Stelios Haji-Ioannou Quotes

I was always first in, last out, but not inefficiently.

I was raised to want to work for a living. The idea of just sitting around or going shopping every day appalls me.

The busy bee has no time for sorrow.

I'm an incredibly hard worker, I'm incredibly tenacious, and I'm incredibly detail-oriented.

I come from the kind of family where work is work; my parents always taught me that it's better to be doing something than sitting around doing nothing.

I'm the type of person that rises to the occasion, and when work is in front of me, I do work.

I don't come from a family of slackers, but I do come from a family of doers.

You can have fun, but when it is time to work, work hard and be focused.

I can handle a lot of work. I've always been able to. I'm a very focused individual. I come to my studio at about 7:30 in the morning and exit almost 5:00 P.M. In that time, those eight or nine hours, it's kind of laser focus on whatever I'm working on. There aren't really any distractions or anything.

I would definitely describe myself as a workaholic.

Discipline, work. Work, discipline.

I guess maybe another gift I have is a great work ethic.

I was very studious.

If I start working on something, I get a little too driven.

I've worked hard, every single day since I left school. I think I have a Protestant work ethic.

Beethoven, Wagner, Bach, and Mozart settled down day after day to the job in hand. They didn't waste time waiting for inspiration.

I try to be very much in control when it comes to work. I have a strong work ethic.

Do the day's work.

I just get things done instead of talking about getting them done. I don't go out and party. I don't smoke, drink or do drugs and I'm not married, that leaves a lot of time for my work.

You've just got to have to put the work in. Put work first. Put the hours in and the time in, and do your job. And when you get a little time off, you can go out and have a little fun. But you have to make sure you get done what you need to get done first off.

The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.

First off, you always gotta get your work done.

Even when I was much younger, whatever I did, I wanted to do it to the best of my abilities. When I came home from school, I would be the one doing my homework while my siblings would be watching TV and putting it off until later.

I've got my head down, working hard, while others are chasing other frivolous things.

One has to be professional when it comes to work.