One might think that the money value of an invention constitutes its reward to the man who loves his work. But... I continue to find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success.Thomas Alva Edison
One of the things you learn when you get married is how you need to always work on continuing to make it better. Eric Shanteau
One thing I've been doing since I was a little kid and that's score touchdowns so if somebody needs somebody to get in the red zone and do some work, I could probably still do that pretty well.Shaun Alexander
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.Thomas Alva Edison
Our life of poverty is as necessary as the work itself. Only in heaven will we see how much we owe to the poor for helping us to love God better because of them.Mother Teresa
Our responsibility in life is not to lie around and wait for things to happen. Our responsibility in life is to work. Life is getting out and getting things done. When people say they're over-the-hill at age 50, I don't understand it.Herschel Walker
Pairs skating and singles are two different things. Although some skaters have achieved this successfully, it is a very difficult transition. You're looking at double work. Oksana Baiul
People don't have fortunes left them in that style nowadays; men have to work and women to marry for money. It's a dreadfully unjust world. Louisa May Alcott
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. Tiger Woods
People in the U.S. didn't know what taekwondo was. But they saw what the Lopezes were able to do with all the love and support and hard work we put in, and what we accomplished. It makes me feel real lucky to be in a position like that. Steven Lopez
People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get. Frederick Douglass
People who don't like my work say that the connections seem too arbitrary. But that's how life is. Paul Auster
People who make the choice to study, work hard or do whatever they endeavor is to give it the max on themselves to reach to the top level. And you have the people who get envy and jealous, yet are not willing to put that work in, and they want to get the same praise. Evander Holyfield
Pete Dye introduced me to golf course design back in the 1960's. He came to my hometown Columbus, Ohio to work on The Golf Club. Jack Nicklaus
Playing college soccer was going to be the top of my athletic feats. I wasn't going to the Olympics. I was a decent player, but it's because of hard work, not because I was Freddy Adu. I wouldn't have a medal from the Olympics if I wasn't in a chair. I wouldn't have gone to the Olympics and experienced the whole atmosphere. Mark Zupan
Put your head down and work as hard as you can because there is always someone better out there. Brain Mcbride
Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.Thomas Alva Edison
Retirement is a work in progress. I try to figure out my day, and what I know about myself is that I need structure. Pete Sampras
RFID is going to get its technical embedding time it needs as serious players are not going to get involved on a sufficient scale with something that might not work. Mike Marsh