John Ruskin Quotes

I know of no genius but the genius of hard work.

Many of the greatest men have owed their success to industry rather than to cleverness.

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

Genius, without work, is certainly a dumb oracle, and it is unquestionably true that the men of the highest genius have invariably been found to be amongst the most plodding, hard-working, and intent men -- their chief characteristic apparently consisting simply in their power of laboring more intensely and effectively than others.

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

Plough deep while sluggards sleep.

Should you be so unfortunate as to suppose you are a genius, and that 'things will come to you,' it would be well to undeceive yourself as soon as possible. Make up your mind that industry must be the price of all you obtain, and at once begin to pay down.

There is absolutely nothing that beats hard work.

No one has come up with a substitute for hard work.

I'm just living my life. I'm incredibly disciplined and I work incredibly hard. I show up for things on time, I do my homework, and I work my ass off. I've had a lot of luck, but I work really, really hard.

The common denominator for success is work.

He who labors diligently need never despair.

U2 and folks like that. They all have that similar drive and that belief in themselves. They're early birds ... they're up working when everyone else is sleeping. They're simply all great at what they do.

The true success is to labour.

Many successful people are no more talented than unsuccessful people. The difference between them lies in the old axiom that successful people do those things that unsuccessful people don't like to do.

Without the work, the magic won’t come.

I think anyone's success depends on working hard, Industriousness and Enthusiasm, enjoying what you are doing. You can't work your best if you're not enjoying what you are doing. No way you can force yourself to.

Work hard. Hard work is the best investment a man can make.

When you got a job to do, you got to do it well. You gotta give the other fellow hell.

Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all things easy.

Genius is the father of a heavenly line, but the mortal mother, that is industry.

There is no substitute under the heavens for productive labor. It is the process by which dreams become realities. It is the process by which idle visions become dynamic achievements. Most of us are inherently lazy. We would rather play than work. We would rather loaf than work...But it is work that spells the difference in the life of a man or woman. It is stretching our minds and utilizing the skills of our hands that lift us from mediocrity.

The most important possible thing you can do is do a lot of work.

If you knew how much work went into it, you wouldn't call it genius.

Hard work often leads to success. No work seldom does.