Quotes About Persistence

It's always great when you just pound the rock, impose your will, and that is going to break the spirit of the defense if you can keep running it and they can't stop you.

I once ate nothing but grapefruit for an entire month. I didn't lose a pound.

When you have a little bit of a lead, you've got to continue to pound away.

You just have to believe in yourself when you've got something, and just keep pounding on the door, because if you pound long enough, somebody is going to open it.

There have been so many pivotal moments throughout my career, and I look back and say I really craved big moments - when your heart's pounding and everything is on the line.

If you invent the Mini Cooper, pour all your energy and passion into it and it gets made, you should be on a roll. In the film industry you have to start again the next day.

It makes more sense to write one big book - a novel or nonfiction narrative - than to write many stories or essays. Into a long, ambitious project you can fit or pour all you possess and learn.

The scripts don't come pouring in; I have to fight for every part.

It wasn't poverty that drove me on.

What ever truth drops on it eventually grinds to a powder.

I've always been into powder, that's what I like riding, and now you've got to go farther to get it.

Death can never kill an idea. Ideas are more powerful than death. Ideas outlive men and can never be destroyed.

Focus. It's powerful to do just one thing and pour all your energy into it.

I consider myself a blue-collar actor, just chugging away.

The more I'm aggressive, the better off we're going to be. I have to take that into consideration every game to make it a point to be aggressive.

I just lived it and did my own thing without looking over my shoulder. I think I'm very lucky, considering when I started everything, and the fact that I have a masters in music, and I've always worked in music, and that's what I wanted to do.

It's about consistency.

My game is characterised by consistency.

Consistency for me is everything.

Consistency is one of the hallmarks of my career. You knew what you were going to get out of E-Smith every game, every year, no matter if I was 22, 21 or 35 years old.

The key is consistency. Do your ab exercises at least three times a week, or even a few minutes each day.

Most players in this league say they want consistency.

Consistency is very important when you're making films.

I want to evolve with my performances. Consistency is really important. Having said that, I generally don't try too hard.