Ethic Quotes - page 7

If Americans are reluctant to go on the dole that's because they have a healthy work ethic. (Mickey Kaus)
It's often been said that you learn more from losing than you do from winning. I think, if you're wise, you learn from both. You learn a lot from a loss. You learn what is it that we're not doing to get to where we want to go. It really gets your attention and it really motivates the work ethic of your team when you're not doing well. View quote
Morgan Wootten
I know the pressures of being the daughter of a great actress. But it's inspiring. You learn so much that other people don't get to learn until later on. My father being a director, I learnt a real work ethic. View quote
Natasha Richardson
I think it's important to be able to say that you did live a normal life and struggled to make ends meet. It all has to do with work ethic and how I apply myself to my awesome job now. I've always been used to working because I've been working since I was four. View quote
Naya Rivera
I just want to make stories. They don't have to have a moral or a reason. There might be some mild cautionary notes, but they're not moral. They don't impart any Judeo-Christian ethic of any kind. View quote
Neko Case
My dad is good at sticking with stuff and he has a strong work ethic, which is imbued in me. Growing up, he would constantly ask what I was doing and was I achieving anything. View quote
Pete Cashmore
For me, you don't ever want to be defined by the color of your skin. You want to be defined by your work ethic, the person that you are, your character, your personality. That's what I've tried to go out and do. View quote
Robert Griffin III
I was determined if I was going to become a superstar it would be on my terms. I've had that ethic since the beginning. View quote
Roy Harper
I do notice that when I come in to meet casting people, they love that I'm Australian. Maybe it's our good work ethic. View quote
Rebel Wilson
My parents have a strong work ethic, but their attitude to life, their philosophy, is: 'whatever makes you happy. View quote
Sally Hawkins
I think leadership is more than being able to cross the t's and dot the i's. It's about character and integrity and work ethic. (Steve Largent)
The most common trait of all primitive peoples is a reverence for the life-giving earth, and the Native American shared this elemental ethic: The land was alive to his loving touch, and he, its son, was brother to all creatures. View quote
Stewart Udall
NFL cheerleading is harder than most people think. They train up to six hours every day with games on Sundays. They gave me a great work ethic. View quote
Sarah Shahi
I think the ability to hit - some guys have it and some guys don't - but I think how dedicated you are to trying to get the most out of yourself, I think kind of determines how good you are and for how long. I was born with the ability to hit, but my work ethic has taken it to the next level. View quote
Tony Gwynn
I so admire the discipline, the work ethic, and the sacrifices fighters make to master all aspects of mixed martial arts. View quote
Tami Hoag
My work ethic I learned at Miami High, and I have taken that with me. View quote
Udonis Haslem
I admired the work ethic of the cowboys I read about. The idea of these young people taking on this much responsibility was impressive. I would like modern readers to have an appreciation of this. View quote
Walter Dean Myers
Someone could have an outstanding comprehension of a bodybuilding diet and a background in nutrition but not have the work ethic and desire to put it into practice. That person won't be as successful as the person who understands some basics and puts them into action regularly. View quote
Robert Cheeke
American art in general... takes to surreal exaggerations and metaphors; but its Puritan work ethic has little use for the playful self-indulgence behind Parisian Surrealism. View quote
John Updike
I think I am against stereotype. Generally, Asian guys are more quiet - they study and have a good work ethic. Generally, I have none of those things. View quote
Bobby Lee
I believe there is a moral sense and a global ethic that commands attention from people of every religion and every faith, and people of no faith. But I think what's new is that we now have the capacity to communicate instantaneously across frontiers right across the world. (Gordon Brown)
People don't understand that when I grew up, I was never the most talented. I was never the biggest. I was never the fastest. I certainly was never the strongest. The only thing I had was my work ethic, and that's been what has gotten me this far. View quote
Tiger Woods
When I'm doing something I love, I can lose sleep. I can go and go and go and go. My work ethic is pretty intense. But when it comes to doing something that I don't love every day, I'm not very good at it. That's called work, and I don't like work that much. View quote
Queen Latifah
For a really relaxing time, you want to go to a place where the work ethic hasn't taken hold, where the culture hasn't been taken over by the western values of constant striving. View quote
Tom Hodgkinson
Another characteristic of the idler's work is that it looks suspiciously like play. This, again, makes the non-idler feel uncomfortable. Victims of the Protestant work ethic would like all work to be unpleasant. They feel that work is a curse, that we must suffer on this earth to earn our place in the next. The idler, on the other hand, sees no reason not to use his brain to organise a life for himself where his play is his work, and so attempt to create his own little paradise in the here and now. View quote
Tom Hodgkinson