Quotes About Persistence

I never thought it was unusual to write, and I've been writing or pretending to write since before I even started school.

About 10 years ago, in an effort to gain a better grasp on McCone's world, I took up the hobby of building fully electrified scale models: first of the legal cooperative where she started out, and then of her own brown-shingled cottage, a pursuit that the more tactful of my friends label unusual, and that the more blunt refer to as obsessive.

I've had an unusual career in that I've never had a big break, but the rent always seemed to get paid.

My whole history of being an actor is unusual and slightly disgraceful because it should be something you burn to do.

I have accepted the fact that I don't work very quickly, that I have been rejected a lot as a writer, and that what I do is unusual, so I just have to accept the terms and that it's going to take longer. It is what it is.

Getting a Masters in Public Administration was nothing unusual for me. I have always been a person to hold on to my other interests along with my acting career.

Ninety per cent of the times, filming is a cakewalk. You start it, shoot it and release it without any major hassles. Then comes along one film that gets stuck or faces unusual problems.

There have been so many people who have said to me, 'You can't do that,' but I've had an innate belief that they were wrong. Be unwavering and relentless in your approach.

You can't do anything if a person says no. In such a case, there's nothing you can do - unlike the popular cliche that pressure is exerted, or that maybe an unwilling source is done away with.

One of the reasons this record took so long to come out is that we withstood a lot of pressures and we were unwilling to compromise on a lot of things. 'Tragic Kingdom' is a battleground. It was the outcome of three years of struggle.

You want to play as long as you can. The old, unwritten rule: If you make it to the NBA, you play as long as you can - and you play one more year.

I don't focus on what I'm up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.

When the going gets tough, I'm not always sure what you do. I'm not saying that I know how to fix everything when the going gets tough, but I do know this: when the going goes tough, you don't quit. And you don't fold up. And you don't go in the other direction.

What do sharks do on Monday mornings? They get up and start biting. That's me.

I'll keep going. That's one thing about myself - I'll roll my sleeves up and keep going.

Never give in and never give up.

Showing up is like 90 percent of the battle, and just make sure your hair is really cute.

If you fall off a horse, you get back up. I am not a quitter.

My attitude has always been, if you fall flat on your face, at least you're moving forward. All you have to do is get back up and try again.

My mom has always been my support system. She taught me to never give up and to keep pursuing my passions no matter what.

Unfortunately, injuries are part of the game and you have to adapt, keep faith, trust and never give up.

I believe in never giving up, no matter what the odds. My mantra is, 'Failure is temporary. Giving up is permanent.'

To stay on the map you've got to keep showing up.

Never give up. People will always discount you, and you'll always get rejected. But set your sights high. Be boldly ambitious. Be relentless and never give up.