Quotes About Persistence

Wherever there is sincerity & talent, people do recognize them. It may take some time but we should have some patience and hold on to our passion.

Patience means knowing it will happen . . . and giving it time to happen.

Evil can never survive, though for a time it may seem to triumph. It is only a question of our endurance and patience.

Your prayers, effort and fasting for many years are not lost. This is the time you have been praying for. Breakthrough!

Seventeen publishers rejected the manuscript, at which time we knew we had something pretty hot.

There comes a time when you have to drop your burdens in order to fight for yourself and your dreams.

I can't remember a time when I wasn't acting, so I can't imagine what I would do if I stopped now.

He who flees at the right time can fight again.

You just do it one step at a time.

Trauma never goes away completely, it changes perhaps, softens some with time, but never completely goes away.

Give it your best shot, have a good time and if it doesn't work at least you tried!

If you quit once, it's so much easier to quit the second, third, fourth time.

If you're interested in something, that's all that matters. You'll spend more time doing it, that than anything else, and possibly more time doing it than anybody else.

You can be an amateur and have a passion for something, but it takes a long time to actually become a professional, meaning that you can handle any situation.

It calmed me down to see that most of the time no-one gets the scene on the first take.

I write every day. I don't have a writing schedule. I write when I feel like it. Fortunately I feel like it all the time. I am writing for hours.

A lot of times naysayers are just people that have not taken the time yet.

All great achievements are the result of sustained focus over time-all of them.

I'm frightened all the time. But I never let it stop me. Never!

I made 'Rio Bravo' with John Wayne. It worked out pretty well and we both liked it, so a few years later we decided to make it again. Worked out pretty good that time, too.

You shouldn't give up. For a while, you have to stay close to the wall and be careful who you spend time with and take care of yourself.

Courage is a self-inflicted quality that gains momentum every time you try it.

Keep walking the walk, one step at a time.

Dedication means spending whatever time or energy is necessary to accomplish the task at hand.