Quotes About Persistence

Engineers have a certain mindset of how they approach problem solving. That's basically what engineers are: problem solvers. You identify the problem. Then you design a process to solve the problem. Then you execute the process and repeat it over and over until you get it right.

If you're going to commit to that, you're going to have to find some way to make it bearable and enjoyable.

I've done enough running from monsters. It's time to do some chasing.

What keeps you going isn't some fine destination but just the road you're on, and the fact that you know how to drive.

I like to think that even if we make some really bad choices and go down some bad paths, we'll eventually emerge from it.

Some people will never change.

It's a long road of paying your dues. Each and every person that's in this business has to go down that road. Some people may not have to. Some people may be given that road instantly because of who they are.

Some people get knocked down and they have a hard time getting back up. But when your mind is right and you have a goal and you're trying to achieve that goal, nothing can deter you from that.

When good things are coming, there are always some people who haven't been doing good who will try and stop it. But if you believe in what you are doing and are strong enough, then you achieve it. People know who I am and what I have done.

L.A. gives me a lot. L.A. is a city of extremes. People come here from all over the world that have these, like, giant ideas, and they put everything into it. And some people just fall flat on their face, and some people, you know, shoot like a rocket.

The reality is, some people don't want you to change or go anywhere different.

Films were always there at the back of my mind. I would try to move away, but films kept coming to me. I would do movies for friends. I guess some things are meant to be!

Sometimes you have to work through some things, and the mental side of kicking is definitely there.

There will be some things I do well and things I do wrong. But I keep coming. Playing with heart. That's going to help me continue to grow.

I always show up to work and give it everything, and some things turn out better than others - and some things you can expect that it will come out better than others.

You put some things out there. Some work, some don't, and then one really takes off, and that pays for your failures. Then you go on to the next one.

There's just some things you can't change.

You have to go through some things to get to where you want to go.

You just can't muscle your way through some things in life. You just have to keep your head on your shoulders and dance with it as you go.

Remember success never comes easy and on the journey you will make mistakes, win some and lose some, get some things right and wrong. But always keep in mind that it is not about how many times you fall down - its about how many times you get up after falling.

Everybody is going to have a bad game. One game does not decide somebody's season.

You show me anybody that's great in anything they do, I'll show you somebody that's persevered, demonstrated that mental toughness to overcome some obstacles and adversity.

When I love somebody, I cannot drop it out of my life. Love is not something like you open and you close, you know?

I want to better myself with every film. My goal is to be at the highest level someday, and I know I will get there, too. I have strong work ethics.