“I went to college on a classical piano scholarship. My grandmother made me practice one full hour a day. Every day. Man. I thought all she wanted was for me not to have any fun. Next thing you know, you have a career in music. Now, not everybody's going to go on and be Mozart or Michael Jackson. But music makes you smarter.” KnowsMenMadeWantedNextFunHoursCareersPracticeCollegeGoes OnPianoGrandmotherSmarterMy GrandmotherScholarship Author:Jamie Foxx
“By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.” MayMotivationalFunnyMotivationGoalHoursWorkBusinessCareersHumorousManagementEightCleverFaithfulBossOccupationIronicTwelveSelf DisciplineHilariousFunny InspirationalFunny MotivationalLong HoursFunny BusinessFunny WorkFunny LeadershipProfessional CareerBoss DayBoss's DayFunny Boss DayFunniest InspirationalOffice WorkHappy Boss DayWork HumorGood BossOffice JobsNational Boss DayFunny BossBoss And LeaderWorking LateWorking Long HoursOffice Hours Author:Robert Frost
“Most people have this perception that you have to be out there running for an hour and a half every day. But you don't have to give up your career and family to run a marathon.” PeopleGivingRunningHoursHalfCareersGiving UpPerceptionMarathon Author:Jeff Galloway
“You work many hours. It is the major activity of your life. You can lose a lot of energy or gain a lot of energy from it. Put your full attention into it and do a good job, because it is part of your impeccability.” JobsSuccessEnergyHoursLosesAttentionCareersBuddhismActivityMajorsGainsGood Job Author:Frederick Lenz
“I like to think there are a lot of balls in the air, and the kids are not one that I choose to drop. They have been a priority and I have a career that allows for a little more flexibility at times and hours that are quite mom-friendly.” ThinkingLittlesHas BeensKidsHoursCareersAirMomBallsPrioritiesFriendlyFlexibility Author:Elisabeth Hasselbeck
“Early on in my career, I'd go into the makeup trailer, and they'd spend an hour doing my makeup, and I would hate it. I'd go into the bathroom, wash it off and start over again, which took an enormous amount of time. So I just started doing it myself.” HateHoursCareersAmountEnormousMakeupBathroomStarting OverTrailers Author:Donna Mills
“I was in the doldrums for a while after my athletics career ended in 1992. I spent six to eight hours a day training, for 18 years, and it took a long time to get over the regret that I wasn't competing in major championships any more. All I ever wanted to be was the best. But I find new projects and I keep things in perspective.” YearsLongWantedHoursCareersRegretPerspectiveSixProjectsMajorsLong TimeTrainingEightChampionshipCompetingGet OverAthleticsNew ProjectsDoldrums Author:Daley Thompson
“Here's a pointer culled from the careers of men who have attained notable success: Don't sit in your office during the hours prospects can be seen. Do your office work before or after the hours during which possible customers can be reached. This may mean adding an hour or two quite often to your day's work; but in times like this particularly, the securing of a satisfactory amount of business through the expenditure of an extra hour or two a day is not an unreasonable price to pay.” MenMayMeanTwoHoursPayCareersAmountOfficeCustomersExtrasNotableUnreasonableProspectsExpendituresSalesmanshipPointersOffice Work Author:B. C. Forbes
“Maybe that's what I've based my career on: getting up earlier than everyone else so I get an extra couple of hours.” HoursCareersCoupleExtras Author:Paul Smith
“If I waited until I felt creative, I would never have had a career. I long ago learned that a day that starts out badly, when nothing comes out on the page or comes out wrong, can suddenly turn into a good day a few hours later, when suddenly everything starts to click. The brain can be cajoled into being creative.” IfsLongTurnsFeltHoursBrainCareersCreativePagesLong AgoBe CreativeGood DayClicks Author:Dean Koontz