Pastoral Resources

Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.

My favorite work is The Full Monty because I got an Oscar for it. But it was really hard work at the time. Sometimes comedy is not a bundle of laughs to actually do.

It has taken me years of struggle, hard work and research to learn to make one simple gesture, and I know enough about the art of writing to realize that it would take as many years of concentrated effort to write one simple, beautiful sentence.

The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.

The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work.

There is no substitute for hard work.

We discussed politics, but we also talked about the importance of hard work, personal responsibility, living within your means, keeping your word. Those lessons stay with you throughout your life.

Inspiration is one thing and you can't control it, but hard work is what keeps the ship moving. Good luck means, work hard. Keep up the good work.

Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.

Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no advancements can be maintained without hard work.

Writing is hard work; it's also the best job I've ever had.

The estate tax punishes years of hard work and robs families of part of their heritage by imposing a huge penalty on inheritance after death - a tax on money that has already been taxed.

No, but I've always felt that with true talent, and a commitment to hard work, it is possible to achieve an enduring respect and appreciation. In other words, I don't take my fans for granted.

If the power to do hard work is not a skill, it's the best possible substitute for it.

I don't have this fantasy about marriage anymore. Everyone says it takes hard work. Well, it kind of does - and I'm much more pragmatic about romance than I used to be.

Building technical systems involves a lot of hard work and specialized knowledge: languages and protocols, coding and debugging, testing and refactoring.

Staying focused is hard work and staying married is even harder.

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.

The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.

But everything has been so gradual that it's sort of all come from, just hard work and basically being at it.