Quotes About Persistence

As delicate as 'Guy and Madeline' was, it was important that 'Whiplash' come off as more of a fever dream.

Very few people get into that category of being a good grafter.

If you decide to move to L.A. like, 'I'm just gonna see if it works, and if nothing works I'm gonna go back in a year, two years' - very, very few people with that attitude are successful. You need to make a commitment to this and say, 'This is who I am, and this is what I do.'

When you get back on the field and do things, any doubts you've developed leave. The more consistent you become, the fewer doubts you have.

A rule about portages: the longer and harder they are, the fewer people will make them.

You've got to be the best at what you can do - be the best at it! And the best has to be the best; you can't just fiddle around and hope.

This discovery convinced me of the power of crystallography and led me to continue in this field.

Superstore' is, like, my fifth acting job.

Fifty percent of what I've worked on is never going to get heard, but I think the important thing is just working.

The man who runs may fight again.

There are going to be good days and bad days... and you have to learn to fight through that.

There's a clear example of resolve in this country to fight back.

My whole life, I have had to fight.

Why should I retire? I'm like a fighter. The bell rings, and you come out and fight.

I'm a fighter, and I don't take no for an answer.

I'm a fighter, so when someone says 'no' to me, I try to figure out what I need to adjust to hear the yes.

I learned that I truly am a fighter and that I cannot give up.

I never gave up. I'm a fighter.

What looks better with that 'Ultimate Fighter' plaque that's on my wall? That belt. I'll tell you what, I won't stop until I get it.

I'm a fighter. That's what I've been my whole life.

For those who are fighters rather than defeatists, a battle is over when it's impossible to win.

We are still fighters.

In life, you always have to keep fighting. It's not easy.

You've got keep your head up, keep fighting, and do the best you can.