Jay-Z Quotes

I'm a true believer that you get out of something what you put into it.

My parents taught me that in life, you get out what you put in.

The more effort you put into something, the more you get out of it.

You only get back what you are prepared to put in.

As much as you put into it is as much as you get out of it.

We get real results only in proportion to the real values we give.

You're never going to get from the industry what you give to it. But it's worth it; you just have to be realistic.

What you put into life is what you get out of it.

In order to succeed in WWE, you're responsible. If you put in 100 percent, you get back 100 percent.

I wanted to put in the time and the work, because eventually it pays off in a good way.

Tennis is one of those sports: whatever you put in, you get out.

If there was one thing I tried to instil in my children as they were growing up, it was that you get nothing for nothing. You have to work hard to get any rewards. That applies in music or whatever you choose to do. The same goes in relationships; you will only get back what you put in.

You can't cheat the game. You can't cheat the grind. You get out what you put in at the end of the day.

The thing that really stands out is that my parents taught me right from the start, if you want something in life, you need to work for it.

The one thing you can control is effort.

You only get out of it what you put into it. If you are a sheep in this world, you're not going to get much out of it.

What I am suggesting is hard work and it can be slow work, but the rewards are well worth it.

My father, my mother, and then my father was always on top of me - 'Keep your nose clean. Do you love what you're doing?' 'Yes.' 'Then be aware, or you're going to lose it.'

Obviously talent gets you to a certain point, but it's what you do with it, how you handle.

Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it.

It's a lot about the individual and it's really up to you, how much you dedicate to the fight and how hard you are working and that's where the outcome will come.

You can achieve only that which you will do.

Talent alone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the right time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are your ready?'

To my mind, the best investment a young man starting out in business can possibly make is to give all his time, all his energies, to work - just plain, hard work.

If you put out 150 percent, then you can always expect 100 percent back. That's what I was always told as a kid, and It's worked for me so far!