473 quotes
I believe scientists have a duty to share the excitement and pleasure of their work with the general public, and I enjoy the challenge of presenting difficult ideas in an understandable way.
Antony Hewish
Scientist · British · b. 1924
Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement.
Florence Scovel Shinn
Artist · American · 1871 – 1940
I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.
Charles Schwab
Businessman · American · 1862 – 1939
It will be hard work. It's always hard work, and hard work from everybody within the team - technical director, mechanics, drivers, engineers - everyone in the team.
David Leslie
Well if done a lot of hard work to try and get people to act rationally, the fact that weve had 15 deviant Muslims, plus 5 or 8 others that got away does not mean that all Muslims are deviant or extremists.
Lee Kuan Yew
Statesman · Singaporean · b. 1923
Since the day he came into office, President Bush has worked to gut more than 34 years of hard work by weakening many of our Nation's standing environmental laws, some of which were signed into law by his father.
Jim Jeffords
Politician · American · b. 1934
My fellow students there were very smart, but the really novel thing was that they actually seemed to put a lot of effort into their school work. By the end of my first semester there, I began to get into that habit as well.
Eric Allin Cornell
Physicist · American · b. 1961
It's been a straight strip, I must tell you, I've enjoyed it all the way. If I'm saying things to make it sound like it's hard, hard work, it's not. It's beautiful work. It's fun work. It's everything you'd ever want to do.
Aaron Spelling
Producer · American · 1923 – 2006
I would rather have one article a day of this sort; and these ten or twenty lines might readily represent a whole day's hard work in the way of concentrated, intense thinking and revision, polish of style, weighing of words.
Joseph Pulitzer
Publisher · American · 1847 – 1911
I am always successful in my work.
George Weah
Politician · Liberian · b. 1966
It is this conception of the unity of the human career which is perhaps the greatest achievement of historical study, since it gained a place analogous to that of natural science.
James H. Breasted
Choose something you like to do. I know it's a cliche, and you've heard it over and over. But the reason is, you're going to have to work long and hard to achieve any success. You better like it or life is going to be terrible.
Bill Kurtis
Journalist · American · b. 1940
The trouble with opportunity is that it always comes disguised as hard work.
Herbert Prochnow
Fear God and work hard.
David Livingstone
Explorer · Scottish · 1813 – 1873
Taxing poor families runs counter to decades of effort to help people lift themselves out of poverty through work.
Nicholas Johnson
The talk of winning our share is not the easy one of disengagement and flight, but the hard one of work, of short as well as long jumps, of disappointments, and of sweet success.
Roy Wilkins
Activist · American · b. 1901
One's age should be tranquil, as childhood should be playful. Hard work at either extremity of life seems out of place. At midday the sun may burn, and men labor under it; but the morning and evening should be alike calm and cheerful.
Thomas Arnold
Educator · English · 1795 – 1842
After Land I wanted to continue exploring the theme but I needed a new challenge so turned to colour. I explored Bradford and produced a series of urban landscapes that I liked, but because Land had made such an impact on the general public my colour work wasn't reviewed.
Fay Godwin
Photographer · British · 1931 – 2005
Writing is far too hard work to say what someone else wants me to. Serving it as a craft, using it as a way of growing in my own understanding, seems to me to be a beautiful way to live. And if that product is shareable with other people, so much the better.
Jane Rule
Author · Canadian · b. 1931
For globalization to work for America, it must work for working people. We should measure the success of our economy by the breadth of our middle class, and the scope of opportunity offered to the poorest child to climb into that middle class.
John J. Sweeney
Businessman · American · b. 1934
In a daydream sort of way, I think it would be pretty cool to direct a movie. But I have been on movie and TV sets and know it is hard work. I like directing it in my mind. It is easier.
Michael Connelly
Author · American · b. 1956
Although I may find the type of programming seen during the 2004 Super Bowl and the 2003 Golden Globe Awards disgusting and disturbing, we must always work hard to defend the cherished freedoms so clearly outlined in our Constitution, including a healthy and free press.
