I have something to say...

Don't be afraid of hard work.

It often takes a lot 

of time and hard work

to get what you want. 

 Remember,

that we had four children

by the time we bought our first house.

Then, we moved again 

and had to rent, again.

Then, we worked some more 

and then we bought a tiny 3 bedroom house 

(with four children).

Then, we moved again

had to wait some more

and 

then, we finally moved into the house we have now.

We will have our 25th wedding anniversary 

in 6 months

(and we aren't even close 

to having it all

or 

having accomplished it all

or

having it all together).

It takes time

and a lot of hard work 

for all of it.

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls

and looks like work.

~Thomas Edison

The only thing that ever sat its way to success

was a hen.

~Sarah Brown

No body drowned in his own sweat.

~Ann Landers

If a man is called a streetsweeper, 

he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted,

or Beethoven composed music,

or Shakespeare wrote poetry.

He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven

and Earth will pause to say,

Here lived a great streetsweeper 

who did his job well.

~Martin Luther King, Jr.

Man stands for long time 

with mouth open before roast duck flies in.

~Chinese Saying

Doors don't slam open.

~John M. Shanahan

(The) dictionary is the only place 

that success comes before work.

Hard work is the price we must pay for success.

I think you can accomplish anything

if you're willing to pay the price.

~Vince Lombardi