Jaime Pressly Quotes

My parents were strict and taught me the proper fundamentals that I would use in my life. They taught me commitment to work hard.

Always be prepared; always work hard and take pride in your work no matter what it is. I still follow that advice and have already tried to pass it on to my children. They, of course, ignored me.

The Chinese mom is not the helicopter mom. I would never do their homework for them. It's all about: Take responsibility, don't blame others. Be self-reliant. Never blame the teacher.

I have a rigid self-accountability. You have to work hard.

Everything I've done in my career is a result of growing up in rural Oklahoma, because if I hadn't had the training from Mama and Daddy to work hard, to do what I'm told, to take directions, to mind and to do a good job at anything I set out to do, then I wouldn't be where I am today.

I watched my parents. My dad worked nights, and I was aware of how much he was doing for us. My mom was a Tupperware lady and also worked at the school. I always felt that I couldn't let them down. And I had a natural discipline from early on. I was always training for something.

From my parents, I learned a very strong work ethic, and all of my brothers and sisters all worked from the earliest days of life right through to the present time.

My work ethic I learned at Miami High, and I have taken that with me.

I'm a diligent person, and that came directly from having hardworking parents.

I developed a really strong work ethic, and I don't take anything for granted.

You have to have a work ethic, and you have to be educated in what you're doing. You have to take it seriously. It doesn't mean that everything you do has to be serious. But you've got to have the tools.

The most valuable of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it has to be done, whether you like it or not.

The academy gave me a grounding in discipline and hard work that has sustained me throughout my life, and the lessons I learned there I now try to impress on young people.

I have to be working, doing things. That's the way I grew up and the way I was taught.

Our father always made us work. I think that's the greatest thing a parent could ever do.

You've got to make sure that every body's putting in the work and you've got to have the discipline to go out there and get the job done.

My father instilled attention to detail and a sense of duty and responsibility.

My parents instilled a strong work ethic early on in my life.

There's a lot that's out of your control. But the one thing that you can control is your work ethic.

I have a great work ethic because I've watched my parents work super hard.

My mother and father have always drilled in to me that work is very important.

I always make sure I work hard every day and give everything in the game, in training, and off the pitch, too.

My father instilled those hard-working values.

I've always been a guy that's worked hard, and I think the coaches see that.

My mom worked in restaurants for 60 years, and what I learned from her is a lot. But if I had to boil it down, take your work very seriously, but don't take yourself too seriously. Work harder than everyone else and never complain about it. Don't go to bed if you're not proud of the product of your day; stay awake until you are.