Percy Sledge Quotes

I have no interest in doing anything other than good work.

I find mediocrity hard. I find that whole area difficult. I'm a very passionate person; I care very much about what I do. I believe I give it a lot, so it's gotta be good; otherwise, what's the point?

I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do.

I will continue to work as hard as I can to make this organization proud. Every time I step on the field I will give everything I have and I will leave everything I have on the field every single Sunday.

We put everything we had into this record, just like we do with every other record that we make.

You know, I always do my best, no matter the quality of the film.

Anybody can do bad work, but not everybody does good work.

Every time I step on the field, I'm going to give my whole heart regardless of the score.

I take pride in my craft, and I work extremely hard.

I don't want anyone to expect anything from me. I just want them to know that I'm gonna put 1,037% into whatever I do. If I tell you I'm gonna release a folk/reggae/country album, just know at bare minimum there's gonna be 1,010% put into it.

I don't mind even if I sing a few songs every year, but I just want to do quality work.

I always make sure I work hard every day and give everything in the game, in training, and off the pitch, too.

I think people know that every time I go out there, I leave it all in the ring, regardless. So I think there's a certain respect with that and I think that's just grown over the years because I feel like over the course of my career... people know that I never take a night off.

I have always put the same effort in all my films irrespective of their outcome.

I want to give 100 per cent every day whether it's training, a cup final or a friendly.

Any job worth doing is worth doing well. But to be able to do that, you have to do it over and over again.

Whatever your life's work is, do it well.

Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right or better.

I always try to write the best I can.

All I gotta do is my job, do what it is that I bring to the table - that fire - and put the thump on these songs, and everything's gonna work from there.

I love what I do. I take great pride in what I do. And I can't do something halfway, three-quarters, nine-tenths. If I'm going to do something, I go all the way.

I don't know that there are any short cuts to doing a good job.

Our father taught us such a work ethic that if there's something worth doing, it's worth doing well.

If you do anything for 40 years, you can do it comfortably. And it will always be good. But unless you're willing to risk it being bad, it can never be great.

I've been gone for a long time. I really want to give the fans something that they deserve to have. So, I'm working really hard on this. I really want to make it the best work I've done so far.