Quotes About Perseverance

But no, had I been successful in my 20s I would have been just fine. But it is nice to defy the odds.

It doesn't matter what odds are on paper or what's happened before. It matters what happens that moment.

The Jewish journey started in the land of Israel, and it always strove to return there against all odds and all limitations.

The odds were against me when I arrived at Central Arkansas. I was barely 6-foot-2 and didn't have a scholarship. But I always felt I could make it to the NBA; it was as if I had foreseen my future, and I knew I would make it.

'Roots' focuses on a particular group of people who defy the odds and win, eventually, even if it isn't in their lifetimes. This is, for me, a very positive story and a very empowering one, if only we have that perspective on it.

My thing with the Secret Six is that they never win. The odds are always against them; everyone wants them gone. So they never win. But they never give up, either.

I want children to know that they can create the life they dream of despite the odds that are against them.

Working 16-hour days to ensure that I can pay my bills has been a bulk of my entrepreneurship life. And on days when I don't, odds are I'm running to the airport.

To battle the odds - loss of interest, no funding, discouragement - requires someone who doesn't give up.

When 'Soorma' was first discussed with me, 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' was fresh in my memory because when I saw it and saw the hard work that went into making Milkha Singh an iconic figure, I felt that a biopic should also be made highlighting the odds that I've fought to make it so far in life.

Growing up, people will tell you that you have a better chance to become an astronaut than becoming an NBA player. So when you finally get to the NBA, you've beat the odds. So when you put on that jersey, everything else is downhill.

I always go against the odds.

I beat the odds, and I beat the odds so many times.

The odds are so against me, one mom and eight kids.

I like to think I defied the odds my entire life, definitely my entire athletic career.

We were the first all-girl band that wrote and played our own stuff. You know, the odds were really against us because rock has traditionally been dominated by men.

The odds were against us being an all-female garage band from California.

Despite the odds we fought, 'Sanam Re' has turned out very well and I am very proud of my crew.

The odds of becoming a NASA astronaut - you have a better chance of getting hit by lightning.

I read The Odyssey all the time. I always get something out of it.

Aim high, and you won't shoot your foot off.

I was compared to a bird that was too fat to lift itself off the ground.

I love biting off way more than I can chew, and that's a great motivator because it forces me to rise to the occasion.

We don't have an off-season. Every other sport has an off-season. It just goes to show how tough we are.