George J. Mitchell Quotes

My parents had a great work ethic.

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

Delivering the 'Grand Rapids Press' taught me responsibility, accountability, and all the principles of the rewards of hard work.

My parents instilled a strong work ethic early on in my life.

My mother and father have always drilled in to me that work is very important.

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.

Always be prepared; always work hard and take pride in your work no matter what it is. I still follow that advice and have already tried to pass it on to my children. They, of course, ignored me.

My father, my mother, and then my father was always on top of me - 'Keep your nose clean. Do you love what you're doing?' 'Yes.' 'Then be aware, or you're going to lose it.'

My parents instilled a very strong work ethic in me from a young age, fortunately.

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.'

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

Everything I've done in my career is a result of growing up in rural Oklahoma, because if I hadn't had the training from Mama and Daddy to work hard, to do what I'm told, to take directions, to mind and to do a good job at anything I set out to do, then I wouldn't be where I am today.

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

I'm a diligent person, and that came directly from having hardworking parents.

I have a strong work ethic.

Our father always made us work. I think that's the greatest thing a parent could ever do.

I have 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.

My father instilled attention to detail and a sense of duty and responsibility.

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 always had a work ethic. And I think I very much got that from my father and my mother.

I tell my 5-year-old, 'Once you commit to something, stick it out.' I would never want him to look at Dad and think Dad was a quitter.

I don't rest in my business interests, I don't rest being a husband, I don't rest being a father, and I don't rest doing none of these things because when you rest, you get comfortable.

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