Chuck Berry Quotes

I would say if you are going to party, show up on time to work.

One thing I learned working at the Brooklyn Navy Yard was to be on time. If the day begins at 8 A.M., be there early, get there, punch the time clock; don't just stand there like an oaf.

I've worked my whole life and never missed a deadline.

I get up at 4:30 in the morning, seven days a week, no matter where I am in the world.

I am always early to work but sometimes late to other things.

Delivering the 'Grand Rapids Press' taught me responsibility, accountability, and all the principles of the rewards of hard work.

Everybody notices if you're the last one in in the morning and the first one to go in the evening. Always remember that as an employee.

Work is hard, and jobs can be dull. But you can't just take a holiday when you feel like it. You turn up because it is the right thing to do.

Guys see that I come to work every day, punch the clock. They see that, and I think my voice is respected because of it.

I'm just living my life. I'm incredibly disciplined and I work incredibly hard. I show up for things on time, I do my homework, and I work my ass off. I've had a lot of luck, but I work really, really hard.

Modeling gave me a strong discipline of professionalism where you work very long hours.

There's no reason, ever, to be late. Or early.

I'll probably not be the best actor in Hollywood, and I am okay with that. But I will be the hardest working one, and I'll be the one that people like to work with because I show up on time, and I don't complain.

You should just enjoy it, but as soon as you decide that it is going to be your career, no matter whether you want to be a doctor or an architect or anything else, you need to work 5 hours a day.

I was a hard worker, and I always knew my lines.

I have not missed a day from work because of illness since 1956.

You can have fun, but when it is time to work, work hard and be focused.

I can handle a lot of work. I've always been able to. I'm a very focused individual. I come to my studio at about 7:30 in the morning and exit almost 5:00 P.M. In that time, those eight or nine hours, it's kind of laser focus on whatever I'm working on. There aren't really any distractions or anything.

Successful people understand the value of time. Once they commit to doing something, they would never cancel.

An employer of mine back in the '80s was kind enough to take me on after a rough patch, and it made a big difference in my life that I knew I was the sort of person who showed up on time. It's a basic tell of character.

Across professions, consistency is a direct product of work ethic.

I don't take off as many days as most other producers and songwriters, so I'm working every single day, and I do songs every day. So it's just about finding time, scheduling, getting in and cutting the records. I make it happen and that's the name of the game. It's no excuses - you gotta figure it out.

I'm the kind of person who always has to be on time and I'm incredibly professional.

If you've worked in Australia, you can't get away with bad behaviour like showing up late. We take our work ethic very seriously.