Ira Glass Quotes

I think you can have it all, you just have to work really hard because great things don't come easily.

Any job worth doing is worth doing well. But to be able to do that, you have to do it over and over again.

My coach told me, "Larry, no matter how much you work at it, there's always someone out there who's working just a little harder - if you take 150 practice shots, he's taking 200." And that drove me.

I've found in life the more you practice, the better you get. If you want something enough and work hard to get it, your chances of success are greater.

If you care about what you do and work hard at it, there isn't anything you can't do if you want to.

I would like to instill in people just to work hard. As long as they keep at it, their dreams will happen.

If you continue to work hard, let that be the fuel to your fire.

If you want to be good at something, you really have to work at it every single day. You have to work hard at the things that are hard. Otherwise you are just treading water.

If you work at it, you can achieve it.

If I really want to be the best player in the country, all I have to do is work at it, and eventually, you're gonna get there.

Success always demands a greater effort.

There are no shortcuts. I approached practices the same way I approached games. You can't turn it on and off like a faucet. I couldn't dog it during practice and then, when I needed that extra push late in the game, expect it to be there. Very few people get anywhere by taking shortcuts.

Never hope for it more than you work for it.

It is said that good things come to those who wait. I believe that good things come to those who work.

Just because you're not sweating doesn't mean you're not putting in the work.

Anything can happen if you are willing to put in the work and remain open to the possibility. Dreams are realized by effort, determination, passion and staying connected to that sense of who you are.

A consistent and heart-filled effort to completion is the foundation of excellent work.

Don't hope more than you're willing to work.

Real excellence does not come cheaply. A certain price must be paid in terms of practice, patience, and persistence - natural ability notwithstanding.

I think the older I've gotten the more, like most people, my appreciation shifts towards things that are very difficult, where you see people who have put in tremendous hours and hours of commitment.

I know that the hard work got me here. And the day I stop working hard, this can all go away.

Talent without work is useless, thank God

If you trust in yourself. . .and believe in your dreams. . .and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.

Hard work and determination equals success. Nothing comes easy. Put your mind to something.

It is a lack of commitment, not a lack of talent, that damns you to mediocrity.