Ray Bradbury Quotes

If you're lazy, don't expect much in terms of success. You're owed nothing and success will not be given to you. It's earned.

The only time a lazy man ever succeeds is when he tries to do nothing.

There's good and bad in every arena. It's funny, some people, the reason they're in the underground is because they're lazy and don't make things happen for themselves.

People seem to think if you're successful, then you have some secret. The fact is, you've just managed to work your life a certain way.

If America had a motto, it would be pull yourself up by the bootstraps, work harder than the next guy, have a goal and achieve it.

I'm not going to sit on the couch in my house and expect everything to come, I know that I must continue to work hard.

I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success. Great things come from hard and and perseverance. No excuses.

I was lucky. I grew up knowing that hard work and smart work has a greater impact on results than being passionate about something.

Hard work will always bring opportunities

I'm pretty lazy. My wife always says, "you're the laziest, most successful Olympian I've ever seen." How does that make sense? Honestly, if I have downtime, I'm really, really good at not doing anything.

I have learned from my own experience that if you work hard you will succeed.

You never want to fail because you didn't work hard enough.

Hard work and diligence are essential to success, but they require an internal motivation. That internal motivation is Vision

Making an effort is in your hands. Giving 100% is in your hands.

You've got to be willing to work, and if you're willing to work, you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead.

An All-American is an ordinary person with an extraordinary desire to excel. You don't get to the top of the mountain by just dreaming. It's nice to dream. But it's the work ethic and pride that makes you get to that mountain top and that level of success.

You must work and should not be lazy if you want to be happy.

Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't.

Better to work and fail than to sleep one's life away.

Get off your bottom and be the stand, and do the work you can to pursue the American Dream for yourself, and help others to do the same.

I always believe someone somewhere is working harder than me and that motivates me to work harder, give 100%.

It's important to set your own goals and work hard to achieve them.

I like to see a driven kid: somebody who wants to come from the ground up. I love to see somebody who wants to be the best they can be.

I've been blessed with a lot of great things in my life, and one of them was work ethic. And with work ethic, you can make anything happen.

You just have to go as far as you can go. Everyone works his way up.