"All things are difficult before they are easy." — Thomas Fuller
"The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work." — Richard Bach
"To find what one is fitted to do, and to secure an opportunity to do it, is the key to happiness." — John Dewey
"The only way to enjoy anything in this life is to earn it first." — Ginger Rogers
"Without ambition, one starts nothing. Without work, one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"To find joy in work is to find the fountain of youth." — Pearl S. Buck
"Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice, and, above all, don't let anyone limit your dreams." —Donovan Bailey
"It’s not about money or connections – it’s the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone." — Mark Cuban
"I’ve got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end." — Larry Bird
"The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day." — Wayne Gretzky