Abigail Adams Quotes

Success in any endeavor requires single-minded attention to detail and total concentration.

Hard work makes easy reading or, at least, easier reading.

The secret of success lies in that old word, 'Drudgery,' in doing one thing long after it ceases to be amusing; and it is 'this one thing I do' that gathers me together from my chaos, that concentrates me from possibilities to powers, and turns powers into achievements.

One has to work quietly with lot of commitment.

There is no easy method of learning difficult things. The method is to close the door, give out that you are not at home, and work.

There is no luck, you work hard and study things intently. If you do that for long and hard enough you're successful.

I've been good about keeping my nose to the grindstone.

I'm always studying and I've been doing it for a long time now.

Genius is nothing but continued attention.

When things aren't working out, we have a tendency to say, 'Go do other things,' but you shouldn't do other things. You need to stay at your desk and continue to try to write. You need to insist on it.

The only way to do something in depth is to work hard.

I think as far as kids go, you just have to work hard. Work on your skills, keep focused.

Discipline, work. Work, discipline.

All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.

I just keep my head down and work hard on what I do.

What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.

When you actually get on the field, you've got to work. You've got to train. You've got to learn. You've got to put 100 per cent into it.

You've got to put the work in every week. You can't take anything for granted.

That's the easy part, to continue to do what you love, to focus, to train, there's no extra motivation that needs to be added to that.

It gets hard no matter what it is you're doing - school, work - the only way you're going to do it is if you stay consistent and focused.

You've got to play hard every minute you're on the court.

If you work hard at something, you can forget everything else.

I'm a student of the game.

I'm 32 this year so I'm experienced, I know how it is: sometimes you do very easy things and sometimes you can do crazy things that you don't understand. It's just to be focused on the hard work. For me, that's always the No 1 thing.

I have the drive to spend five hours a day to teach myself a skill.