Outwork the Competition Quotes
Talent is common; the will to outwork everyone is not. The man who gives more than is asked collects rewards the clock-watchers never see. This Productivity path holds history's hardest quotes on work ethic and the extra mile. Scroll through and put them to work.
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“Success in life is in direct proportion to what you do after you do what you are expected to do.”
“The man who does more than he is paid for will soon be paid for more than he does.”
“To give any less than your best is to sacrifice a gift.”
“Whatever you are, be a good one.”
“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.”
“Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.”
“All honest work is good work; it is capable of leading to self-development, provided the doer seeks to discover the inherent lessons and makes the most of the potentialities for such growth.”
“If you aren't going all the way, why go at all?”
“Whatever you do, do with all your might.”
“I've always tried to go one step past wherever people expected me to end up.”
“I've always believed that if you're going to do something, you should do it as well as you can.”
“It's very easy to be different but very difficult to be better.”
“Do every job you're in like you're going to do it for the rest of your life and demonstrate that ownership of it.”
“Don't think what's the cheapest way to do it or what's the fastest way to do it. Think what's the most amazing way to do it.”
“It is easy to get to the top after you get through the crowd at the bottom.”
“Always deliver more than expected.”
“Render more service than that for which you are paid and you will soon be paid for more than you render.”
“Competition is for losers.”
“The only way to beat the competition is to stop trying to beat the competition.”
“The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.”
“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”
“Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it.”
“You cannot cheat the grind; it knows how much you have invested.”
“Sweat plus sacrifice equals success.”
“Faith can move mountains, but don't be surprised if God hands you a shovel.”
“There is no substitute for hard work. No one has ever drowned in their own sweat.”
“Much effort, much prosperity.”
“Hard work and dedication can take you further than you think”
“Success is a garden cultivated through effort”
“Some people dream of success, while others wake up and work hard at it”
“The real story of Facebook is just that we've worked really hard”
“It's human nature to start taking things for granted again when danger isn't banging loudly on the door.”
“Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.”
“The formula for success is simple: practice and concentration then more practice and more concentration.”
“The only thing standing between you and outrageous success is continuous progress.”
“Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work. But if you're not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as they ever were.”
“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.”
“If you work really hard, and you're kind, amazing things will happen.”
“There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits.”
“The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.”
“A man can make what he wants of himself if he truly believes that he must be ready for hard work and many heartbreaks.”
“Enjoy your sweat because hard work doesn't guarantee success, but without it you don't have a chance.”
“The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there.”
“Success is just a war of attrition. If you just stick around long enough, eventually something is going to happen.”
“Sometimes magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect.”
“Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.”
“The harder I work, the luckier I get.”
“Hard work is a two-way street. You get back exactly what you put in.”
“Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.”
“Nothing will work unless you do.”
