Kenny Troutt Quotes

My philosophy is if you're going to work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for not a whole lot of money, why work for someone you're not gonna be loyal to?

I have always maintained that, excepting fools, men did not differ much in intellect, only in zeal and hard work.

I was a good student and stuff like that.

I'm passionate about schoolwork because I don't like getting bad grades.

Self-discipline has a bigger effect on academic performance than does intellectual talent.

I wanted to acquire an education, work extremely hard and never deviate from my goal, to make it.

For me, acting was a reward. I had to get good grades in order to act, in order to be on TV. I had to do well in school so I could work. To me, it was like an after-school activity, something to look forward to.

Korean students are hard working, talented, and they do what they need to do. They succeed in exams. They are highly motivated to succeed in tests.

We live in the kind of society where, in almost all cases, hard work is rewarded.

At an early age, I started my own paper route. Once I saw how you could service people and do a good job and get paid for it, I just wanted to be the best I could be in whatever I did.

What I respect in people more than anything is work ethic. And Justin Timberlake's got that. He works his tail off, and he knows his stuff.

A lot of times I find that people who are blessed with the most talent don't ever develop that attitude, and the ones who aren't blessed in that way are the most competitive and have the biggest heart.

I might not be the greatest actor, but I walk into every project willing to work hard.

Going to school and working for good marks, indeed working for very good marks, was a serious business.

I never felt entitled to anything. I'm the hardest worker I know.

I don't think I've met anyone with a stronger work ethic than Ray Charles.

My parents were supportive. I didn't have good grades, but they could tell I wasn't lazy.

I liked English and art and did a lot of painting. And for some reason I was good at math, but I wasn't an A student. I really had to work hard to get good grades.

You may be in a medical or engineering college, but not all will stand first in class. It depends on who studies the most.

I was not an especially diligent student but nevertheless obtained a reasonable education in physics.

I always had a philosophy which I got from my father. He used to say, 'Listen. God gave to you the gift to play football. This is your gift from God. If you take care of your health, if you are in good shape all the time, with your gift from God no one will stop you, but you must be prepared.'

I was a good student in school.

As an older and wiser man, I don't believe in luck. I believe in hard work and talent and determination.

Work ethic is important because, unlike intelligence, athleticism, charisma, or any other natural attribute, it's a choice.

If you train, you work hard, you're actually 110-percent dedicated, you're doing it for all the right reasons, you're probably gonna end up on the top. You know the cream always rises to the top.