67 Inspirational Quotes on Work Ethics (INTEGRITY)

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Top 10 Most Famous Quotes on Work Ethics

“At the end of the day, you are solely responsible for your success and your failure. And the sooner you realize that, you accept that, and integrate that into your work ethic, you will start being successful. As long as you blame others for the reason you aren’t where you want to be, you will always be a failure.”
Erin Cummings

If you've got the confidence and the work ethic, you can make any dream come true. - Bret Hart — If you’ve got the confidence and the work ethic, you can make any dream come true. – Bret Hart

The best way to learn is by doing. The only way to build a strong work ethic is getting your hands dirty. - Alex Spanos — The best way to learn is by doing. The only way to build a strong work ethic is getting your hands dirty. – Alex Spanos

You can control two things your work ethic and your attitude about anything. - Ali Krieger — You can control two things: your work ethic and your attitude about anything. – Ali Krieger

“I’m proud of my hard work. Working hard won’t always lead to the exact things we desire. There are many things I’ve wanted that I haven’t always gotten. But, I have a great satisfaction in the blessings from my mother and father, who instilled a great work ethic in me both personally and professionally.”
Tamron Hall

Ethics is not definable, is not implementable, because it is not conscious; it involves not only our thinking but also our feeling. - Valdemar W. Setzer — Ethics is not definable, is not implementable, because it is not conscious; it involves not only our thinking but also our feeling. – Valdemar W. Setzer

Work ethic is important because, unlike intelligence, athleticism, charisma, or any other natural attribute, it's a choice. - Mike Rowe — Work ethic is important because, unlike intelligence, athleticism, charisma, or any other natural attribute, it’s a choice. – Mike Rowe

“I never feared about my skills because I put in the work. Work ethic eliminates fear. So if you put forth the work, what are you fearing? You know what you’re capable of doing and what you’re not.”
Michael Jordan

And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy's sleeping I'm working. - Will Smith — And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy’s sleeping? I’m working. – Will Smith

Choices and decisions must be supported by your passion, resolve, and a productive work ethic. If these meet opportunity, your success has finally come! - Archibald Marwizi — Choices and decisions must be supported by your passion, resolve, and a productive work ethic. If these meet opportunity, your success has finally come! – Archibald Marwizi

14 Motivational Quotes on Work Ethics

“Get going. Move forward. Aim High. Plan a takeoff. Don’t just sit on the runway and hope someone will come along and push the airplane. It simply won’t happen. Change your attitude and gain some altitude. Believe me, you’ll love it up here.”
Donald Trump

Across professions, consistency is a direct product of work ethic. - Harsha Bhogle — Across professions, consistency is a direct product of work ethic. – Harsha Bhogle

There's a lot that's out of your control. But the one thing that you can control is your work ethic. - Christen Press — There’s a lot that’s out of your control. But the one thing that you can control is your work ethic. – Christen Press

All you need is heart, work ethic, and to dream big. - Kylie Bunbury — All you need is heart, work ethic, and to dream big. – Kylie Bunbury

“We come from different backgrounds. Some people grow up with money in their pocket, or they have a certain last name; others have nothing. But it comes down to work ethic. That’s where we all play on the same playing field.”
Jessica Parker Kennedy

My parents have a ridiculous work ethic; my dad just works, works, works, works, works. I think it would be hard to find a guy who's logged more hours than that guy. - Bill Burr — My parents have a ridiculous work ethic; my dad just works, works, works, works, works. I think it would be hard to find a guy who’s logged more hours than that guy. – Bill Burr

I didn't come from a wealthy family. My dad told us if we wanted spending money, we had to earn it. So I developed an early work ethic. - Johnny Iuzzini — I didn’t come from a wealthy family. My dad told us if we wanted spending money, we had to earn it. So I developed an early work ethic. – Johnny Iuzzini

“My father taught my siblings and me the importance of positive values and a strong ethical compass. He showed us how to be resilient, how to deal with challenges, and how to strive for excellence in all that we do. He taught us that there’s nothing that we cannot accomplish if we marry vision and passion with an enduring work ethic.”
Ivanka Trump

I can only control myself, my actions, my work ethic, and my attitude. - Ali Krieger — I can only control myself, my actions, my work ethic, and my attitude. – Ali Krieger

In terms of instilling the values of mental toughness and work ethic, discipline is the gift that keeps on giving. - William Baldwin — In terms of instilling the values of mental toughness and work ethic, discipline is the gift that keeps on giving. – William Baldwin

“No, we don’t control who our parents are. We don’t control what color we are. We don’t control what home we are born into. But we control our attitude. We control our work ethic. We control our drive and our commitment.”
Dabo Swinney

I pride myself on what I do every night. I pride myself on my work ethic and how I carry myself. I want to be mature in my approach but focused and disciplined. - Malcolm Brogdon — I pride myself on what I do every night. I pride myself on my work ethic and how I carry myself. I want to be mature in my approach but focused and disciplined. – Malcolm Brogdon

