WORK-ETHIC

I was a refugee. I had nothing. The only thing I had was the willingness to outwork everyone.

Sweat equity is the most valuable equity there is.

Hustle isn't a dirty word. Outworking the competition is a legitimate edge.

The harder you work, the luckier you get. I've found that to be true throughout my career.

No matter what work you do, you can learn to pay attention to the details. The success of your future lies in those details.

I have always believed that if you are honest, if you work hard, if you put in the effort, you will succeed. There are no shortcuts.

Everyone wants passive income but nobody wants to do the active work to set it up. There is no shortcut.

The best investment I ever made was in myself and my work ethic.

I started at ABC making $150 a week. Every job I've had was earned, not given.

Work eight hours and sleep eight hours, and make sure they're not the same hours.

You want to succeed? Outwork everyone. It's that simple and that hard.

While you're dreaming, someone else is working. While you're sleeping, someone else is building.

Talent without work ethic is nothing. I was never the most gifted — I was the hardest working.

You don't have to be the most talented. You have to be the most prepared.

There's no talent here. This is hard work. This is an obsession.

Seven world championships didn't happen because I'm talented. They happened because I outworked everyone.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to running Guggenheim. The Midwest teaches you to work hard and stay humble.

Philly taught me that nobody is coming to save you. You save yourself. Everything I have came from outworking everyone.

There may be people who have more talent than you, but there is no excuse for anyone to work harder than you.

Self-belief and hard work will always earn you success. There are no shortcuts.

I tour 300 days a year. I invest in 20 companies a year. Sleep is optional. Regret is not.

Basketball taught me that the only shortcut to success is doing the long work consistently. Business is the same. There is no fast version.

The opportunity in event-driven investing is that most people don’t do the work to understand what’s actually happening in a merger or restructuring.

An empire was not built by sitting in a corner office. It was built on the factory floor.

You only create wealth if you work very hard, wake up very early in the morning. And you don't need government for that.

Clearly I like making money. But I like my money, and my success, to be attributed only to my hard work, my honesty, my reputation, my background, my education and my family. I don't like easy money, it doesn't taste right.

I picked cotton as a kid. Now I pick oil out of the ground. Same work ethic.

I wanted to earn my own way. That is why I worked under a different name.

I grew up with nothing. Everything I have, I built with my hands.

I grew up in Soweto. Everything I have was earned. Nothing was given.

The UAE's success comes from the willingness of its people to work harder than anyone else. That culture is what we must protect.

Nerd values are the new normal — hard work, honesty, and giving back.

I am relentless till it is perfect. It takes several iterations but I don't stop till I get there.

I started working when other kids were playing. That was the whole secret.

I am a very happy person, but I cannot enjoy my hobbies as much as I would like, because I need to be, literally, like an Olympic athlete.