"It takes a lot of hard work to make something simple."
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"Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard."
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"Thinking is hard work; that's why so few do it."
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"Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors."
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"I’ve learned that possibly the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face."
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"Milton Berle is an inspiration to every young person that wants to get into show business. Hard work, perseverance, and discipline: all the things you need...when you have no talent."
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"I think the secret is to understand that you still want to be part of the game. To do so, you have to forget all the victories you've managed to get in the previous years and have a great humility. You also need to realise that, if you want to go on, you have to work hard. If you dwell too much on your past successes and say "well, I have won nine world titles and more than 100 races", you'd rather stay home."
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"Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and use your own brains and instincts; hence, grappling with hard work."
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"I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success."
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"One of the most important principles of success is developing the habit of going the extra mile."
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"Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses."
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"Work hard and figure out how to be useful and don't try to imitate anybody else's success. Figure out how to do it for yourself with yourself."
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"Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don't complain."
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"I never dreamt of being in the movies. I was from a very average, I would say, a rather poor family, so my big treat was to work hard all week - I mowed lawns and babysat and washed dishes and washed cars - to go to the movies."
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"And everything you get, ya gotta work hard for it."
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"In time of difficulties, we must not lose sight of our achievements."
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"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. It takes a lot of hard work to make something simple, to truly understand the underlying challenges and come up with elegant solutions. [...] It's not just minimalism or the absence of clutter. It involves digging through the depth of complexity. To be truly simple, you have to go really deep. [...] You have to deeply understand the essence of a product in order to be able to get rid of the parts that are not essential."
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"All athletes need three things: commitment, discipline and hard work. Without that it's hard to keep running."
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"The hardest thing to do is work hard when no one is watching."
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"I know i can, be what i wanna be, if i work hard at it, I'll be where i wanna be"
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