Jerome K. Jerome Quotes

The only time a lazy man ever succeeds is when he tries to do nothing.

It pays no matter what comes after it, to try and do things, to accomplish things in this life and not merely to have a soft and pleasant time.

The gent who wakes up and finds himself a success hasn't been asleep.

Few people are lacking in capacity, but they fail because they are lacking in application.

Study your strengths; then decide how hard you want to work

If you sit by the wayside waiting for Success, your knees will be too stiff to follow her when she passes.

If you're not frightened that you might fail, you'll never do the job. If you're frightened, you'll work like crazy.

No one ever accomplished anything great sitting down.

The only failure is not trying.

You've got to be willing to work, and if you're willing to work, you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead.

I had a choice to be lazy or lean - if I hadn't changed, thing probably would catch up with me.

I would rather fail trying than succeed at doing nothing.

Nothing comes easy. I know that people joke all the time and try to figure out, you know, what it is that I do, but I work really hard. I get up every day at 5 a.m. and start my day. I think as long as you work really hard and figure out what you want to do and stay motivated and have a plan and stay committed - just don't be lazy. That's my best advice. It's the most simple advice, but it really worked for me. I think that for some reason, I see people that think things will come easy and it doesn't really come easy.

Patience, persistence, and power to do are only acquired by work.

Do more than dream. Work.

Determination and perseverance move the world; thinking that others will do it for you is a sure way to fail.

To be successful, you have to be out there, you have to hit the ground running

I've never really viewed myself as particularly talented. I've viewed myself as slightly above average in talent. And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy's sleeping? I'm working. While the other guy's eatin'? I'm working. While the other guy's making love, I mean, I'm making love, too. But I'm working really hard at it.

I love to strive to be good at stuff that's really hard.

Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.

Rejection just motivates me to keep trying and to try to do better.

I haven't always done a good job, and I haven't always been successful - but I know that I have tried.

You just have to go as far as you can go. Everyone works his way up.

An energetic man will succeed where an indolent one would vegetate and inevitably perish.