Quotes About Perseverance

I prayed fervently for a series regular job on a show that had the perceived caliber of talent that '30 Rock' had.

That's why I've been working so hard, I believe in myself, believe that I've got talent.

If you have the talent and passion and commitment, you shouldn't be locked out of the room.

Man, you can have all of the talent in the world, but the hard work overrules that.

Destiny plays an important part, but talent and hard work is also important.

Belief outweighs talent. Self-belief's got me everything, self-belief.

My mother drilled into me the importance of hard work. She had good talent at school but did not have the money to attend. She left at nine years old and started working.

Talent alone is never enough.

I think you have to have the talent, and guys have to believe in what you're doing. Everybody has to play to the end.

An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment the world hands out and the punishment he inflicts upon himself.

It's a prizefight. Get off the stool, take your beating, go back to your corner, rest, and take a beating again. Believe in your own talent. Marry well.

There is no spray can called 'Instant Stardom', only talent can keep you at the top.

One lapse of judgment can cost and talent isn't everything. A huge slice of good fortune in needed to make it to the top, and without that element of luck, you've no chance.

In one world, effort is a bad thing. It, like failure, means you're not smart or talented. If you were, you wouldn't need effort. In the other world, effort is what makes you smart or talented.

If you're talented and hardworking, great - good for you. You're gonna make it; you're gonna go places. But if you're talented and don't have the work element behind it, the guy that works harder is going to eventually outpace you and outrun you.

Be talented enough to make it and stupid enough to keep trying.

Reflecting back on my career, I was not a talented athlete at all. I had no competitiveness naturally, and was full of anxiety and panic all the time - something that's certainly not needed for shooting.

I decided a long time ago that I didn't have to be talented. I just had to be persistent.

I've known lots of people that are talented and nothing happens. It's not about talent, it's relentless drive.

Jim Bakker is an extremely talented preacher, if he would just get it together.

As long as she is talented enough and passionate about doing it herself then I will be happy and support her. I think I will be sensible - my parents said I could only do it if I got my education and so I had something to fall back on.

Elizabeth Keckley was a woman of remarkable strength, courage, perseverance, and dignity. She was exceptionally talented, but also very diligent and ambitious, and together those qualities enabled her to deliver herself from slavery and become a successful businesswoman.

When I went to drama school, I knew I was at least as talented as other students, but because I was a black man and I wasn't pretty, I knew I would have to work my butt off to be the best that I would be, and to be noticed.

You do need to get lucky, no matter how talented you are.