Raekwon Quotes

I want to put everything in my career.

I looked at people like Lil Wayne. I would go to the studio and I would observe Wayne, and I would literally pray. I would say 'God, give me his work ethic'.

"Dream big, work hard." My parents brought up Kylie [Jenner] and me to be workaholics. That's something I really appreciate.

I know a lot of famous people didn't do well at school, like James Brown; he dropped out in fifth grade to be an entertainer, I respect that... but that's not going to be me. I'm not going to be able to do anything but work as hard as possible all the time and compete with everyone I know all the time to make it.

If you want the things people don't have, you have to do the things other people will not do.

Never hope for it more than you work for it.

I've come across enough successful people now to know that the best in whatever walk of life, they're the ones who just work the hardest. I realized that if I want to be the best and fulfill my potential, I'm going to have to do the same thing. And for those who are lucky enough to be born with a gift and then choose to work the hardest-I mean, that's the combination.

A lot of people think that success is luck and being in the right place at the right time. But I think if you’re willing to work harder than anybody else, you can create an awful lot of your own luck.

I think you can have it all, you just have to work really hard because great things don't come easily.

Luck favors the people who are willing to grind it out.

Working really hard is what successful people do.

If you trust in yourself. . .and believe in your dreams. . .and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.

I like working, I'm not into relaxing. Work motivates me, and even when I do take a holiday, I meet friends, talk about projects and set up meetings, set meetings between other people, or get involved.

When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success.

My dad always told me to play hard and know that the people you're competing with and against are working just as hard or harder. So don't let them out-work you.

It is a lack of commitment, not a lack of talent, that damns you to mediocrity.

Because I don't see Virgin as a company but as a way of life and I fully enjoy it, I don't think I'll ever retire.

The fact is the sweetest dream that labor knows.

Most people, especially successful people, are hard-working. They want to participate. They want to do things well.

I've had smarter people around me all my life, but I haven't run into one yet that can outwork me. And if they can't outwork you, then smarts aren't going to do them much good.

When you're building a business, you're either all in, or you're not.

Labor for a lot of people has a negative connotation. But not for me. I always want to be working.

I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work.

We all love to win, but how many people love to train?

I'm one of those people who does a lot of things. I'm lucky. I get up and I have a lot of energy. I have a great work ethic.