Quotes About Persistence

My advice to young entrepreneurs is not to accept defeat in the face of odds, and challenge negative forces with hope, self-confidence and conviction.

I keep defying the odds, you know.

I started modeling when I was 16. The odds were against me. At 5' 8, I was shorter than most girls in the business. Still, I gave it a shot, and like with most things in my life, I never gave up.

To battle the odds - loss of interest, no funding, discouragement - requires someone who doesn't give up.

I beat the odds, and I beat the odds so many times.

If I fall, I'll fall five feet four inches forward in the fight for freedom. I'm not backing off.

Be it commercial or offbeat, I want to establish myself as an actress.

The best players in this game are consistent, year in and year out. That's what I'm trying to do on defense. It's harder to do on offense, but I'm trying my best to do that, too.

You're never trying to have three-and-outs; I don't care what offense you're playing.

Until that moment comes when the ball comes to me every time, I have to find a way to be effective with offensive rebounds, play hard defense, blocking shots.

They say baseball's a game of failure. Well, that's only true on the offensive side.

One of my roles is rebounding the ball and not giving up offensive boards, and I feel like I can be one of the best in the league at that.

Not everyone is going to like what you do or what you have to offer; however, if you can't see yourself doing anything else, and you have the drive and ambition, get the training and go for it.

I always believed in if you give your best, people will see it, and it moves to the next level. I got my first movie, and I gave it my best. Before I was done with that movie, I was offered my first feature film.

I've done a lot of drama, and comedy was the one genre I was not being offered. So I became obsessive about getting one.

The one that I've always wanted - and I have Scott Rudin in my way blocking it - is 'Blood Meridian,' which Cormac McCarthy has offered to adapt into a screenplay.

I always want to try for what's been offered to me.

As long as they keep offering me some good parts and so forth - there are some parts out there that fit me pretty well - I'll keep going for a while.

In the 23 years that I have been here in this industry, I have not once been in a position where somebody has propositioned me or I found myself in a place where they're offering me good work in return for some favors.

There were a lot of offers before 'Vicky Donor,' but I wanted to wait for the right opportunity.

At a certain point, we need to figure out how to reward those who choose a path that offers, often, almost no reward.

I like to perform. I hope I keep on getting good offers.

I wasn't sure if I would survive in the film industry in the beginning. So, I gave myself six months to see if things fall in place, and luckily, soon after I moved to Mumbai, I began getting modelling and acting offers.

I got my first break in 'Mohabbatein.' After that I didn't get any interesting offers, so I took a course in interior designing.