Quotes About Persistence

You have to make the decision about whether you want to avoid or you want to overcome the resistance.

I can't afford to slow down, but I suppose it really depends. As long as there's enough enthusiasm, then one wants to continue.

The past is obdurate. It doesn't want to change.

Ill never be as good an actor as I want to be....but I'll be good.

I'm a big believer that if there's something you really want to do, don't walk away because of the deal.

The Chinese are like a tank through a corn field, they just keep mowing through it. Senators want sanctions against countries supporting cyberattacks.

Things don't get better just because you want them to.

My advice for young people is that, if you want to be a musician, the thing to do is practice eight hours a day.

Anytime someone tells me that I can't do something, I want to do it more.

Why do some people, when they want to practice, keep coming against problems and difficulties, and obstacles - inner obstacles and outer obstacles? It's because of the lack of merit.

My father always said that if you want oranges, you have to go to where the oranges grow.

I think," he said, "I think, if you want thousands, you have to fight for one.

Anybody can do anything he wants to if he wants to do it badly enough.

You're never too young for something you really want to do, never too young to go after your passion. The age doesn't matter at all. If it's something you want to do, it depends on your will.

One problem when you get energy and want to go with it is that with so large a cast of talented people, you have to wait three or four shows for some 'meat.'

Am I just chasing it because it's the hardest thing for me to get and I want to prove I can do it?

It was very much that feeling of having worked so hard on Da Vinci's for three years without seeing sunlight that, unless the right thing came along, I didn't want to do it.

I used to want to be a singer and a musician for years, from 6 years old to today. I'm not really good, but in time I could be. I'm more of a singer than anything.

Whoever is holding the belt right now is the one I want to fight. I want to get that belt again. It's mine.

I know most people always thank people for believing in them - I actually want to thank people that didn't believe in me.

I feel very, very fortunate to have the success that I've had. I want to keep working and keep moving forward. Acting is my dream job. I love it so much.

Well, the secret to writing is writing. It's only a secret to people who don't want to hear it. Writing is how you be a writer.

I heard people say, 'Why would he want to do this?' My answer is 'Why not?' It is what I love. It's what I know.

Sheer obstinacy is very very important for anybody who wants to create.