June Diane Raphael Quotes

I'm always hustling.

My first venture was to trade bicycle parts and hosiery yarn. The initial days proved to be difficult, and I earned very little from my business. But I kept at it. Each day, when I retired for the night, I told myself that money would come in the next day.

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.

Victory will never be found by taking the line of least resistance.

Don't take shortcuts while building your company - keep trying for the best.

Work harder than everyone, be patient, and just know that if you're going to do something on your own, you're gonna have to feel some pain.

I always had a deep respect for people who started businesses, but now I cherish them. There's a lot of anxiety and blood, sweat, and tears that goes into this, and I love it.

It's just funny because I think a long time back I was not a fan favorite at all, and now people have followed my journey, have seen the struggle and the perseverance I've had, and they can relate to that.

There can be no progress, no achievement without sacrifice.

To achieve success, whatever the job we have, we must pay a price

If you are an inventor, then you are destined for blood, sweat and tears.

Business is hard, really hard, but it's worth it.

Everybody has a hard job. All real work is hard. My work happened also to be undoable. Morning after morning for 50 years, I faced the next page defenseless and unprepared. Writing for me was a feat of self-preservation. If I did not do it, I would die. So I did it. Obstinacy, not talent, saved my life.

If you're not frightened that you might fail, you'll never do the job. If you're frightened, you'll work like crazy.

What does it take to be a successful entrepreneur? It takes willingness to learn, to be able to focus, to absorb information, and to always realize that business is a 24/7 job where someone is always out there to kick your ass.

The life of an artist is not all glamorous. It's a lot of work. A lot of people think that it's very easy.

Genius is often a short way of spelling hard work. Poverty, obscurity, struggle and ambition formed the foundation for many careers of transcendent achievement. Few marks are made in the world's history by eight-hour-day men.... Sir Joshua Reynolds had but one maxim for success: Work, work, work. Is not rigid and continuous training necessary for the making of strong athletes? Hard work is not fatal to real success. Vouloir c'est pouvoir.

Everyone wants to win. But to truly succeed - whether it is at a sport or at your job or in life - you have to be willing to do the hard work, overcome the challenges, and make the sacrifices it takes to be the best at what you do.

It takes long practice, yes. You have to work. Did you think you could snap your fingers, and have it as a gift? What is worth having is worth working for.

It took me three, four years, to get from my first film to my second film, banging on doors, trying to get people to give me a chance. Writing, struggling, with no money in the bank, working as an editor on the side. Working as a cameraman on the side. Getting little jobs, eking out a living. Trying to stay alive, and pushing a script that nobody wanted.

By working hard, old man, I hope to make something good one day. I haven't yet, but I am pursuing it and fighting for it . . . .

Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.

And everything you get, ya gotta work hard for it.

I believe in blood, sweat and tears.

Excellence without effort is as futile as progress without preparation.