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The first qualification for success in my view is a strong work ethic.
Sep 10, 2025
I was taught a very strong work ethic that included punctuality, which I've always felt is a sign of respect for others.
I'm kind of the long-hauler type of person. I also have a strong work ethic and gratitude for people that I work with.
The best thing about where comedy is now is if you have a little bit of talent and a strong work ethic, and strong social skills, you can make a name for yourself and you can make money.
I have a very strong work ethic, and I'm very grateful for that. But I think there was a moment when I realized, "Oh, I can play a little as well."
My parents instilled a very strong work ethic in me from a young age, fortunately.
I try to be very much in control when it comes to work. I have a strong work ethic.
I was raised by free-spirited people, though my father gave me a very strong work ethic.
Dreams do come true, but not without the help of others, a good education, a strong work ethic, and the courage to lean in.
I'm very blessed and I don't take anything for granted.
I developed a really strong work ethic, and I don't take anything for granted.
I don't take anything for granted.
The Marines gave me a really strong sense of discipline and a work ethic that kicks in at my job.
I believe work is good. There is dignity in work. I also believe that a hard-work ethic forges strong leaders.
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.
Live by the creed that a strong work ethic, playing by the rules, and doing things the right way will bring about opportunities for success and, ultimately, happiness.
I'm pretty conservative when it comes to money. My parents were very working class and constantly working. There was always a very strong work ethic and that's put a more conservative, "save for a rainy day" mentality into me.
Well, one of the most important things for Americans to be reminded of is that a lot of the exceptional nature of our country is founded in Judeo-Christian values that promotes individualism, personal responsibility, a strong work ethic, and a commitment to family, charity.
A can-do attitude, a positive personality, and a strong work ethic are still the primary ingredients for success at Nordstrom.
My family are my priority but I've always had a strong work ethic and I like to be busy.
From my parents, I learned a very strong work ethic, and all of my brothers and sisters all worked from the earliest days of life right through to the present time.
My parents have a strong work ethic, but their attitude to life, their philosophy, is: 'whatever makes you happy.
Nothing will serve you better than a strong work ethic. Nothing. And it's something that you can't teach. You have to be thrown into it, where you're going to sink or swim. It's amazing how self-correcting and how clarifying a good, hard, shitty job can be. Because at the end of the day, any profession I've seen anybody in, when you peer behind the curtains of Oh, wouldn't that be a great job? Wow, what an amazing thing, a philanthropic endeavor! it really just comes down to It's a f**king grind.
Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.
My parents both worked - my mom was an accountant, and my dad is a builder - and that taught me about having a really strong work ethic, and I respected them a lot for that.
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambition.
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
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