took a day off in my 20s. Not one. ~ Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder
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I never took a day off in my 20s. Not one. ~ Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder
No matter how hard you work someone else is working harder. Elon Musk entrepreneur
No matter how hard you work, someone else is working harder. ~ Elon Musk, entrepreneur

Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.

~ Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, former wrestler and actor

Sticking to good habits can be hard work, and mistakes are part of the process. Don’t declare failure simply because you messed up or because you’re having trouble reaching your goals. Instead, use your mistakes as opportunities to grow stronger and become better.

~ Amy Morin, author and clinical social worker

Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.

~ Andrew Carnegie, business magnate and philanthropist

Great teamwork is the only way we create the breakthroughs that define our careers.

~ Pat Riley, basketball coach
Hard work beats talent if talent doesnt work hard. Tim Notke basketball coach
Hard work beats talent if talent doesn’t work hard. ~ Tim Notke, basketball coach
Satisfaction lies in the effort not in the attainment. Mahatma Gandhi Indian activist
Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. ~ Mahatma Gandhi, Indian activist

The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison.

~ J.C. Penney, retail magnate

In the end, all business operation can be reduced to three words: people, products, and profits. Unless you’ve got a good team, you can’t do much with the other two.

~ Lee Iacocca, President, CEO of Chrysler

It takes a lot of unspectacular preparation to have spectacular results in both business and football.

~ Roger Staubach, former NFL quarterback and US Navy officer

I work hard because I love my work.

~ Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder
We think mistakenly that success is the result of the amount of time we put in at work instead of the quality of time we put in. Ariana Huffington businesswoman and author
We think, mistakenly, that success is the result of the amount of time we put in at work, instead of the quality of time we put in. ~ Ariana Huffington, businesswoman and author

I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come indirectly through accident, except the phonograph. No, when I have fully decided that a result is worth getting I go about it, and make trial after trial until it comes.

~ Thomas Edison, inventor and businessman

Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.

~ Charles F. Kettering, auto industry magnate

The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.

~ Babe Ruth, baseball legend

If you love your work, you’ll be out there every day trying to do it the best you possibly can, and pretty soon everybody around will catch the passion from you – like a fever.

~ Sam Walton, founder of Walmart
Men die of boredom psychological conflict and disease. They do not die of hard work. David Ogilvy advertising business tycoon
Men die of boredom, psychological conflict and disease. They do not die of hard work. ~ David Ogilvy, advertising business tycoon
Thinking is the hardest work there is which is probably the reason so few engage in it. Henry Ford American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Co
Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason so few engage in it. ~ Henry Ford, American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Co.

For every two minutes of glamour, there are eight hours of hard work.

~ Jessica Savitch, television news presenter and correspondent

I’ve learned that anything in life worth having comes from patience and hard work.

~ Greg Behrendt, comedian and author
A dream does not become reality through magic it takes sweat determination and hard work. Colin Powell former U.S. Defense Secretary
A dream does not become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work. ~ Colin Powell, former U.S. Defense Secretary
Im a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. Thomas Jefferson former President of the United States
I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. ~ Thomas Jefferson, former President of the United States

Entrepreneurship is a great leveler. The wonderful thing is that money is not the sole currency when it comes to starting a business; drive, determination, passion and hard work are all free and more valuable than a pot of cash.

~ Richard Branson, Serial entrepreneur

I’m against retiring. The thing that keeps a man alive is having something to do.

~ Colonel Sanders, KFC founder
The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action. Alexander Graham Bell Inventor
The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action. ~ Alexander Graham Bell, Inventor
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is hard work. Stephen King American author
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is hard work. ~ Stephen King, American author

Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.

Booker T. Washington

If you work hard and meet your responsibilities, you can get ahead, no matter where you come from, what you look like or who you love.

Barak Obama

If people knew how hard I worked to achieve my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful after all.

Michelangelo

Dreams can come true, but there is a secret. They’re realized through the magic of persistence, determination, commitment, passion, practice, focus and hard work. They happen a step at a time, manifested over years, not weeks.

Elbert Hubbard
If you are willing to work hard and ask lots of questions you can learn business pretty fast. Steve Jobs Apple co founder
If you are willing to work hard and ask lots of questions, you can learn business pretty fast. ~ Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder
Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat the luckier you get. Ray Kroc American fast food tycoon
Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get. ~ Ray Kroc, American fast food tycoon

I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near.

