Paul Wolfowitz Quotes

I grew up in a family where the thing that was valued most was being a hard worker, and if you commit to something, you follow through.

I kind of believe that, whenever possible, you should finish the job that you set out to do.

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 have a work ethic. If I say I'm going to do something, I do it.

I was always the type of person that whenever I started something I finished it. And, I was always held accountable for my actions.

I give 110% while I am working. I know I do, because I have been doing this since I was nine. This is a way of life for me. So whether it be successful or not is not in my hands. I still do my job, the best I can.

Do your best when no one is looking. If you do that, then you can be successful in anything that you put your mind to.

I've never walked away from any of my positions. I take pride in them.

I tell my 5-year-old, 'Once you commit to something, stick it out.' I would never want him to look at Dad and think Dad was a quitter.

I have a job to do, and I'm going to do my best.

My dad taught me to work hard and to be the same guy every day. If that's going 100 miles per hour and working hard, then that's what I'll do.

Whenever I start something, I try to finish it.

I know guys respect work ethic, and they respect the guys that are invested and committed.

I firmly believe if you start something, you should finish it.

One of the things I'm most proud of is actually saying I'm going to do something and doing it.

My father instilled those hard-working values.

I am asking of no man more than I myself was ready throughout four years to do

The three ordinary things that we often don't pay enough attention to, but which I believe are the drivers of all success, are hard work, perseverance, and basic honesty.

I don't give up on commitments until what I've been asked to do is clearly finished.

Every day, my daddy told me the same thing. 'Once a task is just begun, never leave it till it's done. Be the labour great or small, do it well or not at all.'

It's about working when nobody's watching.

I do not believe in excuses. I believe in hard work as the prime solvent of life's problems.

My father went to work every day, and it's my job to go to work, too. Some days will be good, some won't be so good, but I have to go to work.

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.

You know, I think it's so ironic that we're calling hard work, striving for excellence, don't blame others, you know, don't give up, that we're calling these, quote, 'Chinese values,' 'cause I always thought of them as American values.