Stephen King Quotes

My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard enough.

It takes more than talent to get to the top.

Hard work beats talent, and I live by that.

I think most of my success is my dedication, not my talent.

When I think about parallels between myself and an Olympian, I believe that success in the world of business is underpinned by very similar principles of perseverance and hard work.

It's all about your determination, I think, as much as anything. There are a lot of people with talent, but it's that determination.

No one succeeds without effort... Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.

There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.

I've learned that anything in life worth having comes from patience and hard work.

Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.

There is simply no substitute for hard work when it comes to achieving success.

The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.

I'm not a genius. I'm just a hard-working guy.

People don't understand that when I grew up, I was never the most talented. I was never the biggest. I was never the fastest. I certainly was never the strongest. The only thing I had was my work ethic, and that's been what has gotten me this far.

You can accomplish anything in life if you are willing to work for it.

Work harder than anybody you've ever seen. That's what I believe.

Nothing comes without hard work. I've been taught that by many people growing up.

Hard work and dedication is important to success, and I have those qualities.

Anything is possible if you're willing to work for it.

I don't really see myself as a talented player. I just like working hard, and working hard brings great achievements.

Nothing replaces hard work.

I think you can't get anywhere without hard work.

If you don't work hard, all the talent doesn't help.

Self-discipline without talent can often achieve astounding results, whereas talent without self-discipline inevitably dooms itself to failure.

Determination and hard work are as important as talent.