David Copperfield Quotes

Inspiration and work ethic - they ride right next to each other.

I can't work on something if I don't believe in it. I love music, and I am inspired to work harder and spend more energy. I feel lucky that I was born with this passion.

My father's music has always inspired me in many ways... especially to be better at what I do.

Every film for every actor is a make-or-break film. I believe every film has the power to break you or make you. So, an actor will treat every film like his last film. That's the way we need to work, and that's the way you can drum up that passion needed to do good work.

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

I have one message for young musicians around the world: Stay true to your heart, believe in yourself, and work hard.

Every day, I'm working hard to improve my craft as an artist, my connection with the best fans, and keep pushing my work ethic. All those things make me happy.

I was never meant to, like, work and then turn it off and sit on the couch. I just have a vision, and I'm inspired by it. It's sort of what makes me tick.

Whatever you do, do with determination. You have one life to live; do your work with passion and give your best. Whether you want to be a chef, doctor, actor, or a mother, be passionate to get the best result.

Kobe taught people how to work hard, he taught you how to work hard. He gave you the blueprint of what you should do to be a successful basketball player, and work hard.

If you want to write, just believe that you can, because it's about perseverance.

If you love your job and you love what you do, you'll just continue to go out there and work, and try to make whatever corrections you can.

All those years I had been making movies because I loved movies, and that's what made all the difference. If you're doing it because you love it you can succeed because you'll work harder than anyone else around you, take on challenges no one else would dare take, and come up with methods no one else would discover, especially when their prime drive is fame and fortune. All that will follow later if you really love what you do. Because your work will speak itself.

Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working.

Pay attention to your passions. They are the key to starting and finishing the book you are meant to write. I don't believe in talent. I believe in passion.

Definitely people like Kanye, inspired me to work hard. He's somebody who I've seen put that grind in over the years.

That adage about genius being 5 percent inspiration and 95 perspiration - it's true.

I looked at people like Lil Wayne. I would go to the studio and I would observe Wayne, and I would literally pray. I would say 'God, give me his work ethic'.

I have young guys come up to me after games and say they want to train with me and they don't know how I do it. It's God, it's training and it's love for the game.

The biggest thing I've learned, on the inside of my Hall of Fame ring, normally people put their name. I've put 'Work ethic equals results! DDP.'

It's terrible, I know, but I will admit I was a really lazy kid. It was Bronte who would wake me up in the morning, go to training early, and take in some tips from the older training group. I would be there grumbling and complaining. After she began to reap the rewards of her labour, it definitely kindled a fire.

I'm the 27th pick - not too many people thought I was gonna play the way I am. It's just a testament to having confidence and work ethic and believing in yourself and keeping the marathon going.

If you want to do things right, you have to dig deep for that inspiration.

Kobe's dedication to the game is unreal. And I mean that in the truest sense... it was literally unbelievable.

I worked extremely hard and dedicated my life to pro wrestling but the more I grow in ways not related to work, my work grows.