I've viewed myself as slightly above average in talent. And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening work ethic.

There is a heavy emphasis in Mormonism on initiative, on responsibility, on a work ethic, and on education. If you take those elements together with a free-enterprise system, you've got the chemistry for a lot of industry.

Keep the faith; work hard: practice does make you perfect. Do what you can, and meet the right people to make it work.

I didn't work hard to sit down and not work.

We're all conditioned to work hard, and it's not just an Asian thing: it's an Asian American thing. You maximize the little opportunity you have, and I've made a career.

I have a great, great company. I employ thousands of people. And I'm very proud of the job I did.

To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice.

I don't want to get good at throwing off schedule because I don't want to be off schedule. I want to have my protections to be solid, I want to be in the right play, and I want to get the ball out of my hands as quick as possible.

Reforms are needed to stem the tide of outsourcing good jobs to other nations and to educate and train American workers to meet the challenges of the 21st-century world economy.

What we guard against around here is people saying, 'Let's think about it.' We make a decision. Then we act on it.

If American business is going to prevail, and be competitive, we're going to have to get accustomed to the idea that business conditions change, and that survivors have to adapt to those changing conditions. Business is a competitive endeavor, and job security lasts only as long as the customer is satisfied. Nobody owes anybody else a living.

Acting is the only time when I truly maintain the spontaneity that I want to be present at all times.