Quotes About Persistence

If I had chosen to act only as a heroine then I would have disappeared from the scene long ago. So, I decided to take up comedienne roles, so I survived in the industry for nearly five decades.

Jimmy Boggs was born in a little town called Marion Junction, Alabama, where there were as many pigs, or more pigs, than even the people. But you know what? People in the South had an understanding that you could make a way out of no way, and that's how they survived.

It was a miracle that I became an actress. I survived because of hard work and perseverance.

I've survived through my love for the game.

In spite of not taking big stars, I have survived in the industry.

I feel like the reason I've survived in this business is because I love acting.

I don't have agencies presenting me, no big production house launching me, nobody from the industry backing me. I am all alone and have spent 14 years in this industry; and I am proud that I've survived for so long without any support.

I literally couldn't chew anything for 3-4 weeks and survived on just mashed curd rice and liquid upma.

I survived, but I wanted to give up so many times.

Simply surviving in this business is a feat.

I think I am one of the smallest surviving brands.

Every single thing I do... is just me surviving.

I realise that surviving in the film industry is not an easy job, but if one puts one's heart and soul into one's work, anything is possible.

I had to figure out a different way of walking to ease my journey to the top, surviving in mountains, and more importantly, I learnt patience.

The band I was in, Soul Survivor, moved to Los Angeles in 1964 and tried real hard for two years.

I have survivor's curiosity, I guess.

If you stick around long enough, people start referring to you as a survivor. Suddenly I found myself on the receiving end of several prestigious awards.

Stephen's the great survivor, isn't he? He just goes on and on.

I've seen every second of 'Survivor' since it started.

All of the characters I've had the chance to create are survivors. But we live in a world where surviving makes up most of what we do.

Through persistent dedication, Susan B. Anthony, and other remarkable leaders, women were finally granted the right to vote in 1920.

My cognitive skills are a little suspect at times. It comes and goes on certain days. I can be sitting here and you might say what's wrong with him, and I'll figure out what I was saying and start going again.

In this fallen world, I suspect we will never achieve perfection. But that won't stop me trying.

Usually, I would mistrust a book if it took that long to write. Usually, if it isn't done in two years, I suspect there's something wrong and throw it away.