Quotes About Persistence

People can copy what you've done, but they can't copy what you still want to do.

The best part of learning any profession, when you're really going through those huge stretching escalated times of learning and energy, is when you want to do it so much.

To be the best of all time, you have to do it over and over. I want to keep it up, and then the numbers will speak for themselves.

Lots of people let it go by and never accomplish what they want. I just wanted to see what I could do.

If you create you will also wait, and while you're waiting you will want to be patient but not idle... responses from the world often take a long time.

There are very few things impossible in themselves; and we do not want means to conquer difficulties so much as application and resolution in the use of means.

When people come and tell me I was terrific in this or that, I do not want to fall flat on my face next time. But, tough, I have fallen flat before. You just get up and dust yourself off.

There's a guy out there who will want to tell everyone that he is your boyfriend. Quit goofing around and go find him.

Writers have to keep on writing if they want to mature, like caterpillars endlessly chewing on leaves.

Perseverance does not equal worthiness. Next time you want to get my attention, wear something fun. Low-riding jeans are hot.

It'll take you eternities to get rid of me,' she adds sadly, which makes me jealous, I want her to say I'll never get rid of her - I wanta be chased till eternity till I catch her.

Painters love paint itself: so much that they spend years trying to get paint to behave the way they want it to.

To be one of the special ones, you've got to want to take that shot-you've also got to be willing to fail, learn from it, come back and take that shot again.

Hopefully I'll be successful with the singing, but there are so many other things I want to do, like acting. I'll do them one at a time first!

As soon as someone I don't respect tells me I can't do something, it just makes me want to do it even more.

If I put my mind to something and really want it, I'll go after it and get it.

The real difference between those who want to write and those that do, is that those that do get up every day and do it.

I've been chased through airports with a screaming baby because the photographers are ruthless, and they want the picture.

You should put time into learning your craft. It seems like people want success so quickly, way before they're ready.

Acting is a tough business, but if you really want to do it, you should go full force.

I think life is always dangerous. Some people get afraid of it. Some people don't go forward. But some people, if they want to achieve their goal, they have to go. They have to move.

When you don't want something enough to make the effort, making an effort is a waste.

Now my main goal is my solo career, so I want to keep doing that.

Everyone wants to get better as they go along, but sometimes it's all you can do to stay consistent.