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Work Hard

Carl Sandburg Quote: “To work hard, to live hard…”

To work hard, to live hard, to die hard, and then go to hell after all would be too damn hard.

July 19, 2021 1878, American, Carl Sandburg, January 6, Quotes by Poets

David Levering Lewis Quote: “Government doesn’t do much for the…”

Government doesn’t do much for the new Americans. The assumption is that they’ll take care of themselves if they work hard enough.

June 20, 2021 1936, American, David Levering Lewis, May 25, Quotes by Historians

Stephen Vincent Benet Quote: “You work hard, and you’ll rise….”

You work hard, and you’ll rise. But, if you’ve got any foolish notions, just knock them on the head and forget them.

January 29, 2021 1898, American, July 22, Quotes by Poets, Stephen Vincent Benet

Randy Pausch Quote: “Work hard. I got tenure a…”

Work hard. I got tenure a year early. Junior faculty members used to say to me: ‘Wow, what’s your secret?’ I said: ‘It’s pretty simple. Call me any Friday night in my office at 10 o’clock, and I’ll tell you.’

January 14, 2021 1960, American, October 23, Quotes by Educators, Randy Pausch

Nancy Keenan Quote: “We are ready to work hard…”

We are ready to work hard, work together to re-elect President Barack Obama. We must do it because women deserve to make their own choices and determine the course of their lives.

October 5, 2020 1952, American, February 14, Nancy Keenan, Quotes by Activists

Winona LaDuke Quote: “Mother Earth needs us to keep…”

Mother Earth needs us to keep our covenant. We will do this in courts, we will do this on our radio station, and we will commit to our descendants to work hard to protect this land and water for them. Whether you have feet, wings, fins, or roots, we are all in it together.

September 8, 2020 1959, American, August 18, Quotes by Activists, Winona LaDuke

David McCullough Quote: “The title always comes last. What…”

The title always comes last. What I really work hard on is the beginning. Where do you begin? In what tone do you begin? I almost have to have a scene in my mind.

July 2, 2020 1933, American, David McCullough, July 7, Quotes by Historians

Freeman A. Hrabowski III Quote: “Rich kids work hard. Most black…”

Rich kids work hard. Most black kids aren’t working hard enough.

March 1, 2020 1950, American, August 13, Freeman A. Hrabowski III, Quotes by Educators

Mattie Stepanek Quote: “I think that someone is watching…”

I think that someone is watching out for me, God, my guardian angel, I’m not sure who that is, but they really work hard.

December 30, 2019 1990, American, July 17, Mattie Stepanek, Quotes by Poets

Peter Singer Quote: “We recognize the chicken as another…”

We recognize the chicken as another conscious being. It’s different from us, but it has a life, and if something is really important for that chicken, if it would work hard to try to get it, and if we can give it without sacrificing something that’s really important to us, then we should.

September 23, 2019 1946, Australian, July 6, Peter Singer, Quotes by Philosophers

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