60 quotes about doing the work—no matter what.
These speak to grit, consistency, discipline, and the power of showing up even when it’s hard.
"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out."
— Robert Collier
"Don’t wait for motivation. Just start. Action creates momentum."
— Mel Robbins
"Do the hard work, especially when you don’t feel like it."
— David Goggins
"The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment."
— William Arthur Ward
"Discipline is doing what needs to be done, even if you don’t want to do it."
— Unknown
"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."
— Arthur Ashe
"There is no substitute for hard work."
— Thomas Edison
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."
— Walt Disney
"The man on top of the mountain didn’t fall there."
— Vince Lombardi
"If you’re going through hell, keep going."
— Winston Churchill
"Work hard in silence; let your success make the noise."
— Frank Ocean
"Push yourself because no one else is going to do it for you."
— Unknown
"Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it."
— Henry David Thoreau
"You don’t have to be extreme, just consistent."
— Unknown
"It’s not always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work gains success."
— Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard."
— Tim Notke
"You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do."
— Henry Ford
"You may not be there yet, but you’re closer than you were yesterday."
— Unknown
"Do the work. Every day. Especially when you don’t feel like it."
— Jocko Willink
"I never dreamed about success. I worked for it."
— Estée Lauder
"Don’t count the days. Make the days count."
— Muhammad Ali
"Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt."
— José Ortega y Gasset
"The future depends on what you do today."
— Mahatma Gandhi
"You don’t rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems."
— James Clear
"The secret of your success is found in your daily routine."
— John C. Maxwell
"Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned."
— Peter Marshall
"Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day."
— Jim Rohn
"Action is the foundational key to all success."
— Pablo Picasso
"Nobody cares. Work harder."
— Cam Newton
"Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion."
— Muhammad Ali
"Fall in love with the process and the results will come."
— Eric Thomas
"Discipline equals freedom."
— Jocko Willink
"You don’t find willpower, you create it."
— Unknown
"Champions keep playing until they get it right."
— Billie Jean King
"Keep working. Stay humble. Be patient. Trust the process."
— Unknown
"The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary."
— Vidal Sassoon
"You become what you do repeatedly."
— Aristotle
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."
— Winston Churchill
"You will never always be motivated. You must learn to be disciplined."
— Unknown
"Wake up. Work hard. Repeat."
— Unknown
"Your hustle will separate you."
— Unknown
"The grind doesn’t care how you feel."
— Unknown
"Excuses don’t get results. Discipline does."
— Unknown
"Stay focused. Work hard. Don’t quit."
— Unknown
"Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow."
— Robert Kiyosaki
"Energy and persistence conquer all things."
— Benjamin Franklin
"Work until you no longer have to introduce yourself."
— Harvey Specter (Fictional Character)
"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together."
— Vincent Van Gogh
"Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success."
— Swami Sivananda
"Be so good they can’t ignore you."
— Steve Martin
"Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone."
— Joan Didion
"Without hustle, talent will only carry you so far."
— Gary Vaynerchuk
"When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock... showing that your effort was never wasted."
— Jacob Riis
"Show up. Show up. Show up. And after a while the muse shows up, too."
— Isabel Allende
"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment."
— Jim Rohn
"You can't cheat the grind. It knows how much you’ve invested. It won’t give you anything you haven’t worked for."
— Unknown
"Hard work compounds like interest, and the earlier you do it, the more time you have for the benefits to pay off."
— Sam Altman
"Consistency is what transforms average into excellence."
— Tony Robbins
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