I have a work ethic. If I say I'm going to do something, I do it. - Viggo Mortensen — I have a work ethic. If I say I’m going to do something, I do it. – Viggo Mortensen

“We didn’t have a lot when I was growing up, and it’s the best thing that happened to me because I appreciate everything. I developed a strong work ethic, and I don’t take anything for granted.”
Sarah-Jessica Parker

8 Quotes on Work Ethics To Improve Team Performance in the Workplace

“The kind of people that all teams need are people who are humble, hungry, and smart: humble being little ego, focusing more on their teammates than on themselves. Hungry, meaning they have a strong work ethic, are determined to get things done, and contribute any way they can. Smart, meaning not intellectually smart but inner personally smart.”
Patrick Lencioni

In real estate, if you're hustling and maintaining a good work ethic, you'll get deals. - Matt Leinart — In real estate, if you’re hustling and maintaining a good work ethic, you’ll get deals. – Matt Leinart

If you've worked in Australia, you can't get away with bad behaviour like showing up late. We take our work ethic very seriously. - Margot Robbie — If you’ve worked in Australia, you can’t get away with bad behaviour like showing up late. We take our work ethic very seriously. – Margot Robbie

“I go to class every day with the future Facebook and Twitter and Google employees, the future innovators and entrepreneurs who might have the next big thing. Knowing that and seeing their success and work ethic makes you want to be successful. It impresses me every day. It humbles me, too.”
Christian McCaffrey

Even though your time on the job is temporary, if you do a good enough job, your work there will last forever. - Idowu Koyenikan — Even though your time on the job is temporary, if you do a good enough job, your work there will last forever. – Idowu Koyenikan

“If you’re going to preach dedication, work ethic, teamwork, unselfishness, and being part of a team to accomplish a common goal, you have to live it – you can’t just talk about it.”
Chris Mullin

“Developing a good work ethic is key. Apply yourself at whatever you do, whether you’re a janitor or taking your first summer job, because that work ethic will be reflected in everything you do in life.”
Tyler Perry

“Military veterans have unique skills, experience, and qualifications that are invaluable to today’s workforce, including teamwork and leadership skills, the proven ability to learn quickly, a strong work ethic, dedication, and the ability to work under pressure.”
Tae Yoo

4 Quotes on Work Ethics that Inspires Good Leadership

“There are millions of Americans outside Washington who are tired of stale political arguments and are moving this country forward. They believe, and I believe, that here in America, our success should depend not on accident of birth, but the strength of our work ethic and the scope of our dreams.”
Barack Obama

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. - John Quincy Adams — If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. – John Quincy Adams

I think leadership is more than just being able to cross the t's and dot the i's. It's about character and integrity and work ethic. - Steve Largent — I think leadership is more than just being able to cross the t’s and dot the i’s. It’s about character and integrity and work ethic. – Steve Largent

“A true leader is a person whose influence inspires people to do what is expected of them to do. You cease to be a leader when you manipulate with your egos instead of convincing by your inspirations.”
Israelmore Ayivor

9 Quotes on Work Ethics in Sports

“It’s often been said that you learn more from losing than you do from winning. I think, if you’re wise, you learn from both. You learn a lot from a loss. You learn what is it that we’re not doing to get to where we want to go. It really gets your attention and it really motivates the work ethic of your team when you’re not doing well.”
Morgan Wootten

What I look for are guys that work hard, have a great work ethic and embrace that underdog mentality a little bit. And certainly there is no substitute for toughness. - Sean McDermott — What I look for are guys that work hard, have a great work ethic and embrace that underdog mentality a little bit. And certainly there is no substitute for toughness. – Sean McDermott

Everyone talks about age, but it's not about age. It's about work ethic. Winning never gets old. - Lisa Leslie — Everyone talks about age, but it’s not about age. It’s about work ethic. Winning never gets old. – Lisa Leslie

I think basketball IQ, work ethic, competitiveness are probably the most important things in a basketball player. - Seth Curry — I think basketball IQ, work ethic, competitiveness are probably the most important things in a basketball player. – Seth Curry

“I wanted to make sure before I went to bed that I’d see my list of goals and feel good when I put my head on the pillow that what I’d done that day was pointing toward achieving those things. I set them outrageously high because I wanted to have an outrageous work ethic about how I went about my day.”
Cooper Kupp

My work ethic is from sports. - Magic Johnson — My work ethic is from sports. – Magic Johnson

“The trainer I learned most from about the field of play was Van Gaal, even though he’s the one I’ve had the most confrontations with – well, disagreements. He’s got an obsession with work ethic, the way he plans.”
Luis Enrique

“People don’t understand that when I grew up, I was never the most talented. I was never the biggest. I was never the fastest. I certainly was never the strongest. The only thing I had was my work ethic, and that’s been what has gotten me this far.”
Tiger Woods

“We’re like on a rollercoaster and I don’t like that because a sign of a good team is consistency, and consistency is a work ethic and it’s about producing that standard, and if you can produce that standard week in, week out, whether you win or lose, that’s a different thing.”
Harry Kewell

