James Loeb Quotes

Thirteen years I took on this last book.

The man who has done his best has done everything.

Just thinking of all the things I'd done getting there and everything I've sacrificed to do so. But what's happening now makes it worth it.

I think it's nice to work and then have success.

Whenever you get to win, you feel the satisfaction of all of your hard work, all the sacrifices, all the blood, sweat and tears. It feels right and makes you realise that you are really doing the right thing.

The fruit of your own hard work is the sweetest.

I cannot now change my style, which I acquired, as you can imagine, by dint of labour.

When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that's a really good feeling.

We put a lot of pride into our work, and to have it show on Sundays is a testament to all the work we've put in.

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.

I'm happy for the success that I've had, but I've worked so hard at it.

You work hard and you have expectations. So I'm living my expectations right now.

I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.

I would never say one was more important or more gratifying than the next because there's a tremendous amount of work, as you know, that goes into winning a cup.

Well, I realized finally that all of the hard work paid off.

I like it when hard work pays off.

I feel 'proud' whenever I feel that I've worked on something for a certain amount of time with a certain amount of attention. I'm not sure if I think in terms of 'pride' though.

The satisfaction comes because you work hard and it pays off. It is not as glamorous as I thought it would be, but, you know, I appreciate it more than I ever knew I would, and I love it more than I ever knew I would.

It is the sensation of being tired but having a good feeling, you know, a sensation that you have done it honestly and given all your strength. And it is no matter that you feel like this, because this is what you have to do when you go into this sort of life. This is what I choose.

I call myself the hardware shelf. There's a lot of awards and honors there. And I have earned that. I didn't ask for it, I didn't beg for it, I didn't pay for it. I earned that. People see the accomplishments - but it's good to remind people that so much strife and labor and tears and heartbreak came before that, that it really is earned.

I work very hard... I love to show what I work so hard to do.

We all work really hard, and we do it because we're passionate. We don't do it because we're being rated. However, we'd all be remiss if we didn't think that some kind of recognition for efforts and accomplishments didn't make you feel good.

It was painful, but I really wanted to get 'Hollow City' right, and I'm glad I put in the time because I'm really proud of it.

I am very happy for the kind of response I am getting for my work, but there was a lot of hard work that has gone into it.

It feels good when you put the hard work in and it comes to life out on the field.