Peter Drucker Quotes

The best piece of advice my father gave me was to always work hard. One thing he instilled: Proper preparation prevents poor performances.

There's a lot of work that needs to be done, and there's a difference between talking the talk and walking the walk.

Execution is everything.

My dad said to me, 'Work hard and be patient.' It was the best advice he ever gave me. You have to put the hours in.

My trick is the trick that everyone knows: Work really hard and prepare.

If a guy doesn't work hard and doesn't play well, he can't lead anything. All he is, is a talker.

Inspiration is one thing and you can't control it, but hard work is what keeps the ship moving. Good luck means, work hard. Keep up the good work.

Nothing will work unless you do.

I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.

I've learned from experience that if you work harder at it, and apply more energy and time to it, and more consistency, you get a better result. It comes from the work.

Every job is good if you do your best and work hard. A man who works hard stinks only to the ones that have nothing to do but smell.

Vision without execution is hallucination.

Vision without execution is delusion.

You can't just set the vision, take a nap, and not keep working on making your vision happen. Your intention has to be backed by work.

At the end of the day, you can have all the talent in the world. But if you don't put in the work, nothing works. The engine doesn't start going. It's a car without gas.

It sounds simple telling people to work hard and never quit, but to really execute and demonstrate those principles takes discipline and faith. Those are the two factors that I believe separate the good from the great, the successes from the failures.

Unless a decision has degenerated into work, it is not a decision; it is at best a good intention.

There is no substitute for work. Worthwhile results come from hard work and careful planning.

It's shown and proved that hard work pays off. Make goals, achieve them and replace them with new goals.

For every two minutes of glamour, there are eight hours of hard work.

Day-dreams without work do not amount to anything; it is the actual work that counts.

You don't get results by focusing on results. You get results by focusing on the actions that produce results.

Every day, my daddy told me the same thing. 'Once a task is just begun, never leave it till it's done. Be the labour great or small, do it well or not at all.'

Work hard and never make excuses.

I think that my biggest attribute to any success that I have had is hard work. There really is no substitute for working hard.