Sandra Day O'Connor Quotes

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

I think it's important to do great work.

I think you're only as good as the work that you do.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

This is the honest-to-God truth: I just focus on the work, because if my work isn't good, then I won't succeed either way.

I always try to work hard and well if it's possible.

As long as I do a good job and do it professionally and people see the quality, and see who I really am, then I think that's all you can do in football.

It doesn't matter the position you're in. If you're not going to work hard, then you're not doing it right.

And here is the lesson I learned in the army. If you want to do a thing badly, you have to work at it as though you want to do it well.

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

I've only had two rules: Do all you can and do it the best you can. It's the only way you ever get that feeling of accomplishing something.

He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.

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

Many people who want to be great aren't willing to do the work to make it possible!

When you're around enormously successful people you realise their success isn't an accident - it's about work.

Hard work pays off - hard work beats talent any day, but if you're talented and work hard, it's hard to be beat.

In the end, the work shows if you're good.

When I was coming up, I practiced all the time because I thought if I didn't I couldn't do my best.

Inspiration is one thing and you can't control it, but hard work is what keeps the ship moving. Good luck means, work hard. Keep up the good work.

I just want to do good work.

I think it's important to do a good job and not to feel that you've got to make grand gestures, but just to get on and deliver.

What I can tell them is the way you become an Olympic champion is to start working now. I tell them why it's always worth it to put the time and effort into something you want to be good at.

There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation - veneer isn't worth anything.

Perfection has to do with the end product, but excellence has to do with the process.