Quotes About Persistence

If you get your foot in the door doing one kind of part, that's the kind of role they call you for. I can't say I resent it - then I would resent my whole career.

I do think that there is a profound reservoir of creativity and imagination in everyone I've ever met, and sometimes if someone is persistent and perversely obstinate enough to persevere, then they want to be helped. There is a way to help them.

I very much see 'Resident Evil' as my franchise that I kicked, screaming, into life.

I don't have any intention to resign.

Well, once you've resigned yourself to the fact that you are the more mature pop performer and you're past the age you ever thought you would do it, you might as well do it as long as you can. As long as I can still lift a microphone, then I'll do it, you know.

I think that you just understand, as any creative person, that there's a beast that you have to beat, and it never goes away. I've resigned myself to that, and it's kind of what keeps you going. Writing is the worst and the best.

As important as hustle is, grit and resilience are equally as important because there's a lot of rejection in our business.

People tend to overstate my resilience, but, of course, I hope they're right.

I think persistence and resilience are very important.

The reason I'm a Nixonite is because of his indestructibility and resilience. He never quit.

In football, as in politics, resilience pays off.

I still enjoy playing some of those early Straits songs, and I'm proud of what we did, and certainly we had some great times. It's what we all wanted when we were kids. But you've got to have the resilience to ride that thing, to pick up that ball and run with it. Because you will keep picking it up and keep running.

I can't tell you the number of times I was one of the first people at the arenas or at TV, constantly trying to better myself. I can honestly say that my hard work paid off. My resilience paid off. My persistence paid off.

You can't shut somebody up by losing.

I love a good argument and sometimes I have a hard time keeping my mouth shut if I think someone is wrong... I've always fought for what I believe in, and I don't quit until I have accomplished what I set out to do.

I just want to get through each day without the need to shut my eyes for 10 minutes.

You can shut down a service, and yet people will find ways to communicate.

Colorado does not shut down. Colorado does not quit. Colorado does not break.

If the door is nailed shut, and you're 'Leaning In,' you're just going to get bruised and battered.

A man is not scared of playing, of having any contact, and you won't shut him down if you kick him - he will just ask for the ball all the time.

Girls are supposed to sing. It's the guys' thing to play the guitar. Crossing the line is kind of like trying to be a male ballerina. But if you work long and hard enough, are really passionate about it, people will finally shut up and listen.

I am a firm fan of shutting naysayers up; I've done it my whole life. People have doubted my abilities through different phases, and time after time, I've made them put their feet in their mouth.

If I'm compelled to do something, I don't shy away from it simply because I haven't tackled it before.

I think of myself as quite a shy person. But when I'm curious about something, I'll go quite far to satisfy my curiosity.