Mike Rogers
I didn't work hard to make Ruby perfect for everyone, because you feel differently from me. No language can be perfect for everyone. I tried to make Ruby perfect for me, but maybe it's not perfect for you. The perfect language for Guido van Rossum is probably Python.
Yukihiro Matsumoto
Scientist · Japanese · b. 1965
You really should not do this job unless you're willing to put in that enormous amount of effort. You should not do the job unless you're willing to take risks. And you shouldn't do the job unless you're willing to lose the job, too.
Anthony A. Williams
Politician · American · b. 1951
The committee's work is not about whether or how we should pay reparations. That was never the intent nor will the payment of reparations be the outcome. This is an effort designed to involve the campus community in a discovery of the meaning of our past.
Ruth J. Simmons
Educator · American
Though I had success in my research both when I was mad and when I was not, eventually I felt that my work would be better respected if I thought and acted like a 'normal' person.
John Forbes Nash
Mathematician · American · b. 1928
I rise today to discuss the National Intelligence Reform bill. I commend my colleagues in both Houses for their hard work in coming to an agreement. As with any conference, each voice is heard, but none can dominate and compromise must be achieved.
Ted Stevens
Politician · American · b. 1923
We're brothers and we all look after each other. If one person falls down, the rest of the team is going to be there to pick him up. We just work hard together to get it done.
Michael Williams
d. 2001
Which is - you know, like check it out, I'm pretty young, I'm only about 40 years old. I still have maybe another four decades of work left in me. And it's exceedingly likely that anything I write from this point forward is going to be judged by the world as the work that came after the freakish success of my last book, right?
Elizabeth Gilbert
Novelist · American · b. 1969
What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential ingredients: Choose a career you love, give it the best there is in you, seize your opportunities, and be a member of the team.
Benjamin F. Fairless
All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard work that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block in the person we are today.
Ralph Ransom
If you work hard and play by the rules, this country is truly open to you. You can achieve anything.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Actor · Austrian · b. 1947
You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.
Oprah Winfrey
Entertainer · American · b. 1954
You've got to work hard for your success and you've got to have a steady presence. That's the secret.
Kid Rock
Musician · American · b. 1971
It's a shame to call somebody a 'diva' simply because they work harder than everybody else.
Jennifer Lopez
Musician · b. 1970
Some government workers are dedicated and work hard, but most of them are just waiting to retire.
Wanda Sykes
Comedian · American · b. 1964
No, I don't believe in hard work. If something is hard, leave it. Let it come to you. Let it happen.
Jeremy Irons
Actor · English · b. 1948
To be a dramatic writer takes hard work, talent, and discipline. And that's why I just make up crap.
Colin Mochrie
Actor · Scottish · b. 1957
Bands today have to learn their craft by putting the hard work in that we did when we were young performers.
Elton John
Musician · English · b. 1947
You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play.
Warren Beatty
Actor · American · b. 1937
I must work hard to make my singing above reproach; there must be no faults which hard work would take care of.
Kate Smith
Musician · American · 1907 – 1986
I think of doing a series as very hard work. But then I've talked to coal miners, and that's really hard work.
William Shatner
Actor · Canadian · b. 1931
I work hard. The staff and crew see how much energy I put into this project, and it makes them step up.
Some people are born with the necessary gift, and some work hard to build on the few gifts they have.
Peter Garrett
Musician · Australian · b. 1953
I just find that the harder you work and the more effort you put into yourself, the better you'll be.
Jason Schwartzman
Actor · American · b. 1980
Judi Dench and Ian McKellen taught me how to work hard and respect the theatre.
Francesca Annis
Actress · English · b. 1944
My jersey hanging from the ceiling is going to be a symbol of the hard work of the people I played with.
Mark Messier
Athlete · Canadian · b. 1961
It took several years of hard work in small roles before I attained stardom.
Bela Lugosi
Actor · Austrian · 1882 – 1956