Ray Charles Quotes

And here is the lesson I learned in the army. If you want to do a thing badly, you have to work at it as though you want to do it well.

If you don't have that ambition you start to be sloppy and that is not what I like to be.

Discipline helps you finish a job, and finishing is what separates excellent work from average work.

When I think about parallels between myself and an Olympian, I believe that success in the world of business is underpinned by very similar principles of perseverance and hard work.

Work harder than anybody you've ever seen. That's what I believe.

I remember hearing Will Smith, back when he was just a rapper, saying, 'When all the other rap stars are in bed, I'm practicing my rapping.' I try to be like that. There is always something to improve.

Hard work and dedication is important to success, and I have those qualities.

There is no comfort zone. You continue to work hard, to be consistent and to deliver performances.

Hard work pays off if you stay true to yourself and dedicated.

Whatever I turn my hand to, I put in the effort to be the best.

I work really hard. I'm a perfectionist.

I have no magic formula. The only way I know to win is through hard work.

There is absolutely nothing that beats hard work.

It took a lot of work to be perfect. If you didn’t want to break a sweat, there was no point in even bothering.

If you work with determination and with perfection, success will follow.

The secret of getting on the shortlist is doing your best work fearlessly for a long time before you get on the list.

Success is the doing, not the getting - in the trying, not the triumph.

Talent is cheap. What really matters is discipline.

The road to success is through commitment.

Whatever success people have in a field, it's a result of hard work. If you ultimately succeed in one place, you must have worked hard there or somewhere else.

Nothing comes easy. I know that people joke all the time and try to figure out, you know, what it is that I do, but I work really hard. I get up every day at 5 a.m. and start my day. I think as long as you work really hard and figure out what you want to do and stay motivated and have a plan and stay committed - just don't be lazy. That's my best advice. It's the most simple advice, but it really worked for me. I think that for some reason, I see people that think things will come easy and it doesn't really come easy.

Work hard at everything you do. Never give up. Never quit. Many people have talents but without the hard work you won't get anywhere.

Work hard or don't work at all.

The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment.

Patience, persistence, and power to do are only acquired by work.