Quotes About Determination

My confidence in telling this story gradually returned, and after a month I could write again; you can judge how well that's going, but at least it's going.

Long ago, I was lucky enough to shoot 'Flashpoint' and 'Durham County' at the same time. It doesn't happen often in an actor's life that you get two great parts simultaneously.

I have always said, 'Never stop work.' Continue work and sort out issues simultaneously.

Failing is not a sin.

I love New York. You want to find out if you're any good? Try New York. Who sang that? Frank Sinatra? If you make it here, you can make it anywhere.

I've had more comebacks than Frank Sinatra.

I'm a 'never say never' girl. Frank Sinatra retired four times. He kept coming back. But there are people in our business who want to die on stage. Literally. I don't want to do that.

I think it is often easier to make progress on mega-ambitious dreams. Since no one else is crazy enough to do it, you have little competition. In fact, there are so few people this crazy that I feel like I know them all by first name.

In mathematics we have long since drawn the rein, and given over a hopeless race.

I've believed in myself since day one.

I've been fighting since I was a child, fighting to get out of my circumstances.

For years, I have been working on crossing the Grand Canyon. Actually, there is nobody who says 'no,' but since this is a project that comes from me and not a commission, I have to find the money, plan the logistics, etcetera.

I told everybody since the second I've been in the league that I've been very success-driven.

I was emancipated at 15. I went to school and had a full-time job and apartment, and ever since, I've been on my own, parenting myself.

They've been bashing me since I started making films.

It is very difficult for a South Indian to do well in Hindi films. But I have been very sincere and have put in a lot of hard work.

You have to be completely brave and sincere about what you're doing to just not ever compromise and change it to what you think someone else might want.

Would you care to publish this? Sincerely, Robert B. Parker.

You got to have smelt a lot of mule manure before you can sing like a hillbilly.

When I first started to sing, I just swung at it with an axe.

I'd stop in the middle of a gun fight and sing a song.

But I knew if I ran I'd never be able to sing, so I had to take my punishment.

In the beginning it was very frustrating, being told girls don't sing this kind of music, and, 'Maybe you can try with pop or songs that are more romantic.'

It's through sheer will that I can sing.