Franklin P. Jones Quotes

Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time.

I feel strongly about showing up and being prepared and not taking the opportunity for granted and being conscientious about my fellow co-workers.

If someone says they're going to ring me at 10 o'clock and it's 10 past and they haven't rung, I'm irritated.

I try to be professional; I try to be on time. I don't take anything I have for granted. That's my definition of success.

I wouldn't want to disappoint my family, my friends, my fans.

I show up. I make weight. I'm a professional.

I work hard, I am punctual and believe that I am sincere.

There's no reason, ever, to be late. Or early.

My dad has ingrained that in me: 'Be accountable.'

If you say you're going to do something, you do it. If you start it, you finish it. Yes sir, no ma'am. And you've got to have that kind of structure in your life. It kind of helped me be that disciplined person that I am, whether it's with workouts, film or just the game of football.

I fought for the values of responsibility, and I'm not a man who does not accept his responsibilities.

I would say if you are going to party, show up on time to work.

I have a great many shortcomings, but writing for something on time has never bothered me.

I think you end up doing the stuff you were supposed to do at the time you were supposed to do it.

I never wanted to disappoint my family at all.

I can be very difficult if people are not professional, or lazy - or the opposite, which is take themselves too seriously.

Successful people understand the value of time. Once they commit to doing something, they would never cancel.

An employer of mine back in the '80s was kind enough to take me on after a rough patch, and it made a big difference in my life that I knew I was the sort of person who showed up on time. It's a basic tell of character.

If you've worked in Australia, you can't get away with bad behaviour like showing up late. We take our work ethic very seriously.

I'm very professional.

You have to act like a responsible professional in the industry regardless of your age.

Punctuality is the soul of business.

We children learned responsibility automatically.

If I have made an appointment with you, I owe you punctuality, I have no right to throw away your time, if I do my own.

Few things tend more to alienate friendship than a want of punctuality in our engagements. I have known the breach of a promise to dine or sup to break up more than one intimacy.