Quotes About Perseverance

There was a moment in time where I was really focused on the Navy and I followed through with it - I passed the test. I was happy with myself because I was accomplishing something and I was really working towards a goal. That was the first true thing I invested my energy in.

Marathon running, for me, was the most controlled test of mettle that I could ever think of. It's you against Darwin.

Everything's the same; I'm living with cancer and it's not going to stop me. But until you really test yourself and challenge yourself, I don't think you quite know.

If you play 100-odd Test matches, there's going to be little periods when you don't score runs, and I've always managed to turn it around.

It took me at least all my 20s and some of my 30s to get the confidence to realise I could just write about what I wanted to write about without having to pass a test or look super clever.

I am trying to take my ODI confidence to Test cricket.

Running is a great metaphor for life. You set a goal, and then you get to work. How well you do is a direct reflection of how hard you work. It's a mental game, too. There are setbacks along the way, but the true test of a runner is how you overcome and push past them.

In the early days, I often felt that I was taking a math test when we were playing. It was a profound feeling of having to prove myself.

Any of us can be happy and have a good attitude when everything is going our way. But I believe it's the real test of your character and of your faith to say, 'Things are not going our way, but I'm still being good to people; I'm still attending church; I still have a good attitude.'

I love playing 'Madame Vastra.' Although I do suffer, spending three-and-a-half hours in make-up every morning to have her lizard skin put on. I was so excited the first day when we did the make-up test, but after six hours, I was like, 'Can we finish now?'

I was horrible at science and math. I couldn't pass a test to save my life! I'm surprised that it didn't take me until I was 20 to graduate. That's why my role is so cool - Grissom is the complete opposite of me.

The test of character is having the ability to meet challenges.

I do not say that, when brought to the test, I shall be invincible.

Bull markets are Test matches and not 50-over games.

I believe in a marriage that could last and stand the test of time.

Strength of will is the test of a young man's possibilities. Can he will strong enough and hold whatever he undertakes with an iron grip?

One-day cricket is about aggression and flair, but Test cricket is a different ball game. One has to struggle through the hard periods initially and then look on to get a respectable score on the board.

In Test matches, you have to play consistent cricket for a period of time.

I want to play Test cricket until I die, seriously.

I am comfortable with five-days. I like the challenge of a five-day Test.

You may come and go, but the real test is to see how long one can manage to stay in the game.

Test matches are what really drive me to perform.

I think I've failed every test I've ever taken. If there was a failure I would have been it.

That, for me, is a very important test of a young writer's commitment because most of them are going to have to continue doing that when they've finished the program.