Quotes About Persistence

It feels bad when a film doesn't work; everyone puts in a lot of effort to make a movie. The positive side to failure - they make me work harder.

Science never gives up searching for truth, since it never claims to have achieved it. It is civilizing because it puts truth ahead of all else, including personal interests.

There's nothing more joyful than when a player, who you don't know if they are going to be able to cut it at the top level, gets their head down and puts everything into their career.

Life is about putting forth your best effort and showing up. When you show up to the gig fearlessly and put forth your best, who knows what could come of it?

I've got to keep showing up every day and putting in work.

By putting forward the hands of the clock you shall not advance the hour.

I know that the harder you work, the more you learn, the more connections you make. You've just got to be prepared to keep putting yourself out there. You have to make it happen.

It's just about putting in the work and really putting in time and effort to something you love.

I'm a good putter. Like good shooters, just keep shooting. I'm just going to keep putting, and they're going to start going in.

It took us two years to get our first real gig. That was a big dream. We ended up booking a lot of our own gigs and putting on a lot of our own shows. We were trying to get our actual music across, trying to make a connection there.

Once I get on a puzzle, I can't get off.

I'm a puzzle doer.

I love doing the 'New York Times' crossword puzzle, even on the days I can't finish it.

I play every day. I had a bad back, but they fixed it.

I'm starting to feel like I can actually figure out how stuff works. I can actually pick stuff apart and have a chance of fixing it.

On 'Flash,' you've never seen the last of anybody, no matter what happens to them.

I've fell flat on my face so many times, I'd rather be alone. I learned from the mistake, but I know I'm going to turn around and do it all over again.

Broadway is the actor's Mt. Everest - but with more flattering frocks.

Over the years, I've really put in the time to achieve flawless skin.

You think 24-7 when you're a creative person. And I find pleasure in everything - if I'm in a flea market, I'm there on my downtime, but I'm also there searching for the collection. I don't separate the two.

I don't think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I'm just rather flexible and adaptable.

You just need to constantly stay flexible, re-adjust, and figure out how you get done when you need to get done in the changing environment that you're in.

I have a very high love for the game. My mom would always drop me off at the YMCA downtown in Flint, and I'd stay there all day. If she couldn't take me, I'd take the bus there and be there until she'd pick me up when she got off work. I've always had the love for basketball.

That's what you do with the worst day ever: you flip it on its back.