Quotes About Persistence

I've been fortunate to be working mostly right out of school. Every year, there was a little something, and it kept the confidence going. It's about confidence and the belief.

'MacGruber' came to life mostly because we just liked saying 'MacGyver.' 'MacGyver' this. 'MacGyver' that. It's a great word.

Both my mother and father worked for everything that they had.

When I was a kid, I dreamt of being a runner. My mother and father always told me to go after what I wanted. I went after running.

Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor - those were my idols. All I ever wanted to be was a motion picture song-and-dance man. I kind of fell into other things. Did walk-ons and bits for years and worked in little theater at night.

Setbacks motivate me.

Just have to continue to motivate myself to be ready at any time, be ready to go no matter what. Keep my mind busy and stay locked in.

People should try and look for something that constantly keeps them motivated, and they start enjoying what they are doing.

I came to Flatanger with a plan in my mind to bolt a really, really hard thing that would be beautiful and keep me motivated to try it for a long time, in some underdeveloped area.

I believe you're either intrinsically motivated or you're not.

I can be impatient. But I don't think it's always a bad habit. Sometimes a little impatience can be a good thing. It keeps you motivated.

I'm always looking for inspiring ways to stay motivated and stay active.

When I look back, I think I must have been hugely motivated. I would have loved for somebody to say, 'You go for it!' I just didn't have that.

I left my band on my own, and it took me a long time to find major success again - almost a decade. And everything that didn't happen during that time just motivated me to do better.

I've played so many gigs in front of around seven people. It's difficult to keep motivated, but it's all about growth. The love of music kept me going.

I will always be motivated to improve until I feel I've achieved my potential.

I stay motivated no matter what.

When you want something desperately and you lose it, no matter how hard you try to get yourself motivated, it's always difficult.

For as long as I am still motivated, I will keep putting my boots on and not pinning them up.

There was a point of time when there wasn't anything new coming to me, but the same old scripts. But, the script of 'Thira' motivated me.

When somebody says I can't do something, it motivates me to do it.

When you lose, it motivates you to go again.

I've had several tough matches. Just getting through it every day, it's really motivating.

There is no editor or agent or person with a sack of money that will magically come down and give you motivation to make your thing.