Quotes About Tenacity

One needs great tenacity and a tremendous will to begin such an enterprise at all. And I should like to say this to you: If I had this faith, I had it only because I knew the people and because I had no doubts as to the quality of the German people.

The heroism Kranz displayed in that situation wasn't physical heroism, military heroism or political heroism, but organisational heroism, which is arguably every bit as important but which often gets short shrift. Compounded of tenacity, imagination, shrewd judgement, self-awareness and sheer willpower, it's a form of heroism that's desperately needed today and that is in especially short supply in most failed launch attempts.

Go out into the world with your passion and love for what you do, and just never give up.

I like people who are passionate, who have persevered, and who are clearly humble and not arrogant.

When I believe in something, I'm very passionate. I don't take 'no' for an answer.

Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance.

I'm not the most patient of people.

I'm very dogged and patient.

I've made it clear - I'm not patient at all - several times.

Be patient and always keep persevering.

You can never take your foot off the gas pedal. You have to play the right way at both ends.

You can't take your foot off the pedal; you've got to get pucks to the next level.

I've always been someone who has wanted to fight and to scrap for every penny I could.

It has always been in my make up to play a high percentage of games.

I've always been that person: If it gets into my head, I've got to do it until I get it perfect - a perfectionist's attitude.

My greatest high was to hit a ball well, to try to do it perfectly, to try different things, whether they came off or not.

I'm always a competitor. I'm not there just to have a good time. I want to play well and perform well.

There are periods when you feel really good. You feel the ball is bigger. The court is larger. You feel like you can't miss. And then there are periods when you feel, 'OK, I'm not feeling great.' But I still need to try to find a way to win.

I've got cut half in two, once, and blowed up a time or two, but nothing permanent.

I will be making films, and I'm going to keep working, no matter what I have to do. And I don't plan to ever ask for permission from anybody.

Have you watched Animal Planet? The lioness is out there hunting the zebras, the gazelles, all sorts of things, so you need to be the fierce lioness or dragon that you are. Have that inner fire. See what you want, get it, and ask nobody for permission.

Perseverance is my motto!

I've definitely been in ruts, and I think having some kind of perseverance is important.

I have always been one to encourage perseverance.