Quotes About Determination

I'm one of these very focused people when it comes to day-to-day work, and I'm trying not to think about what comes next so that I can stay very focused on what I'm doing now.

I work extremely hard doing what I love, mainly to ensure that I don't have to work extremely hard doing what I hate.

You know anything about investigative work?" "Sure. Annoy the people involved until the guilt party tries to make you go away.

My only deliberate attempt has been to act, to do good work. Thereafter, the medium has been choosing me.

There is no fate... no predestination... no luck. Don't use that as an excuse to not live the life you want. Work for it. You make your future - no one else.

It is by work that man carves his way to that measure of power which will fit him for his destiny.

I know what I want and I'm going to work to get it.

I am wholly in favour of 'dull stodges'. A surprising large proportion prove 'educable': for which a primary qualification is the willingness to do work.

For the pride of trace and trail was his, and sick unto death, he could not bear that another dog should do his work.

Nick O'Leary loves to compete. His work ethic is fantastic, and that's what I like about him. He works, and works, and works; and if he has to get better, he gets better.

We do not draw red lines unless we intend to carry them out. We have made very clear that we are willing to work with China, and we believe China has tried to be helpful.

The thing to remember is that the work comes first, and not to get distracted by anything else. If you keep focused on the work, everything else will fall into place. That's my mantra now.

If you're a writer, you have to be an egomaniac. You have to just believe in yourself, which is hard work.

My advice to women directors is just to make the best work possible.

Wherever the good work is I'll go.

People always say to me, "What if it doesn't work?" If it doesn't work, we redouble our effort. We're not going to cry like a bunch of babies. We're going to redouble our effort.

Namby-pamby little routines that don't speed up your heartbeat and make you sweat aren't worth your while.

I find the light and work it, work it, work it.

I remember thinking, 'I'll audition just once and if it doesn't work out I'll never think about it ever again.'

I came to America so that I could work with the best and be the best.

Bones smiled. "Oh, grand. Going to make me beat the truth out of you? My favorite way to work.

When you think about your heritage, you think about toughness and hard work.

Sometimes, you have no idea why something works and other times, you put so much work and effort into something and it just falls flat.

You can work with me—or you can wade through the blood and bodies after I'm done.