Quotes About Resilience

We need to not pay attention to those stupid kids who would drop their food trays on me in the cafeteria. Because, you know what? They don't matter anymore.

I always stand behind the things that I do. I don't listen to those who downplay things nor do I pay attention to those who grovel at our feet and tell us that we're the greatest. For me, that is just noise.

You're always going to have people who disagree and hate on you. That's just part of being in entertainment. I've been raised in this business, so I'm used to it, I don't pay attention.

Trolling never bothers me. There are so many times when I don't even pay attention to it.

I've learned you have to pay attention and stick with the game plan.

We know we can't win the Cup every year. But we certainly can be in position to win the Cup every year, and if we've done that, I think we've earned our paycheck.

I don't need the credits for playing the blues and paying the dues. I've already done it. There are some other things to do here - movies and scores and voice-overs.

A lot of work is going in, and it's not paying off. And it's becoming very frustrating for me.

There is something inherently foolish in soldiering on when there is no hope of payoff.

I've had some great gigs and had horrible ones. I always look at the horrible ones, and think there's got to be something in this that I can use later in my show. It all pays off in the end.

In today's day and age, one looks forward to experimenting and it pays off at times and at times it doesn't. This does not mean one should stop trying.

I'm from the old school; hard work pays off.

In business, no one pays you to have a really good year and then 10 bad years.

When you have peace in yourself and accept, then you are calm enough to do something, but if you are carried by despair, there is no hope.

Before I became famous I had a very full life, and that gave me a lot to pick from. I always use everything. It always comes in handy. Working with animals... Well, I just enjoyed that. That was the most peaceful time.

The gym of life has a free membership. Build powerful life-muscles through family gatherings from hell. Do you really want to be a happy, peaceful blob?

I didn't do myself any favours. I would be resentful of my own ideas even before I'd said them out loud. But music was always the most consistent and peaceful thing for me. So I taught myself to be my harshest critic rather than just a mean voice in the back of my head.

I do not have a very peaceful life.

I've always known I bruise like a peach.

I been through some junk. It ain't all been peaches and cream.

It takes a strong person to admit he's got problems. Things are bugging you, you've got to get it out. Life is supposed to be peaches and cream, but it doesn't turn out that way. I sometimes found things confusing and sometimes didn't understand how things can be so difficult.

Cycling is an endurance sport. You lose your fast-twitch ability as you age, but your endurance peaks when you hit 30. I don't think I really started feeling my age until around 40.

I was naturalized right before Pearl Harbor. Nine days later, I would have been classified as an enemy alien. I might have been sent to a camp.

I hope no one will think of... sending me to Pearl Harbor.