Quotes About Perseverance

I have seen too many men go down, and I never permit myself to forget that one day, through accident or under the charge of a younger, stronger knight, I too will go down.

It is necessary men should be tried and purged and purified and made perfect through suffering.

I am very healthy. Career wise, even old men get to be in movies. So as long as I am healthy, I will continue to make movies.

Spare your breath to cool your porridge.

Those who have invested the most are the last to surrender.

Whatever come we have to meet it.

One of my mom's best lines is... You're not training to be the best in the world, you're training to be the best in the world on your worst day.

I've learned that every working mom is a superwoman.

Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to 'jump at the sun.' We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.

My mom passed away a day before high school started, and her dream was for me to be a full rock and roll guy, and play drums in a band.

I'm a working mom, not a professional athlete, but I am a runner and that's a special club.

My mom and dad, you're my heart, thank you for keeping me going all these years and never letting me give up.

I reflect back on my mom's journey, someone who was an immigrant to Canada and came not knowing anything and figured it out tremendously. I reflect back on that a lot.

My mom had to beg the guys to let me play. I couldn't even play the drums right - Brian had to show me.

Call it the Tiger Mom effect: In the business world today, failure is apparently not an option.

My mom reminds me that all things are possible.

My mom was a waitress, and my dad was a plumber who worked for the City of San Clemente fixing mains breaks, so not too glamorous.

My mom, who gave me my confidence growing up. She's the one that always told me that I could be great and to never stop. And myself. Because I came such a long way.

My mom was born poor, raised poor, and was going to die poor.

An agent saw one of the plays I did at ACT, but my mom was like, No, she's too young. I became so annoying that a year and a half later she just couldn't stand hearing me any more!

My mom always told me that if you work hard, you can achieve anything. And it's true. It's one of the truest things ever.

The best lesson my mom taught me was how to be scrappy.

The best advice my mom has ever given me is to never give up. She believes when one door shuts, another door opens. Always, always move forward.

My dad is a bank president and my mom was an accountant and they didn't think that seeking the life of a freelance writer was very practical, you see. Of course, I was just as determined to do it.