Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Work Ethic Quotes
BeliefConvictionsFriendlinessLoyaltyWork Ethic Have convictions. Be friendly. Stick to your beliefs as they stick to theirs. Work as hard as they do.
DedicationFocusPerseverancePersistenceWork Ethic The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job.
Attention to DetailHumilityPerseveranceRelationshipsWork Ethic When I was in college my girl got me a job at the doctor's office she was working at. I was a file clerk. No disrespect but I don't think a man can do that job. It takes so much meticulous and precise file-keeping.
PracticalityUse of SkillsWork Ethic A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them.
HopeHumorPerseveranceSelf-ExpressionWork Ethic For now, I'm just going to keep doing the work and hope I don't get fired. If people want to put me up on their walls, I'll love it.
DisciplineMoral StandardsSlothUncleanlinessWork Ethic An unclean person is universally a slothful one.
Growth MindsetPerseveranceResilienceWork Ethic When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were failures. So I did ten times more work.
DisciplineMotivationProductivitySatisfactionWork Ethic Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.
IntegrityMotivationPurposeValueWork Ethic To have done anything just for money is to have been truly idle.
AmbitionGrowthPerseveranceWork Ethic I just do my work, and I work every day, and my ambition is just to do something better than I last did.
BoredomCelebrity CultureEducationProblem SolvingWork Ethic I know when I'm working I seldom get into trouble. My educated guess is that boredom has caused most of the problems with Hollywood celebrities.
Childhood DevelopmentLearningPurposefulnessWork Ethic Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.
CreativityDedicationPreparationWork Ethic I work all day, do research, sketch my ideas, prepare for performances.
BusinessCommitmentDedicationWork Ethic I do not believe a man can ever leave his business. He ought to think of it by day and dream of it by night.
CreativityDedicationIdentityPassionWork Ethic When you're around me and really see that all I do is live and breathe for my work, it's not strange, it's just Gaga.
LeadershipOrganizationPerformanceResponsibilityWork Ethic Executives owe it to the organization and to their fellow workers not to tolerate nonperforming individuals in important jobs.
CitizenshipEconomic OpportunityFair Labor PracticesWork Ethic People who have been hardworking, tax paying, those people ought to be given an opportunity to be on a track that leads towards citizenship, and if that happened, then they wouldn't be prey to the employers who say, 'We want you because we know that you work for a salary we could not lawfully pay anyone else.'
DreamEqualityProgressSuccessWork Ethic There are millions of Americans outside Washington who are tired of stale political arguments and are moving this country forward. They believe, and I believe, that here in America, our success should depend not on accident of birth, but the strength of our work ethic and the scope of our dreams.
HonestyPerseveranceSpiritualityWork Ethic Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don't complain.
AutomationCompassionEmpathyTechnologyWork Ethic We should get a Roomba for our Roomba. I feel bad for it because it works tirelessly, and at night I can hear it cleaning, and I just feel bad for it.
Dignity of LaborOpportunitySelf RelianceWork Ethic I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.
AuthenticitySocial MediaWork EthicWriting I'm never, I hope, stupid enough to believe that Twitter or blogging or any of this stuff is a substitute for actually doing the work or writing a book.
