Quotes About Persistence

I know I've been lucky. But it's what you do with that luck afterwards that really defines whether you stick around.

We tried - we tried for a year, and we tried different methods and different - and I had in vitro and it didn't work. It didn't stick. It didn't - didn't produce a baby at all.

The great thing and the hard thing is to stick to thing when you have outlived the first interest and not yet the second which comes with a sort of mastery.

It's not a sprinter's approach. It's more like a long-distance thing. You can stick around a lot longer if you kind of slow-play it.

If you get an idea, you might as well stick with it until somebody calls you on it.

It's hard for bands to stick it out because people grow up, and it never really pays off. If you're looking for some sort of payoff, it's not gonna happen.

The thing about Bollywood is that you can't just quit it even if you have little fame. You have to stick around and keep trying.

Your destination might not end up being exactly what you envisioned to start with, but if you stick it out and work through the challenges, what you end up with will be far better than you could have ever imagined.

If you are going to make a change, don't go halfway. Make it with conviction and stick with your new idea. Ignore the scoffers. Remember, it is a law of nature that if something is different you're going to be taunted, jeered, and told the world is flat. Let the doubters fall off the edge.

If you're passionate about something and stick with it, even if your friends aren't doing it, it'll pay off. It can be really rewarding to stick to your guns.

The things that make me angry still make me angry. George Carlin is 67, and he's still as funny as he's ever been, and he's still angry. And that makes me feel good, because I feel like if I stick around long enough, I'll still be able to work.

I tell my 5-year-old, 'Once you commit to something, stick it out.' I would never want him to look at Dad and think Dad was a quitter.

I want to learn how to stick around this league. I don't think there's a cheat code to it. But the sooner you find it out, the better you'll be.

I'm aware that there are a lot of guys playing at amateur level with a build like mine and I say stick at it, use what you've got to make an impact on the game.

Candice is the original spelling of my name. I changed it to Kandyse when I was really young and first starting out in the business as kind of a joke. I didn't realize it would stick! I did consider changing it, but then it seemed too confusing, so then I asked them to change it back. Not too soon, however!

I feel like, with any show, the creator should stick to it the first few years and get it off the ground.

The hard thing is to stick to things when you have outlived the first interest, and not yet got the second which comes with a sort of mastery.

When you stick to what you're doing, sometimes that road ain't as easy as the rest of them.

The public is usually slow to catch on to new things, and it's important that musicians stick to their guns and not look for that instant gratification.

You have to keep going. The main attention is for us to stay alive and stay a band. You only really become very successful when you stick together. Just keep going and reaching bigger and better.

You have to believe. You have to stick to your guns.

You must find the note, the correct key, for your story. If you find it, everything will work. If you do not, everything will stick out like elbows.

That disturbs people when they know they didn't have the guts or integrity to stick to their dreams.

You have to stick out the toughness of the business and form relationships with the people in it.