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12 Most Popular Hard Work Quotes

These hard work quotes will help motivate your team members and inspire them to give their best at work. Check out our 12 quotes about hard work and give yourself and your employees a boost of inspiration!

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Looking for great quotes on hard work?

If you’re looking for great hard-work quotes you can use to motivate yourself and your employees, you’ve come to the right place. We've gathered some of our favorite quotes on the hard work. 

Below you’ll find a list of the top 10 hard-work quotes and sayings, including the names of each speaker or author. We also created a colorful image for each of the hard work quotes. 

How to make the most out of these hard-work quotes?

Feel free to take these images and use them any way you see fit. Whether you want to enhance a team email or make your next work presentation more impactful, we’ve got a quote for you.

The quotes we gathered highlight the importance of hard work and dedication in the workplace. Use them to encourage your employees to work hard and give their best at their job. 

By using these quotes you can send an important message to your employees and highlight the importance of the hard work at your company. Use them to inspire your employees and educate them on what is needed to be successful at your company. 

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Hard work quote #1

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. 

- Colin Powell, American politician and general

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Hard work quote #2

Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come. 

- Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, actor

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Hard work quote #3

Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do. 

- Pele, Brazilian footballer

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Hard work quote #4

I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. 

- Thomas Jefferson, American founding father

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Hard work quote #5

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work. 

- Stephen King, American author

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Hard work quote #6

I never viewed myself as particularly talented. Where I excel is ridiculous, sickening work ethic. You know, while the other guy’s sleeping, I’m working. 

- Will Smith, actor

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Hard work quote #7

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. 

- Colin Powell, American politician and general

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Hard work quote #8

There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs.

- Zig Ziglar, author and motivational speaker

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Hard work quote #9

Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognise them.

- Ann Landers, American advice columnist

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Hard work quote #10

I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.

- Estee Lauder, American businesswoman

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Hard work quote #11

Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress. Working hard for something we love is called passion.

- Simon Sinek, author and motivational speaker

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Hard work quote #12

There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits.

- Michael Phelps, Olympic swimmer

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