Margaret Thatcher

Be prepared, work hard, and hope for a little luck. Recognize that the harder you work and the better prepared you are, the more luck you might have.

Ed Bradley

At the end of the day, you put all the work in, and eventually it’ll pay off. It could be in a year, it could be in 30 years. Eventually, your hard work will pay off.

Kevin Hart

Leadership is more than just being able to cross the t’s and dot the i’s. It’s about character and integrity and work ethic.

Steven Largent
hard word quotes Thomas Edison inventor
The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, stick-to-itiveness, and common sense. ~ Thomas Edison, inventor
Its not about money or connection — its the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone. Mark Cuban American investor
It’s not about money or connection — it’s the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone. ~ Mark Cuban, American investor

Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

The difference between greed and ambition is a greedy person desires things he isn’t prepared to work for.

Habeeb Akande

The best way to learn is by doing. The only way to build a strong work ethic is getting your hands dirty.

Alex Spannos
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs. Henry Ford American industrialist
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs. ~ Henry Ford, American industrialist
I know the price of success dedication hard work and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen. Frank Lloyd Wright architect and writer
I know the price of success: dedication, hard work and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen. ~ Frank Lloyd Wright, architect and writer

You can’t get there by bus, only by hard work and risk and by not quite knowing what you’re doing. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover will be yourself.

Alan Alda

Whatever your life’s work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

You will never plough a field if you only turn it over in your mind.

Irish Proverb

It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop.

Confucius

There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.

Calvin Coolidge
Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment. Oprah Winfrey media mogul
Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment. ~ Oprah Winfrey, media mogul
Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs. Malcolm Forbes entrepreneur and Forbes magazine publisher
Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs. ~ Malcolm Forbes, entrepreneur and Forbes magazine publisher

The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day

Wayne Gretzky

It’s not about money or connections – it’s the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone.

Mark Cuban

Work like there is someone working 24 hours a day to try to take it all away from you.

Mark Cuban
Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice. Henry Ford American industrialist
Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice. ~ Henry Ford, American industrialist
If you really look closely most overnight successes took a long time. Steve Jobs co Founder of Apple Inc
If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time. ~ Steve Jobs, co-Founder of Apple Inc.

To achieve what 1% of the world’s population has, you must be willing to do what only 1% dares to do.

Manoj Arora

The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained in sudden flight but, they while their companions slept, they were toiling upwards in the night.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I think that my biggest attribute to any success that I have had is hard work. There really is no substitute for working hard.

Maria Bartiromo
Success is no accident. It is hard work perseverance learning studying sacrifice and most of all love of what you are doing or learning to do. Pele Brazilian soccer player
Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do. ~ Pele, Brazilian soccer player
Success is not final failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts. Winston S. Churchill former British Prime Minister
Success is not final; failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts. ~ Winston S. Churchill, former British Prime Minister

If you train hard, you’ll not only be hard; you’ll be hard to beat.

Hershel Walker

Do a little more each day than you think you possibly can.

Lowell Thomas

A little more persistence a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn into a glorious success.

Elbert Hubbard
The successful warrior is the average man with laser like focus. Bruce Lee martial artist and movie star
The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus. ~ Bruce Lee, martial artist and movie star
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes but they dont quit. Conrad Hilton hotelier and business magnate
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit. ~ Conrad Hilton, hotelier and business magnate

Go and get your things. Dreams mean work.

Paolo Coelho

Stay positive and happy. Work hard and don’t give up hope. Be open to criticism and keep learning. Surround yourself with happy, warm, and genuine people.

Tena Desae

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
Success is best when its shared. Howard Schultz CEO of Starbucks
Success is best when it’s shared. ~ Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks
Great companies are built in the office with hard work put in by a team. Emily Chang journalist and executive producer
Great companies are built in the office, with hard work put in by a team. ~ Emily Chang, journalist and executive producer

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

Beverly Sills

Make a pact with yourself today to not be defined by your past. Sometimes the greatest thing to come out of all your hard work isn’t what you get for it, but what you become for it. Shake things up today! Be You…Be Free…Share.

Steve Maraboli
Without labor nothing prospers. Sophocles philosopher
Without labor, nothing prospers. ~ Sophocles, philosopher

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