Richard DeVos Quotes

Developing a good work ethic is key. Apply yourself at whatever you do, whether you're a janitor or taking your first summer job, because that work ethic will be reflected in everything you do in life.

I've worked my whole life and never missed a deadline.

Across professions, consistency is a direct product of work ethic.

From my parents, I learned a very strong work ethic, and all of my brothers and sisters all worked from the earliest days of life right through to the present time.

I developed a really strong work ethic, and I don't take anything for granted.

I have a strong work ethic.

I have a good work ethic.

My father worked very hard and he never missed a day of work, no matter how sick he was.

I think I have a really good work ethic.

If you say you're going to do something, you do it. If you start it, you finish it. Yes sir, no ma'am. And you've got to have that kind of structure in your life. It kind of helped me be that disciplined person that I am, whether it's with workouts, film or just the game of football.

Every day, my daddy told me the same thing. 'Once a task is just begun, never leave it till it's done. Be the labour great or small, do it well or not at all.'

I've always had a great work ethic, even when I was washing dishes.

I was a hard worker, and I always knew my lines.

I do not believe in excuses. I believe in hard work as the prime solvent of life's problems.

My work ethic I learned at Miami High, and I have taken that with me.

My granddad was a hard worker, and my dad is, too. It was instilled in me as a kid. I never got pocket money; I had to earn it. I had two paper rounds before school, not just one. Wherever I worked, whether it was at football, in the pub, I'd do whatever was asked of me - and more.

The academy gave me a grounding in discipline and hard work that has sustained me throughout my life, and the lessons I learned there I now try to impress on young people.

I learned a lot when I was 14 and 15 years old doing chores inside and outside the household, and as a result, I grew up with a good work ethic.

It is in my nature to give the work I have all the discipline and due diligence that I am capable of.

I was blessed by my parents and my antecedents by a very strong work ethic. I mean, being a Member of Parliament is 24/7, just as much as when you're actually doing a play. It's not quite 24/7, but it's the work that counts.

I try to be professional; I try to be on time. I don't take anything I have for granted. That's my definition of success.

Work ethic starts where everyone understands that you're putting that extra foot forward in order to be the best.

I have to show up and do my job every day; that's my focus.

Go to work every day, be the first one in and the last one to leave, and you'll know that you've done everything in your power to make your life better.

I grew up in a family where the thing that was valued most was being a hard worker, and if you commit to something, you follow through.