Quotes About Persistence

Ask yourself, 'how long am I going to work to make my dreams come true?' I suggest you answer, 'as long as it takes.'

You don't have to do everything by the time you're 30. Or 40. All you need is a work ethic. It's what allows you to push through moments of disappointment and self-doubt and fear.

If you're willing to do the work, you can have anything.

Your work is to keep cranking the flywheel that turns the gears that spin the belt in the engine of belief that keeps you and your desk in midair.

Don't get discouraged because there's a lot of mechanical work to writing. I rewrote the first part of Farewell to Arms at least fifty times.

I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.

The test of a successful person is not an ability to eliminate all problems before they arise, but to meet and work out difficulties when they do arise.

As long as I have health and strength, I will gladly work all my days.

The only way to be an actor is to find ways to work as an actor, even if that means doing a one-man show by a river.

I'd rather work on my radio show, which no one hears but I put about eight hours of programming and writing into it for those 30 people who do tune in.

We're all works in progress, honey. And believe me when I tell you that I've had to work harder than most.

All the calculations show it can't work. There's only one thing to do: make it work.

I try to work every day, even when I'm not motivated. Ritual is very important to me.

The harder you work, the more confidence you get. But you may be working hard on something that is false.

There's an old maxim that says, 'Things that work persist,' which is why there's still Cobol floating around.

There are two theories on hitting the knuckleball. Unfortunately, neither of them work.

I try to forget what happiness was, and when that don't work, I study the stars.

Whether you're trying to excel in athletics or in any other field, always practice. Look, listen, learn - and practice, practice, practice. There is no substitute for work, no shortcut to the top.

Main thing is just to remember that hard work got me here and only hard work will keep me here.

If trying harder doesn't work, try softer.

It had never once occurred to me that the paper I wanted to work for would not want me. Certainly I never expected to be rejected solely because I was a girl!

Make it all about the work. Everything else will follow.

Hard work does not go unnoticed, and someday the rewards will follow.

Don't look at the big picture as the only achievement. Start with set, smart goals and work up to something bigger.