Quotes About Persistence

Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly until you learn to do it well.

Nothing that comes easy is worth a dime.

My motto is more, 'If you want to find something new, look for something new!' There is a certain amount of risk in this attitude, as even the slightest failure tends to be resounding, but you are so happy when you succeed that it is worth taking the risk.

Good habits are worth being fanatical about.

I attempt an arduous task; but there is no worth in that which is not a difficult achievement.

The only secret of magic is that I'm willing to work harder on it than you think it's worth.

Gamers always believe that an epic win is possible and that it's always worth trying, and trying now. Gamers don't sit around.

DNA was my only gold rush. I regarded DNA as worth a gold rush.

I've always found that anything worth achieving will always have obstacles in the way and you've got to have that drive and determination to overcome those obstacles on route to whatever it is that you want to accomplish.

I think if something is worth doing, it's worth doing well. And worth thinking about it as well.

I've hit a point where my big luxury is getting to work on the things I want to work on. That's my hobby. It's being able to do a movie like 'Chef,' where you don't get paid, where you get paid scale, but you get to do exactly the movie you want to do. To me, that's worth more to me than whatever money I would have gotten paid.

I've always followed the rule that anything worth doing is worth doing excessively.

Having chosen something worth doing, never give up, and try not to let anyone down.

I have to often read the same sentence over and over before I understand it. And I have to convince myself that what I'm reading is so enjoyable and so exciting and so good for me that it's worth the effort.

The difference between people who believe they have books inside of them and those who actually write books is sheer cussed persistence - the ability to make yourself work at your craft, every day - the belief, even in the face of obstacles, that you've got something worth saying.

Difficult things aren't easy, but they're worth it.

Just because it's bad doesn't mean it's not worth it.

If you want to do this job, you have to really want it because it's hard. It's a long road to get here. I moved all over the world, but it's worth it. I love what I do.

Sometimes it's easy to see the negative side of things or question why people bully you. You could think, 'Maybe they're right. Maybe I'm not worth it. Maybe I should just quit.' But that's when you should fight the hardest. Now I don't mean fight physically, but mentally. Keep being you.

Writing's still the most difficult job I've ever had - but it's worth it.

Being dragged off that bus was worth it just to see Barack Obama become president, because so many others gave their lives and didn't get to see it, and I thank God for letting me see it.

You have ups and downs in any field, but the wait will always be worth it if you love your job.

If I had any advice for my 16-year-old self, it would just be to stay strong, because acting is not an easy lifestyle, especially when you are starting out. That being said, it definitely makes it all worth it when it does happen.

My experience with music, I'm not going to say extremely negative, but it's definitely been a grind; it's been grimy - it hasn't been a pretty process. It's left me crying, you know, on the carpet in my tiny apartment with, like, no money. But it's been worth it, it's my passion, my dream, it's what I love to do.