Quotes About Perseverance

I knew that I wanted to start my own business. I knew that I wanted to work for myself. I was no stranger to the word no. You just have to keep going.

I just have to be super strong when it comes to my work time. Shut the browser, ignore the email alerts, and just WRITE.

Artistry is important. Skill, hard work, rewriting, editing, and careful, careful craft: All of these are necessary. These are what separate the beginners from experienced artists.

When I get married I'm going to make the marriage work. Getting married is forever, no matter what my spouse does.

I've always wanted to work with Cameron Crowe. I've auditioned for him several times for various projects over the last ten years, and I've always admired the way he worked with me.

If a job's worth doing, it's too hard.

Columbia is ... for people whose genitals still work, dammit. For writers who want to be brave and persevere in the real world where people often fail.

Hard work's a good distraction.

Growing up, I fantasized about being a rock musician and that somehow it would be really easy. I didn't realize that it's so much work.

I'm spoiled in the sense that now I get what I want but it's because I work for it.

You need to work very hard, you have to spend a lot of time practicing your sport - six to seven hours daily.

The very fact that it might not work is precisely why you should and must do this.

Everyone has a comfort zone. Worth considering: How hard (and how often) are you willing to work to get out of it? You can turn that into a habit if you choose.

Great work is always shunned at first.

Great work is the result of seeking out tension, not avoiding it.

Art is the act of doing work that matters while dancing with the voice in your head that screams for you to stop.

It's entirely possible that there won't be a standing ovation at the end of your journey. That's okay. At least you lived.

I feel like the luckiest guy on the planet. But, I literally work all day, every day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, and that's not an exaggeration.

Some people say,'Shah Rukh, you work so hard. Why don't you sit back with a glass of red wine or go out on the terrace for a smoke?' But that's not me.

I woke up. I was like, "Look, you can do anything you want - and you want a lot of things, so you should get to work."

The work doesn't begin until you get tired!

It was hard to work and work and work and not get your music played on the radio.

If brute force doesn't work, you aren't using enough

Never take your eyes off your opponent. And never think you don't have to work for a victory. Even now, you could surprise me. (Takeshi)