There is no obstacle in the path of young people who are poor or members of minority groups that hard work and preparation cannot cure.
Writing is hard work, but a lot of fun, too. It allows me to live out some of my fantasies.
Writing is part intuition and part trial and error, but mostly it's very hard work.
Joe Gibbs helped define what the Washington Redskins stand for - integrity, hard work, determination, winning and championships.
Bands today have to learn their craft by putting the hard work in that we did when we were young performers.
I was plunged into what was known as the debutante social whirl. This was one of the ways fathers justified their own hard work and sacrifices.
Everyone wants to be a movie star or a model, to be in the papers, but few realise just what hard work it is, getting up early, and so on.
It's got too much hard work slapping them and telling them to shut up.
Futures thinking is hard work. Fortunately, you do get better at it with practice. It's worth the effort.
I have one message for young musicians around the world: Stay true to your heart, believe in yourself, and work hard.
So I work hard to present the human side of my characters while not neglecting the plot.
There's no lotion or potion that will make sales faster and easier for you - unless your potion is hard work.
Most blacks will argue that they excel because of hard work, because of intellect, determination, sweat, blood, tears and risk.
I think a lot about teaching my kids to work hard.
I am prepared to work hard enough to win. It's basically up to me.
I used to lie awake at night, willing myself to put in the hard work, the determination, the passion.
I believe that anyone can be what they want to be; it just comes down to hard work.
I go into meetings, and people have this preconceived notion of me that I didn't work hard to get where I am.
Any lazy or biased fool can have opinions; making judgments is the hard work of responsible and compassionate people.
I've been spending this last month trying to find four outfits to wear to the different premieres of The Two Towers. It's hard work.
Hard work makes easy reading or, at least, easier reading.
