Dick Dale Quotes

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.'

Our father taught us such a work ethic that if there's something worth doing, it's worth doing well.

Bare hands grip success better than kid gloves. Be thorough in all things, no matter how small or distasteful! The man who counts his hours and kicks about his salary is a self-elected failure.

I always tell people that this is a really simple deal: Work hard. If you work hard, follow what's required and set your priorities right, then you can really perform without taking shortcuts. If you're taking shortcuts, you can't be free.

There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance.

What I'm guilty of is trying the hardest and giving 100 percent of myself and putting my heart and soul into representing the people of Staten Island and Brooklyn.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.

The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every calling, is diligence.

I've always had a great work ethic, even when I was washing dishes.

My parents had a great work ethic.

One must work; one must work. I have done what I could.

For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice - no paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service.

Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.

I just think if you're going to do something, do it properly.

All great achievements require time.

I don't do things lightly; I don't take a job then just phone it in - I've never done that.

Happiness does not fall out of the blue and dreams will not come true by themselves. We need to be down-to-earth and work hard. We should uphold the idea that working hard is the most honorable, noblest, greatest and most beautiful virtue.

Whatever I do, I have to put 100 percent of my focus into it because I don't like to do a bad job.

It is in my nature to give the work I have all the discipline and due diligence that I am capable of.

I work really hard. Walk-throughs, I take everything seriously.

There's no shame in hard work.

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.

There's hard work to be done, which I'll do. I'll continue to do it.

If you continue working hard and be honest towards your work, then success will come.