Ken Jeong Quotes

I learned in America that Americans are into results. Americans don't care where you came from, what your family did, what school you graduated from. They care about if you can deliver the results. That's what makes America the country it is.

I don't want to sound cocky or anything, but I work hard. I work 24/7.

I've never been driven to just be a celebrity or just get me on TV. Never ever. What's always driven me is being successful and being good at what I do.

I came from nothing and achieved humungous fame and fortune. But I worked hard. I had discipline and determination. I had that ice in me.

I met Tyler Perry and we did 'House of Payne' and a movie. We've done a couple other films since then, but it all boils down to the work. I'm a work-a-holic, which is why I think that I've been successful. If you tell me no, I'll work even harder!

Always work hard. Intensity clarifies. It creates not only momentum, but also the pressure you need to feel either friction, or fulfillment.

We want people who come from humble backgrounds and have a need to win.

The nature of human beings is that we're competitive, and the chances are there's someone out there who's going to work harder than you and want it more than you.

An energetic man will succeed where an indolent one would vegetate and inevitably perish.

A lot of times I find that people who are blessed with the most talent don't ever develop that attitude, and the ones who aren't blessed in that way are the most competitive and have the biggest heart.

In America, we're kind of lazy. But in New York, it's one of those places where you see the majority of people hustling. If you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere.

Whitney Cummings is one of the hardest working people I know, and she's very motivated.

You work hard and you have expectations. So I'm living my expectations right now.

I want my kids to have a good work ethic. I believe you can achieve anything if you work hard enough to get it.

People have always thought that I wasn't ambitious. They judged by appearances and were fooled. I was competitive. I wanted success and was willing to work for it.

Hard work is not why I have been successful as a model.

Sometimes, success almost haunts you. You want to be the best at everything you do and know you have to work hard.

I tend to be... they say 'workaholic,' which I just find to be 'motivated.'

You're not going to go far unless you're a workaholic.

I love being in the States because there's an emphasis on work. People are enthusiastic. They put heart into things.

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.

I'm ambitious. I work hard.

I put my work in throughout my career to become the player I am today. It's never about the money. I want to win.

The guys that have that drive, that work ethic, make it farther and farther.

I want to have my career, not sit on the bench. I want to work hard, to push myself. I want to play.