By working hard, old man, I hope to make something good one day. I haven't yet, but I am pursuing it and fighting for it.

Vincent van Gogh

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Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty. I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.

Theodore Roosevelt

I love the winning, I can take the losing, but most of all I love to play.

By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.

I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near.

Margaret Thatcher

Through hard work, perseverance and a faith in God, you can live your dreams.

If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never got anywhere.

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