Hard work

The best luck of all is the luck you make for yourself.

—Douglas MacArthur

Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time.

—Gerald R. Ford

Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hard-working, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then—we elected them.

—Lily Tomlin

The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.

—Harry Golden

Lies are like children: they're hard work, but it's worth it because the future depends on them.

—Pam Davis

Riches should come as the reward for hard work, preferably by one's forebears.

—Steven Runciman

I think when I work 14 hours a day, seven days a week, I get lucky.

—Armand Hammer