I don't stop when I am tired; I stop when I am done.
Referring to exercises and training regimins
I was obsessive-compulsive, and I probably had a little splash of Asperger's in there, but in those days, in 1953, you were just a difficult kid. Attention deficit didn't even exist back then. I really had trouble completing tasks - I couldn't sit still.
What gets measured gets done.
It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.
Look at my record - I always bring a finish.
Do it, and then you will feel motivated to do it.
Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.
We have a job to do. After the fight, I'll love him.
He that riseth late, must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night.
The only question is whether you’re going to do it today or tomorrow. If you keep saying you’re going to do it tomorrow, you’ll never do it. You have to get on it today.
Get up and do it if it needs to be done, even if you hate it!
We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire. Neither the sudden shock of battle, nor the long-drawn trials of vigilance and exertion will wear us down. Give us the tools and we will finish the job.
At SBI, we say that if you need a project to be done, you need to be determined that it needs to be done, put a deadline, and it will get done.
He who puts off nothing till tomorrow has done a great deal.
At the end of the day you go out and do your job and follow your directions.
I like to put on hardcore when I have to clean my apartment, which I hate to do, but it's motivational. I like old heavy metal when I'm outside working on my car. Music has definite functions for me.
I kind of believe that, whenever possible, you should finish the job that you set out to do.
I do the dishes every night - other people volunteer, but I like the way I do it.
Never confuse activity with accomplishment.
When you're at work, it's about being present and getting as much done as humanly possible.
The thing is to get the work done.
Now I'm back in LA, it's high time to finish a little something I've been working on.
I just try to do the things I'm asked to do.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today -- for tomorrow's gonna be bad enough as it is.
Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. General recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase "It is the busiest man who has time to spare."