Quotes About Persistence

I make every effort to take hold of it because I also have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:12

The one who draws near to Him must believe that He exists and rewards those who seek Him. Hebrews 11:6

As for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing those from whom you learned. 2 Timothy 3:14

Will not God grant justice to His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay to help them? Luke 18:7

Repetition makes reputation and reputation makes customers.

Sometimes fake laughing is hard once you've done a scene 18 times. I don't want to brag, but I have a reputation for being very, very good at that. It's funny finding what's challenging about acting as you go.

At the end of Requiem all I wanted to do was get a DV camera and just do a small film. But then the hunger comes back.

What more can we require? Nothing but time.

You see, greatness for a state doesn't require some huge monument for all to see. It is not a journey to a particular destination - but a commitment to follow a course of constant and never-ending improvement.

I'm into something that definitely does require your attention, and with that, you're not going to run out of things to do. You're never going to be the master of music.

There are many ways to improve your writing. Here's the bad news: 1.They all require hard work. 2.There is no magic bullet.

Movies require a minor miracle to get made.

I've had a few jobs, but if you want to be a writer, you're better off getting a job that doesn't require that you do anything.

Difficult years lie ahead, patience is required.

Not born to be rich, by 1981 I had nonetheless begun to use a PC that required for its operation the absorption of several hundred pages of protocols and the placement of very large floppy disks in the freezer to fix frequent crashes.

I never saw myself as an actor. I neither had the looks nor the backing required to be an actor.

There is a fascination with the idea that one has 'seen someone else do something' before one can achieve it. Maybe that's true in some cases, but clearly it is not a requirement. I knew what I wanted to do.

In my opinion, it's only logical that you have to be on the pitch and playing as often as possible to develop further. That's just an absolute basic requirement.

But above that, most mature adults can hold their attention on something for 45 minutes, whether they like it or not. But above that requires training.

Math research is more like a marathon.

I am addicted to research, let's say.

I really wanted to do research. That has never changed.

I'm not a natural researcher, and I don't get bogged down in it, but I think if you get it right in the first half, people will forgive you, and then you can move on with the story.

I can understand how some people might resent me for having the audacity to continue playing music, but it'd take a lot more than that to stop me from doing it. I started Foo Fighters because I didn't want to retreat.