You work hard, and you’ll rise. But, if you’ve got any foolish notions, just knock them on the head and forget them. – Stephen Vincent Benet
I know competition is there, and it can come my way by new, fresh faces that are around or are coming up. It pushes me to work hard. I know if I don’t work hard, I will be left behind. So, I continue to work hard. – Shraddha Kapoor
I know that to write you have to have stories you want to tell. You have to keep your mind alive, and you have to work hard. – Tracy Kidder
I work hard and I will always work hard. But I feel very lucky with the way that it has all come together. – Vanessa Carlton
I am not the greatest actor in the world, but the reason I keep working is that I work hard and show up every day and be easy to work with. – Scott Eastwood
If I have to work hard or think hard or just copy somebody else that’s doing it better – whatever it takes, I’m going to find that solution. That’s the drive that keeps me going. – Venus Williams
I want my kids to have a good work ethic. I believe you can achieve anything if you work hard enough to get it. – Victoria Beckham
I know I should be Wonder Woman. They need an international actress – a fresh face. They need a woman who’s tall, athletic and dark-haired – and an actress who can play the part. That’s me. So, I’m coming to L.A. to work hard and meet the industry. And if ‘Wonder Woman’ comes together, I want it. – Tanit Phoenix
I work hard. The staff and crew see how much energy I put into this project, and it makes them step up. – Wanda Sykes
The thing about football is when you’ve got guys that work hard and do things the right way, it’ll come together… it’s supposed to if you put the work in. – Stefon Diggs
People can certainly take pride in the fact that there is a Jewish candidate for president who has received delegates and who has run a terrific campaign and still work hard to ensure we elect Hillary Clinton. – Ted Deutch
I didn’t work hard to make Ruby perfect for everyone, because you feel differently from me. No language can be perfect for everyone. I tried to make Ruby perfect for me, but maybe it’s not perfect for you. The perfect language for Guido van Rossum is probably Python. – Yukihiro Matsumoto
For me, it’s never been about being famous. I just want to be a successful singer. I wanna work hard… If I’m in the papers, grace, but I want to be there for the right reasons – for my music. – Shane Filan
People that I know, the vast majority, who are successful work really, really hard. Sure, there’s some people that either get lucky or inherited it or don’t have to work hard for some reason, but the vast majority who are successful work really, really hard. – Will Packer
Play is play, fun is fun, and work is work. They’re different. I work hard; even if it’s supposed to be fun for someone else, it’s work for me. – William Hurt
I am not that thrilled about the way our records sound anyway. Don’t get me wrong, I work hard on them and I want them to sound fantastic but I’m happy to have another interpretation of them anyway. – Wayne Coyne
The ‘Work Hard, Play Hard’ video shows how much a part of music the fans can really be. With the help of SanDisk, we were able to create the first-ever music video to be made using fan videos shot only from their mobile phones. – Tiesto
It is unacceptable that someone can work full time – and work hard – and not be able to lift themselves out of poverty. – Sherrod Brown
I do a lot of work with the Dyslexia Institute because, for people with dyslexia who do not have parental support, it is a huge disadvantage. I was fortunate because my Mum was a teacher and she taught me to work hard. – Susan Hampshire
I have an open door to meet with my constituents and that I work hard to respond to their needs, and I’m proud of the constituent service that we provide. – Ted Deutch