Ricky Gervais Quotes

People who don't have goals work for people who do.

I watched my parents go from having very basic jobs to educating themselves, to buying a house. They set a really good bar for what they wanted their kids to achieve.

A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.

For me, it is important to do well in what I'm doing, to achieve the goals I have for myself.

My dad really pushed me, my brother and my sisters from young to be great. We've taken the time and put a lot of work in, so I'm sure we can all go on and achieve some great things.

I do love the feeling of a big win. But you don't have to have a World Series ring to be a winner. A winner is somebody who goes out there every day and exhausts himself trying to get something accomplished. Being able to get the most from their ability. That's what characterizes a winner.

I would never be happy with just coming to TV tapings, not working house shows, and just getting by, staying in the shadows. I'm proud of the fact that I can turn chickenshit to chicken salad.

I respect anybody that's doin' their thing, and doin' better than I'm doin, or at least tryin'. I really don't need to hate on the next person. We're all just tryin' to get one thing at the end of the day, everybody's tryin' to get money and be successful, and just enjoy what they do.

Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don't think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.

I have found that what drives me is the desire to prove, to myself and to my peers, that I can do what I set out to do and build something that matters.

I wanted to get out in the world, have a great job, make my mark, and see how far I could go. And I wanted to make good on the philosophy my mother drilled into us with all the subtlety of a Lady Gaga performance. I got it loud and clear. I would need to succeed, and then I could possibly be happy.

There's a lot of guys that just get comfortable with their positions and rest on their laurels. I had to earn my way.

Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.

I'm focused on going out every day and doing my best.

We need to steer clear of this poverty of ambition, where people want to drive fancy cars and wear nice clothes and live in nice apartments but don't want to work hard to accomplish these things. Everyone should try to realize their full potential.

I really just want to do the best at everything I do. I just want to have all the great people around me that I feel is family, as well as my friends, and I have an amazing girlfriend. I think having love in your life is most important.

Many people, not just Asians, are more concerned with hustling and getting to meetings with contacts to gain success.

Even though David Pottruck has gone to this unbelievable career where he is a billionaire, there is always a new hurdle. He never sits there saying, 'I'm the best.'

If you work hard and you're good, you can build something for yourself.

It was important that I became successful. People say they do it for the love, and yes, you do it for the love, but you want to be successful.

My success just evolved from working hard at the business at hand each day.

If you work hard and you do your best, you can do anything.

My mom is proud of me. I just want to keep working hard so one day I can help my family. I am going to get a big house one day, and we all can stay in it and eat.

Most of us start out with a positive attitude and a plan to do our best.

I don't know if anybody has moved up the ladder more quickly than I have.