One strategy for getting ahead is being incredibly good at a particular skill; you need to be world-class to stand out for that skill. In my case, I layered fairly average skills together until the combination became special.
Management is the most noble of professions if it's practiced well.
I've been champion of every organization that I've worked for. I'm something extraordinary.
Slowly but surely, as time goes on, people forget about you. People stop talking about you. You stop seeing your name in the papers. I like to believe that I don't think that will bother me. As long as I know I've achieved my goals and people believe I'm the best at what I do, then I'll be happy.
Like anybody else that goes and does their job, there's a way to do your job with excellence.
There's nothing of any importance in life-except how well you do your work.
I got the Pawnbroker of the Year award. They said I did more for the pawn business in one year than their media team, in 30 years, has been able to do.
When people ask me, ‘how do you make it in show business,’ or whatever, what I always tell them — and nobody ever takes note of it ‘cuz it’s not the answer they wanted to hear…but I always say, ‘Be so good they can’t ignore you.’
We now live in the era of the super-specialist - of clinicians who have taken the time to practice at one narrow thing until they can do it better than anyone who hasn't.
I want the undisputed career. I want the best damn career. I want to be the best guy ever to do this.
I just want to remain relevant and remain performing at a high level, which I think I do night in and night out. As long as I can do that and I enjoy doing what I'm doing, I'm going to keep on doing it.
You cannot motivate the best people with money. Money is just a way to keep score. The best people in any field are motivated by passion.
Hardly any human being is capable of pursuing two professions or two arts rightly.
Have you beheld a man skillful in his work? Before kings is where he will station himself; he will not station himself before commonplace men.
The best surgeon, like best general, is he who makes the fewest mistakes.
If you look at anyone at the top of their profession, there has to be something a little bit different. You have to be driven, cold, hard and mentally tough as iron.
Dr. Buss set the bar high for the Lakers.
There's nothing of any importance in life — except how well you do your work. Nothing. Only that. Whatever else you are, will come from that. It's the only measure of human value.
It's my job to be better than the rest, and that's enough reason to go for me. It's my job to be better than the rest, and that makes the day for me.
I'm not a great programmer; I'm just a good programmer with great habits.
I believe that I'm one of the best in the world at what I do, and that's all I've ever wanted to be.
As an actor, you always look for things that will stretch you and that are different than you are, so that you can surprise yourself, and you want to surround yourself with the highest caliber of people that will make you look good.
Well, there's a morality in that you want your work to be good, I suppose.
No actor has a flawless career, but in the long term, I'd like my name to be synonymous with good quality.
I've prided myself on being in excellent condition-as good as any man in my profession. Now this doesn't come from sitting around on your rear end. This comes from hard, hard work.
