#hard work

In a daydream sort of way, I think it would be pretty cool to direct a movie. But I have been on movie and TV sets and know it is hard work. I like directing it in my mind. It is easier. ↗

— Michael Connelly

#cool #daydream #direct #directing #easier

I am very proud of my mom and consider her the most courageous woman I know. With perseverance, sacrifice and hard work, she raised a family of Olympic athletes and gave us the tools and the spirit to succeed. That is something that my brothers and I will always be thankful for. ↗

— Diana Lopez

#am #athletes #be thankful #brothers #consider

My parents are very hard working people who did everything they could for their children. I have two brothers and they worked dog hard to give us an education and provide us with the most comfortable life possible. My dad provided for his family daily. So, yes, that is definitely in my DNA. ↗

— David Oyelowo

#children #comfortable #comfortable life #could #dad

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

— James Cash Penney

#excuses #hard #hard work #i #i believe

What I learned growing up on the farm was a way of life that was centered on hard work, and on faith and on thrift. Those values have stuck with me my whole life. ↗

— Rick Perry

#faith #farm #growing #growing up #hard

Reading a novel in which all characters illustrate patience, hard work, chastity, and delayed gratification could be a pretty dull experience. ↗

— Thomas Perry

#chastity #could #delayed #dull #experience

I used to lie awake at night, willing myself to put in the hard work, the determination, the passion. ↗

— Kevin Pietersen

#determination #hard #hard work #i #lie

Beauty, unlike the rest of the gifts handed out at birth, does not require dedication, patience and hard work to pay off. But it's also the only gift that does not keep on giving. ↗

— Paulina Porizkova

#beauty #birth #dedication #does #gift

I don't know any musician who got to the top without hard work. Take whoever you want. They all work bloody hard, harder than you think. ↗

— Gavin Rossdale

#bloody #got #hard #hard work #harder

Most blacks will argue that they excel because of hard work, because of intellect, determination, sweat, blood, tears and risk. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#because #blacks #blood #determination #excel