6 Quotes on Work Ethics for Teaching the Youth

“To me, the most shocking thing about grit is how little we know, how little science knows, about building it. Every day, parents and teachers ask me, ‘How do I build grit in kids? What do I do to teach kids a solid work ethic? How do I keep them motivated for the long run?’ The honest answer is, I don’t know.”
Angela Duckworth

This is my work ethic I do not want to raise my future kids where I was raised, and I know the only way to do it is working, working, working, working, working. - Cardi B — This is my work ethic: I do not want to raise my future kids where I was raised, and I know the only way to do it is working, working, working, working, working. – Cardi B

My parents instilled a very strong work ethic in me from a young age, fortunately. - Matthew Gray Gubler — My parents instilled a very strong work ethic in me from a young age, fortunately. – Matthew Gray Gubler

There was no way we'd ever get spoiled. Daddy made sure to instill in us a work ethic. - Kathie Lee Gifford — There was no way we’d ever get spoiled. Daddy made sure to instill in us a work ethic. – Kathie Lee Gifford

“I want to leave something behind. A blueprint. A work ethic. Something that my great-grandkids and their kids and their kids can see: This is where it started. Lineage. Intergenerational wealth. Things that are here forever. All that.”
Michael B. Jordan

Both parents were hard-working and made me work for my pocket money by doing household chores. That taught me the value of money and gave me a strong work ethic. - Eddie the Eagle — Both parents were hard-working and made me work for my pocket money by doing household chores. That taught me the value of money and gave me a strong work ethic. – Eddie the Eagle

2 Quotes on Work Ethics for Farmers

“We’ve got nine generations of farmers in my family, in Warwickshire. And I do feel connected to being a farmer’s son. There was a time when I didn’t, when I rebelled against it, but there’s certainly that sort of work ethic within me.”
Joseph Mawle

“Our deep respect for the land and its harvest is the legacy of generations of farmers who put food on our tables, preserved our landscape, and inspired us with a powerful work ethic.”
James H. Douglas, Jr.

14 Quotes on Work Ethics that Will Make You Think

“I wouldn’t be where I am right now, and have the right work ethic and discipline, if it weren’t for all the indie films I did. We weren’t pampered and were pretty much on our own.”
Coco Martin

I don't want to get lost in everything. I just want to keep the same work ethic. - Juice Wrld — I don’t want to get lost in everything. I just want to keep the same work ethic. – Juice Wrld

My work ethic is crazy. I'm a producer, an artist, and a video director. - Travis Scott — My work ethic is crazy. I’m a producer, an artist, and a video director. – Travis Scott

The Marines gave me a really strong sense of discipline and a work ethic that kicks in at my job. - Drew Carey — The Marines gave me a really strong sense of discipline and a work ethic that kicks in at my job. – Drew Carey

“The work ethic at art school is completely different than the work ethic amongst people who get into music. People who paint, it’s an honorable thing to spend all day and all night in front of your canvas – that is the romantic vision of the painter.”
Nick Cave

I really respect Zakk Wylde's guitar playing and his compulsive work ethic. - Dimebag Darrell — I really respect Zakk Wylde’s guitar playing and his compulsive work ethic. – Dimebag Darrell

I think I am against stereotype. Generally, Asian guys are more quiet - they study and have a good work ethic. Generally, I have none of those things. - Bobby Lee — I think I am against stereotype. Generally, Asian guys are more quiet – they study and have a good work ethic. Generally, I have none of those things. – Bobby Lee

“If you look at Mormonism, it’s a very appealing community. It takes care of itself; there are active charities. It’s got a successful work ethic. Whatever you might think about the authenticity of their theology or their history, it’s immaterial in terms of how the religion itself actually functions.”
Lawrence Wright

“I like Cinderella, I really do. She has a good work ethic. I appreciate a good, hard-working gal. And she likes shoes. The fairy tale is all about the shoe at the end, and I’m a big shoe girl.”
Amy Adams

“The level of sacrifice in the world of dancing is incredibly intense, that work ethic if nothing else – get up, go to class, rehearsal, performance, get up, go to class – that’s your life, and it’s like that for a finite time, usually.”
Anne-Marie Duff

“My grandfather on my dad’s side was the first in our family to settle in the U.K. He came from Pakistan on his own in the ’60s and worked in a cotton mill in Bolton, earning enough to bring over the rest of his family. My dad, Shah, was only about eight when he came to this country. Like most immigrants, he has a fierce work ethic.”
Amir Khan

“I dress in my ‘uniform,’ or my own dress code, which reflects my personal method and work ethic. My belief is that my plain T-shirt – I have about 40 of them – or blue sweater helps focus others’ attention on me and on what I say.”
Giorgio Armani

“Some economists believe that the Greeks’ work ethic and thrift can pull them through. But the classical virtues can do nothing to offset the dearth of innovation that plagues the economy.”
Edmund Phelps

“Unfortunately, I think a lot of people are affected more by the idea of fame than the actual work ethic involved. A lot of them just want to be reality TV-type people who don’t do anything.”
Katy Perry

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