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America's work ethic is non-stop; it's not even enshrined in law that workers have to get their two weeks holiday money. But Americans work harder than everyone else I can think of.

~Dylan Moran

Topics: America American Else Ethic Even Everyone Everyone Else Get Harder Holiday Law Money Non-Stop Than Think Two Two Weeks Weeks Work Work Ethic Workers I Can

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A very Faustian choice is upon us: whether to accept our corrosive and risky behavior as the unavoidable price of population and economic growth, or to take stock of ourselves and search for a new environmental ethic.

~E. O. Wilson

Topics: Accept Behavior Choice Corrosive Economic Economic Growth Environmental Ethic Growth New Our Ourselves Population Price Risky Search Stock Take Unavoidable Us Very Whether

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In some ways, I had a traditional 'old South' upbringing, meaning that I spent some time in a military school, and acquired an inoculum of the military ethic that is still with me today: honor, duty, loyalty.

~E. O. Wilson

Topics: Acquired Duty Ethic Had Honor Loyalty Me Meaning Military Old School Some South Spent Still Time Today Traditional Upbringing Ways

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Some economists believe that the Greeks' work ethic and thrift can pull them through. But the classical virtues can do nothing to offset the dearth of innovation that plagues the economy.

~Edmund Phelps

Topics: Believe Classical Economists Economy Ethic Greeks Innovation Nothing Offset Pull Some Them Thrift Through Virtues Work Work Ethic

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I've worked hard, every single day since I left school. I think I have a Protestant work ethic.

~Elvis Costello

Topics: Day Ethic Every Every Single Day Hard Left Protestant School Since Single Single Day Think Work Work Ethic Worked I Think

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My parents instilled a really good work ethic from when I was little - if you want to have money to spend on holidays, you earn it. So I've always been someone who wanted to be able to survive by myself, but I think you have to let down the barriers a little bit - let other people in.

~Emilia Fox

Topics: Able Always Barriers Been Bit Down Earn Ethic Good Good Work Holidays Instilled Let Down Little Little Bit Money Myself Other Parents People Really Someone Spend Survive Think To Survive Want Wanted Who Work Work Ethic You I Think

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I have a pretty intense work ethic. If something's not done, I cannot let go until I get it done.

~Emily V. Gordon

Topics: Cannot Done Ethic Get Go Intense Let Go Pretty Something Until Work Work Ethic

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So anyway, I've learned a lot about myself just in terms of acting but just work ethic and interesting things like full-page monologues or talking straight into camera, which I had never gotten to do before.

~Emma Stone

Topics: About Acting Anyway Before Camera Ethic Gotten Had Interesting Interesting Things Just Learned Like Lot Monologues Myself Never Straight Talking Terms Things Which Work Work Ethic

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A critical factor in its success was that the X developers were willing to give the sources away for free in accordance with the hacker ethic, and able to distribute them over the Internet.

~Eric S. Raymond

Topics: Able Accordance Away Critical Developers Distribute Ethic Factor Free Give Hacker Internet Over Sources Success Them Were Willing

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At the end of the day, you are solely responsible for your success and your failure. And the sooner you realize that, you accept that, and integrate that into your work ethic, you will start being successful. As long as you blame others for the reason you aren't where you want to be, you will always be a failure.

~Erin Cummings

Topics: Accept Always Being Blame Day End End Of The Day Ethic Failure Integrate Long Others Realize Reason Responsible Solely Sooner Start Success Successful Want Where Will Work Work Ethic You Your

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