Top 70 Work Hard Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “I don’t count my sit-ups. I only start counting when it starts hurting. When I feel pain, that’s when I start counting, because that’s when it really counts.”

— Muhammad Ali

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2. “Genius is 1% inspiration, and 99% perspiration.”

— Thomas A. Edison

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3. “There is no substitute for hard work.”

— Thomas A. Edison

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4. “I never took a day off in my twenties. Not one.”

— Bill Gates

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5. “I don’t stop when I’m tired. I stop when I’m done.”

— David Goggins

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes, Focus Quotes, Perseverance Quotes, Hard Work Quotes, Discipline Quotes

6. “Monday, I grind. Tuesday, I grind. Wednesday, I grind. Thursday, I grind. Friday, I grind. Saturday, I grind. Sunday, I grind. And, that’s why I’m here today.”

— Eric Thomas

Also featured in: Success Quotes, Focus Quotes, Perseverance Quotes, Goal Quotes, Hard Work Quotes

7. “I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success. Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.”

— Kobe Bryant

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes, Startup Quotes, Focus Quotes, Perseverance Quotes, Hard Work Quotes

8. “Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it’s done right.”

— Walt Disney

Also featured in: Focus Quotes, Persistence Quotes, Short Inspirational Quotes, Powerful Motivational Quotes

9. “It’s not about perfect. It’s about effort. And when you bring that effort every single day, that’s where transformation happens. That’s how change occurs.”

— Jillian Michaels

Also featured in: Perseverance Quotes, Hard Work Quotes, Motivational Work Quotes, Wellness Quotes, Effort Quotes

10. “There are no shortcuts – everything is reps, reps, reps.”

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

Also featured in: Quotes About Strength, Hard Work Quotes, Work Ethic Quotes, Motivational Workout Quotes

11. “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. As a result, a genius is often a talented person who has simply done all of his homework.”

— Thomas A. Edison

Also featured in: Hard Work Quotes, Excellence Quotes, Practice Quotes

12. “I’ve gotta breathe it, I’ve gotta eat it, I’ve gotta sleep it and until you get there you will never be successful in life. But once you get there I guarantee you, the world is yours. So work hard, and you can have whatever it is that you want.”

— Eric Thomas

Also featured in: Perseverance Quotes, Hard Work Quotes, Hustle Quotes, Dedication Quotes

13. “With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable”

— Thomas Fowell Buxton

Also featured in: Perseverance Quotes, Persistence Quotes, Study Quotes, Optimistic Quotes, Achievement Quotes

14. “Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.”

— Elon Musk

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15. “Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.”

— Napoleon Hill

Also featured in: Success Quotes, Persistence Quotes, Quotes About Strength, Motivational Quotes for Success

16. “My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better.”

— Steve Jobs

Also featured in: Leadership Quotes, Business Quotes, Motivational Work Quotes, Ambition Quotes

17. “Success is never owned, it is rented, and the rent is due every day.”

— Rory Vaden

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes, Persistence Quotes, Action Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Success, Positive Motivation Quotes

18. “Victory belongs to the most persevering.”

— Napoleon

Also featured in: Persistence Quotes, Winning Quotes, Effort Quotes, Giving Up Quotes

19. “Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.”

— Napoleon Hill

Also featured in: Persistence Quotes, Impact Quotes, Not Giving Up Quotes, Determination Quotes

20. “The only differentiator in the game is your passion and your hustle.”

— Gary Vaynerchuk

Also featured in: Inspirational Entrepreneurship Quotes, Short Motivational Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Success, Motivational Quotes for Work

21. “Let perseverance be your engine and hope your fuel.”

— H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Also featured in: Perseverance Quotes, Motivational Work Quotes, Powerful Motivational Quotes, Impact Quotes, Sunday Inspirational Quotes

22. “I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.”

— Frank Lloyd Wright

Also featured in: Success Quotes, Excellence Quotes, Effort Quotes, Commitment Quotes, Productivity Quotes

23. “Hard work and training. There’s no secret formula.”

— Ronnie Coleman

Also featured in: Persistence Quotes, Discipline Quotes, Inspirational Quotes for Men, Fitness Quotes, Encouraging Quotes

24. “Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.”

— Gordon B. Hinckley

Also featured in: Success Quotes, Inspirational Quotes for Work, Meaningful Quotes, Values Quotes, Effort Quotes

25. “Great achievement always requires great sacrifice.”

— Robin S. Sharma

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes for Success, Excellence Quotes, Commitment Quotes, Greatness Quotes

26. “Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.”

