Quotes About Determination

I don't get too much work to begin with, and whatever I get is mostly not good enough.

If I'm not the best D-lineman, it's not good enough for me.

It's my music. If it's not good enough, then that's how it will be.

There comes a time when coming off the bench just doesn't cut it anymore, it's not enough time and it's not good enough.

That's something that drives me on - wanting to prove people wrong. Because the amount of people who have told me, 'no, you're not good enough.' A lot of people fall at that hurdle. But I just kept getting up and looking for that one person who said yes.

I do believe I'm not good enough to be a professional dancer. I believe that in my heart.

When I read biographies, I'm only interested in the first few chapters. I'm not interested in when people become successful. I'm interested in what made them successful.

I'm not interested in being known for anything other than the work.

If I'm not completely daunted, I'm not interested.

I'm not interested in how long I can hold out, but in how fast I can reach the finishing line.

I like people with conviction, who are in control of themselves. I'm not interested in working with a designer who hires a creative director.

I have no idea what will come next in my writing life or life in general. I like not knowing, but I know what I want. That doesn't mean it will happen, but I'll give it my best try.

It's extremely tough, going day-to-day, not knowing really what you're working for, but for me, I just learned how to set small goals for myself.

You can't have a hit every time. The main thing is to keep on working and not be afraid to take risks. It's better to do something that's not perfect and successful every time. It's important to be fearless and move forward, to learn from what went wrong.

It would be fair to say that the start of my life in Manchester was not perfect, but there have been many other times when I've had setbacks, and I have never given up.

I'm not perfect, but I do my best.

I can't read a note. I have lots of discipline, but I can't sit still at any instrument.

I had written a novel that was more of a classic linear novel, and I worked on it and worked on it for years, and it always seemed like it wouldn't catch fire. At a certain point I just scrapped it all, and I kept maybe 15 percent of it, and I wrote those parts out on note cards.

You've got to be able to finish out the season on a strong note.

Am I afraid of high notes? Of course I am afraid. What sane man is not?

Well, ever since I was six, I had a little notebook with coverages and notes on the mental aspect of a game, what it meant to be a leader and what type of attitude you had to have.

My mum sent me to an open audition for 'Notes On A Scandal' so I could see quite how many other girls wanted to do this. And I queued up, and I got the job. That was my first-ever audition, and my second was 'Atonement.'

I can play songs that I hear from a movie and just play it a few times on the keyboard. I will hit all the notes on the keyboard until I find the right key, and then I will play the rest of the song.

Every day I need that confidence to get by. It ain't got nothin' to do with ball. It's who I am. It was instilled in me.