Matthew Nable Quotes

I like feeling like an ox at the end of the day. I like working hard.

The strength that I have comes from irrigating the citrus plantation, ploughing in the vineyard, guarding the melon fields at night. I believe that's what gave me the strength.

I'm a hard worker. I get my hands dirty.

I'm very fast, I'm very strong, and I work a lot.

And blessed are the horny hands of toil.

For the last 40 years of my life I have broken my back, my fingernails, and sometimes my heart, in the practical pursuit of my favourite occupation.

I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.

My dad had this rock hard body and would work 12- to 13-hour days. The guys he worked with were scrap-iron guys. Nobody on that road crew had read a book in 10 years, but there was something about the way they lived I really admired.

I have so much respect for people who do blue-collar work because I come from that background myself.

I'd rather break stones on the king's highway than hem a handkerchief.

I don't know a man on this Earth who can outwork me.

I may not be able to outsmart too many people, but I can outwork 'em.

As long as I have health and strength, I will gladly work all my days.

I've never been able to feel that there is anything undignified about making your living by the sweat of your brow.

Happiness does not fall out of the blue and dreams will not come true by themselves. We need to be down-to-earth and work hard. We should uphold the idea that working hard is the most honorable, noblest, greatest and most beautiful virtue.

I spent my whole life working hard.

Steve had a broad, easy smile and the biggest hands I had ever seen. I could tell by his stature and stride that he was accustomed to hard work.

I'll never be outworked.

We've never minded working hard.

It's bred in me that I only see real work as getting stuck in and getting your hands dirty.

There's something so empowering about knowing I can pick up an axe and split a piece of wood.

I understand how hard every guy in this NFL works, especially at the position, especially at the quarterback position.

I'm a kid who grew up working hard.

What I look for are guys that work hard, have a great work ethic and embrace that underdog mentality a little bit. And certainly there is no substitute for toughness.

When I was young, they used to call me 'foreman,' not because I was in charge, but because I did the work of four men.