Quotes About Persistence

Everything that matters to we can work out as expected, in the event that we have the strength to seek after them.

If there's one pitch you keep swinging at and keep missing, stop swinging at it.

I work my back 'til it's racked with pain, the boss can't even recall my name.

You want it? Work for it.

Tell me a way you think this can work." "We'll find a way," I tell her. "That's not an answer. It's a hope." "Hope's gotten us this far. Not answers.

Like physical work, if you don't practice, you shouldn't expect results.

You can't get work without working.

Nothing comes easily. My work smells of sweat.

I've been failing for, like, ten or eleven years. When it turns, it'll turn. Right now I'm just trying to squeeze through a very tight financial period, get the movie out, and put my things in order.

The nuns taught me that the best thing you can do in life when things get difficult is to work.

It's simply not enough to just show up and do your work. Superior performance is not, never has been, nor will it ever be, the by-product of ordinary efforts.

Work at it night and day.

Work your fingers to the bone and what do you get? Boney fingers.

When you think you can't do any more repetitions, do two more.

Even if I don't have a job, I work on plays and scenes.

Some directors involve waiting, and if you want to work with that particular director you're going to have to hang around.

Hard work can't be ignored forever.

I do not care about happiness simply because I believe that joy is something worth fighting for.

Work hard, put maximum effort, and have a good attitude. Most importantly never give up.

Trying hard and working hard is its own reward. It feeds the soul. It affirms your will and your power. And it radiates from you, lighting the way for all those who see you.

For the past 32 years, I've done nothing outside the entertainment business. I've had some real highs and some real lows, but I love the work so much that I never once thought of quitting.

I constantly experience failure in that my work is never as good as I want it to be. So I live with failure.

Learning how to work and learning how to fail is important.

I try to make two movies a year. To me, that's not too much. On top of that, I like to work.