“Before a community can prosper, the people must believe in their leaders. They must know that at the core of every decision is careful planning, hard work, and unbending integrity rather than partisanship or self-gain. They must trust that the awesome power of government is not being abused.” PeopleKnowsBelieveSelfHardGovernmentCommunityDecisionLeaderHard WorkIntegrityGainsCarefulCorePlanningPartisanshipCareful Planning Author:Linda Lingle
“If you want to make it as a sportsperson - Become knowledgeable in the sport you want to participate in. Think about the sport and what it can offer in its entirety. You shouldn't want to become a professional sportsperson because of the money. There's a lot more to gain from being involved in sport. Work hard to get what you want. If it's your ambition, go for it. You don't have to be the best in the world to make it as an elite athlete. You need to be a grafter and be prepared to sacrifice.” IfsThinkingWorldWantNeedsHardSportsSacrificeHard WorkInvolvedOffersAmbitionGainsPreparedAthleteWhat You WantBeing The BestElitesBe PreparedKnowledgeableEntiretyElite Athletes Author:Hope Powell
“If I work hard and am rewarded, then I haven't really gained anything. It has been a trade: I've put in, and I've gotten back. Only if I am rewarded without having done anything have I actually come out ahead. The best way to gain the most is to do nothing.” IfsWayHas BeensHardDoneHavensHard WorkGainsTradeBest Way Author:John S. Hall
“The bad leaders are the ones that push hard so they can gain, who brow beat us so that they can receive the benefit of our hard work, not so we can enjoy the success” HardEnjoyLeaderHard WorkBenefitsBeatsGainsBrows Author:Simon Sinek
“Sport is a seductive metaphor (life as a game in which we gain victory through hard work, discipline, and visualizing success). but the older metaphor of farming (life as hard labor that is subject to weather and quirks of blind fate and may return no reward whatsoever and don't be surprised) is still in our blood.” MayStillsHardGamesSportsHistoryFateBloodSubjectsHard WorkReturnVictoryDisciplineGainsLaborBlindRewardsMetaphorWeatherFarmingSeductiveQuirksVisualizing Author:Garrison Keillor
“I believe capital gains, for the most part, should be taxed the same way we tax income from hard work, sweat, and toil. And if we do those things, we can be a country that actually can afford debt-free college again.” IfsWayShouldBelieveCountryHardI BelieveCollegeHard WorkTaxesGainsDebtIncomeSweatToilCapital GainsDebt Free Author:Hillary Clinton
“Being a doctor at Johns Hopkins does not make me any better in God's sight than the individual who has not had the opportunity to gain such an education but who still works hard.” DoeStillsHardOpportunityIndividualHard WorkGainsDoctorsSightHopkinsHard Work Pays Off Author:Benjamin Carson
“Success isn't always about 'greatness'. It's about consistency. Consistent hard work gains success. Greatness will come.” InspirationalHardMotivationalSuccessGreatnessInspireHard WorkGainsConsistentMartial ArtsConsistencyWorkoutMotivational WorkoutHard RockGood WorkoutGreat Workout Author:Dwayne Johnson
“[M]y work, which I've done for a long time, was not pursued in order to gain the praise I now enjoy, but chiefly from a craving after knowledge, which I notice resides in me more than in most other men. And therewithal, whenever I found out anything remarkable, I have thought it my duty to put down my discovery on paper, so that all ingenious people might be informed thereof.” PeopleMenLongDoneWisdomMightScienceOrderFoundEnjoyKnowledgeDutyHard WorkPaperLong TimeDiscoveryGainsPraiseRemarkableCravingPursuedIngenious Author:Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
“An athlete gains so much knowledge by just participating in a sport. Focus, discipline, hard work, goal setting and, of course, the thrill of finally achieving your goals. These are all lessons in life.” HardCoursesSportsGoalKnowledgeFocusAchieveHard WorkDisciplineLessonsGainsAthleteSettingSettingsMotivational SportsLife LessonParticipationThrillSetting GoalsParticipatingFigure SkatingAchieving Your GoalsOlympian Author:Kristi Yamaguchi
“Work hard, not in grunt work, but in chasing such opportunities and maximizing exposure to them. This makes living in big cities invaluable because you increase the odds of serendipitous encounters-you gain exposure to the envelope of serendipity.” HardBigsOpportunityCitiesHard WorkGainsIncreaseLuckEncountersOddsChasingExposureSerendipityEnvelopesInvaluableBig CitiesGruntMaximizing Book:The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable Fragility Source: The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable Fragility