Tom Peters Quotes

I come to the office each morning and stay for long hours doing what has to be done to the best of my ability. And when you've done the best you can, you can't do any better.

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

When I'm in professional mode, I do the best job that I can.

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

Now, when it's time to get down to business, I get down to business.

I take my work seriously.

You try to do your best at what you're getting paid for.

I want to just do my job and do it well.

I have a good work ethic.

When you have to stay late, you stay late, and when you don't have to stay late, you go home. But, you do whatever it takes to get the job done that day.

Do your job; be the best at whatever your job description is.

I'm always professional and turn up on time and do my job.

I show up. I make weight. I'm a professional.

I take care of business.

Work ethic is probably my No. 1 value and No. 1 attribute.

There's part of you that, when you show up for work, you kick into professional mode and try to do your absolute best.

If you can focus the energy into something valuable, put that into work ethic.

The military taught me the importance of getting something done in a timely manner and the importance of completing a mission on time. My lieutenant would say, 'If you don't, you die.' In many ways, life is the same. If you don't pay attention to a timeline, you lose out on the ability to accomplish the task at hand.

I took two important phone calls while in the shower today because I'm a goddam professional.

I really like to work a lot. It makes time go by fast.

Really do a job and do it well.

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.

If you give yourself to your task at once, you won't have to do it twice.

A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn't feel like it.

I would say if you are going to party, show up on time to work.