— Thomas A. Edison

Also featured in: Opportunity Quotes, Performance Quotes, Taking Action Quotes, Efficiency Quotes

27. “Pour your heart and soul into your business. People will notice.”

— Gary Vaynerchuk

Also featured in: Startup Quotes, Business Quotes, Motivational Monday Quotes, Opportunity Quotes

28. “Nobody ever changed the world on 40 hours a week.”

— Elon Musk

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes for Work, Work Ethic Quotes, Ambition Quotes, Quotes About Work

29. “Losers let it happen; winners make it happen!”

— Denis Waitley

Also featured in: Inspirational Business Quotes, Empowering Quotes, Excellence Quotes, Winning Quotes, Performance Quotes

30. “You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”

— Jack London

Also featured in: Persistence Quotes, Taking Action Quotes, Quotes About Writing, Determination Quotes

31. “No great achievement is possible without persistent work.”

— Bertrand Russell

Also featured in: Persistence Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Work, Inspirational Quotes for Work, Motivational Work Quotes, Excellence Quotes

32. “If it turns out that my best wasn’t good enough, at least I won’t look back and say that I was afraid to try; failure makes me work even harder.”

— Michael Jordan

Also featured in: Failure Quotes, Discipline Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Success, Quotes About Trying

33. “Work is doing it. Discipline is doing it every day. Diligence is doing it well every day.”

— Dave Ramsey

Also featured in: Dedication Quotes, Work Ethic Quotes, Career Development Quotes, Commitment Quotes, Consistency Quotes

34. “Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.”

— Larry Bird

Also featured in: Athlete Quotes, Giving Up Quotes, Greatness Quotes, Quotes About Giving

35. “Never reduce a target. Instead, increase actions. When you start rethinking your targets, making up excuses, and letting yourself off the hook, you are giving up on your dreams!”

— Grant Cardone

Also featured in: Goal Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Success, Motivational Quotes for Work, Wealth Quotes, Quotes About Dreams

36. “If you aren't making waves, you aren't kicking hard enough.”

— Unknown

Also featured in: Inspirational Entrepreneurship Quotes, Fighting Quotes, Risk-Taking Quotes

37. “Free time is the enemy of progress.”

— Casey Neistat

Also featured in: Hustle Quotes, Taking Action Quotes, Progress Quotes, Productivity Quotes

38. “You want to be extra rigorous about making the best possible thing you can. Find everything that’s wrong with it and fix it. Seek negative feedback, particularly from friends.”

— Elon Musk

Also featured in: Excellence Quotes, Work Ethic Quotes, Achievement Quotes, Productivity Quotes

39. “Comfort is the enemy of achievement.”

— Farrah Gray

Also featured in: Short Motivational Quotes, Taking Action Quotes, Ambition Quotes, Achievement Quotes

40. “Don’t start a company unless it’s an obsession and something you love. If you have an exit strategy, it’s not an obsession.”

— Mark Cuban

Also featured in: Startup Quotes, Inspirational Quotes for Work, Inspirational Business Quotes, Small Business Quotes

41. “Hope is not a strategy. Luck is not a factor. Fear is not an option.”

— James Cameron

42. “Turn up for work. Discipline allows creative freedom. No discipline equals no freedom.”

— Jeanette Winterson

Also featured in: Discipline Quotes, Inspirational Quotes for Work, Friday Quotes for Work, Friday Motivational Quotes, Creative Quotes

43. “Excellence requires discomfort.”

— T.D. Jakes

Also featured in: Excellence Quotes

44. “Study hard, practice hard, play ferociously.”

— John Kessel

Also featured in: Preparation Quotes, Practice Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Students

45. “You can’t get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.”

— Jerry West

Also featured in: Short Quotes About Life, Work Ethic Quotes, Sports Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Men

46. “When every action has a purpose, every action has a result.”

— Greg Plitt

Also featured in: Action Quotes, Short Quotes, Purpose Quotes

47. “It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.”

— Whitney M. Young

Also featured in: Positive Work Quotes, Work Ethic Quotes, Preparation Quotes, Thursday Motivational Quotes

48. “Work is the best antidote to sorrow, my dear Watson.”

— Arthur Conan Doyle

Also featured in: Fiction Quotes, Positive Work Quotes

49. “Don’t worry about looking good – worry about achieving your goals.”

— Ray Dalio

Also featured in: Financial Success Quotes, Performance Quotes, Goal Setting Quotes, Taking Action Quotes

50. “Work first, and then rest.”

— John Ruskin

Also featured in: Inspirational Quotes for Work, Work Ethic Quotes, Duty Quotes, Firsts Quotes