La La Anthony Quotes

Being able to take care of myself is something that my mom really instilled in me.

My mother raised three kids on her own, so I was taught that to be a working mom was a good thing.

Why do I have to be an example for your kid? You be an example for your own kid.

Sure, I could have lots of people who do the cooking, the driving, all that jazz - but I would be unhappy. I wouldn't want my children raised that way.

Being able to inspire my kid with what I'm doing now, it's going to help him succeed in the future, and that's one of my main goals here - is to try and succeed on the field, and succeed as a mother.

I saw how hard my parents worked, and I didn't want to be a freeloader.

There are some parents who have really done it right and told their kid, 'You know, we have this dough, none of this is for you. You have to get your own.'

The people who founded America, who fought for its freedom, did not look to anyone else to get them out of their troubles. They took matters into their own hands and answered only to God and their peers. In today's world, sacrifice and hardship are not in the everyday language, and instant gratification is foremost.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

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

I'm terrible with my workout regime and following it strictly. I'm terrible with a healthy diet and following it strictly. I'm terrible on the weekends about getting up at reasonable hours and all of those things. But, when it comes to my work and the discipline it takes to get to work on time - I hate unprofessionalism.

This is the question I want everyone to ask yourself every single day when you come up with something you feel that needs to be done: if not now, then when? And if not me, then who?

I think a lot about teaching my kids to work hard.

My father was a general manager with Hyatt, so we lived in the hotel so he would be close by if there were any problems. My mum was always adamant about us not abusing it. So I still had to clean my room. Housekeeping would never come and do it.

There's only one law you gotta follow to keep outta trouble. Do it first, do it yourself, and keep on doin' it.

The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuses, that's the day you start to the top.

The Chinese mom is not the helicopter mom. I would never do their homework for them. It's all about: Take responsibility, don't blame others. Be self-reliant. Never blame the teacher.

Intentions count in your actions.

I don't pay to have my dirty work done for me. I do it myself.

I've been pretty focused my entire life, and now that I have a family, I'm just going to keep that focus, but it's going to be a family focus.

Don't let yourself make excuses for not doing the things you want to do.

Whether I'm running, working, relating, parenting, learning - whatever I'm doing, I want to surround myself with people who push me.

We do need a return to individual integrity, self-reliance, and old-fashioned gumption. We really do.

I'm not a guy who needs to read motivation books.

Freedom comes with a lot of responsibility. When you are by yourself, you have to develop a third eye.