Quotes About Determination

The truth is I've trained myself for much of my career.

People think actors have such glamorous lives, but the truth is actors go where nobody wants to go.

The truth is, I initially became a singer-songwriter while still in my teens because it was the only way to guarantee that somebody on earth would sing the songs I was writing. Since then, I've performed just about everywhere: rock clubs, concerts halls, arenas, TV.

Certainly, my father would not want to see me destroy myself in this business, as so many people in our family have been destroyed. I try to take good care of myself, but we are fighting the good fight, and the truth is powerful.

The truth is that I'd always wanted to go to law school.

The truth is that I got to Hollywood, and I didn't know what to do once I got there.

I remember being told very early on, 'Just say what they want to hear in the audition, and we'll figure it out later on.' So there have been a few tricky moments. I once said I could ride, when the truth is I'm terrified of horses, but I got the job!

Believing that you can achieve (and deserve) all that you want in your life is a critical step to your success. Don't waste your life believing you can't.

I always keep my eye focused on what I would and want to wear.

It is not enough to jump if you want to reach the sky.

I think I was about 16 when I first figured I wanted to be an actor. I wanted to be a fighter pilot before that, but then I thought I don't want to kill people so that ruled that out.

My son even if you want to fall, at least fall where your bones can be gathered

I can sort of do what I want. Maybe I have to work harder to prove myself in some new relationship because they've heard some wacky stories about me. But at least I can get the meeting.

Climbing is a process - like yoga or running. We want to go to the spots where we're barely able to hold on. Those are the climbs that force us to become better athletes and grow as climbers.

We are all capable of achieving whatever we want and need.

The government's like a mule, it's slow and it's sure; it's slow to turn, and it's sure to turn the way you don't want it.

Deep down inside of all of us is the power to accomplish what we want to, if we'll just stop looking elsewhere.

I continued to study Math and Physics on my own, but one and a half years later I realized that I did want to be a composer, and after that I never changed my mind.

What kind of person will I have to become in order to achieve all that I want?

Brave, bold men, these are what we want. What we want is vigour in the blood, strength in the nerves, iron muscles and nerves of steel, not softening namby-pamby ideas.

You can talk about strategy all you want, but what really matters is resiliency.

I'm not a player, I'm an alien...My focus is on winning championships. I don't focus on anything else. Aliens only want to win championships.

A #GIRLBOSS is in charge of her own life. She gets what she wants because she works for it.

There are actresses who build themselves, and then there are actresses who are built by others. I want to build myself.