Explore the value of Hard Work

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HARD WORK QUOTATIONS
“The only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work hard for them.”

Michelle Obama

“The fruit of your own hard work is the sweetest.”

Deepika Padukone

“A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work.”

Colin Powell

“If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you. Whatever good things we build end up building us.”

Jim Rohn

“There may be people that have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do. ”

Derek Jeter

“There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits.”

Michael Phelps

“Luck to me is something else; hard work and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't. ”

Lucille Ball

“Work hard and be kind and amazing things will happen.”

Conan O'Brien

“When you live for a strong purpose, hard work isn’t an option. It’s a necessity.”

Steve Pavlina

“You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however.”

Richard David Bach

“Work hard at work worth doing. ”

Theodore Roosevelt

“Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.”

Dwayne Johnson

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Your Comments
Rajesh kumar from Amritsar OCTOBER 23, 2017
Superb I like it

Bucky from Texas OCTOBER 13, 2016
Hard work is healthy for our body´s and can save you.

breanna AUGUST 25, 2015
hard work is worth the effort of a life time

Anna Hart from California SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
hard work + impossible = Im_possible

Ganny Gonsalves from Geneva,SWITZERLAND SEPTEMBER 1, 2014
HARD WORK IN SMART WAY MAKES MAN PERFECT FOR SUCCESS.

MOHSIN ALI KHAN from Bahria Town RWP  JUNE 12, 2014
HARD WORK IS KEY TO SUCCESS

T.shalini from namakkal APRIL 18, 2014
love to do hardwork

trishita from hyderabad MARCH 31, 2014
i think smart work is more important than hard work

Dennis Dinzeo from Las Vegas NV FEBRUARY 18, 2014
The dignity in any job consists in doing it right.

shivprasad rajput from dondaicha JANUARY 14, 2014
hardwork place to peasful life and strong determination in future

nikita verma from una, hp, india DECEMBER 18, 2013
Work hard at present Enjoy in future

dylon from pegos NOVEMBER 14, 2013
work hard play hard follow me

josh farr from granite bay, CA NOVEMBER 5, 2013
i work hard in everything i do. follow me

Ashanti Greyer from new york SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
I like this it give my childrens something to read they good kids

SARGE from pennsylvania JUNE 15, 2013
that's why they call it hard work. . .because it's HARD

raymond from danvill va MAY 15, 2013
hard work

Bruce Willingham from Warner Robins, Ga FEBRUARY 26, 2013
Hard work is to give your all plus some.

Anderson from Colatina, ES - Brasil JANUARY 7, 2012
Como o trabalho difícil é bom quando termina, podemos olhar para trás e ver que de algum jeito valeu a pena. As the hard work is good when it ends, we can look back and see that somehow worth it.

Doug from Vegas NOVEMBER 12, 2011
B+ = be positive, makes hard work and life more fulfilling and easier!

L Smith from California  APRIL 3, 2011
"Nothing worth having was ever achieved without hard work" - Roosevelt

Sean A Burrell from Plano Tx  MARCH 28, 2011
It takes courage to work hard

Adam David Childress from Ripley,TN MARCH 22, 2011
Work hard at what you want to do

dylan r from kemp TX JANUARY 27, 2011
hard work pays off

Dr. Michael S., Ph.D., MSEE, MS from Hackensack, NJ JULY 25, 2010
Hard work, while often a prerequisite for success, does not always guarantee the same.

Kathryn V from Mingo IA MAY 10, 2010
When you work hard, you can perservere and you can do anything you want.