Quotes About Perseverance

People work out so hard for even 10 years and still aren't able to achieve the body they wish for. But luckily, my body type helped me lose weight really fast, and I became fitter.

Like, for real, I'm going to be like Larry Fitzgerald. Maybe even more.

If they said, 'Do five pull-ups,' I would always want to do 10.

I worked in 40 restaurants over a five-year period.

Usually, the best ideas come from having to fix a really hard problem.

I learned to not be afraid to fix things that break.

There is always one more bug to fix.

If something doesn't go your way, then look for another way. If something's broken, fix it.

Everyone says, 'Oh, it's hard because she's older.' But at the same time, I feel like I know how to make corrections faster, and I know what to fix.

Maybe with boxing and good focus, I can fix myself and make my mother proud.

When something is so damaged or something is just not right, you can't fix it in a moment. The only thing is time.

Guys like me, we have a different style that makes it hard to break in easily. When I was 18, 19, I felt like I was just a boy, body-wise and mentality-wise. I had to fix everything together.

I think, as a professional, inside the cage you can fix anything.

I didn't think I'd even know a president of the United States, let alone work in the White House. Even though my parents always said you can do whatever you want to do, I never dreamed of this kind of an opportunity.

I've always had a picture of the White House and it would always sit right in front of my desk. Whenever I was having a hard day I could look at it and remember what my goal was.

Some people see writing as a white-collar career, but I've always approached it as a blue-collar writer.

My protest about the post exchange seating bore some results. More seats were allocated for blacks, but there were still separate sections for blacks and for whites. At least I had made my men realize that something could be accomplished by speaking out, and I hoped they would be less resigned to unjust conditions.

A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.

A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else.

On the plains of hesitation lie the blackened bones of countless millions who at the dawn of victory lay down to rest, and in resting died.

On the plains of hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions who, at the dawn of decision, sat down to wait, and waiting died.

A somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did.

Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose.

People just see the shine. They don't see the grind, the bags under my eyes. It was a lot of grinding, setbacks... I ain't finna let nothing stop me. Wherever I stop at, I already know who I am.