George W. Bush Quotes

I was a little worried that young people would think the only game was being political and manipulative when really the bigger game is being so good at what you do that nobody can argue with your results.

After your debut, it doesn't matter whether your parents are actors or factory workers. All that matters is whether you can get the job done.

I want to be respected based on how I play.

Whoever you are, you have to prove your worth.

You just need an opportunity and then you yourself have to do a good job, and then you hope that people go, 'Oh yeah, I forgot about her.'

I should be known for my work and not how I promote myself and what I do.

Biggest lesson I learned my first year in the NFL is no one gives a crap about what you did last week. This league is about what have you done for me now. That's the NFL. It's also our culture. So you keep working hard because that's the biggest truth about football.

I passed my classes because I displayed effort, not because I learned math. But how can we help young people understand life rarely gives partial credit for effort, especially if that effort doesn't lead to understanding or success?

It doesn't matter what your pedigree is, who your family is or what degrees you have. What really matters is how you perform your job and how you produce results. Whoever could do the best job, that's who the focus is on - and it definitely doesn't matter if I am a woman or a man.

But, hey I did everything the right way and earned my spot in this game, nothing was given to me.

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

I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence.

I am confident and I work so hard to be confident. If I wasn't talented, then I wouldn't be as confident.

I learned in America that Americans are into results. Americans don't care where you came from, what your family did, what school you graduated from. They care about if you can deliver the results. That's what makes America the country it is.

I won't say, 'I have two degrees; I shouldn't be getting your latte.' Because I paid my dues when I got to the table, I actually had something to say.

Win with ability, not with numbers.

You get paid on what you did, not what you're gonna do. That's what people don't understand. You get paid on what you did.

Even in the Minor Leagues, I thought you have to go out and earn a spot. Nothing is ever given to you.

I believe success is achieved by acquiring and developing talented, respected, and credible individuals, none of which applies to Skip Bayless.

I want to earn it, I don't want anything given to me.

You should be judged on your performances, not how long you've been around.

When you win, you don't examine it very much, except to congratulate yourself. You easily, and wrongly, assume it has something to do with your rare qualities as a person. But winning only measures how hard you've worked and how physically talented you are; it doesn't particularly define you beyond those characteristics.

I have no use for men who fail. The cause of their failure is no business of mine, but I want successful men as my associates.

No one automatically gives you respect just because you show up. You have to earn it

I come from a world where accountability and accomplishments matter, and where titles and rhetoric take a back seat to results.