Quotes About Perseverance

I wasn't drafted high.

I'm not really too focused on where I get drafted. It's what I do after I get drafted.

I used to say my biggest accomplishment was just getting drafted, whether it was the first pick or the 100th or whatever.

It doesn't matter where you get drafted.

When I was drafted, I didn't know any better. I didn't think I had to hit for power.

I didn't get drafted to sit out. I got drafted to play.

First drafts are never any good - at least, mine aren't.

I would always come back to 'Drag Race.' Whatever they want me for, I'll come back.

I think if you want to drag, you'll figure it out.

I started school in the 4th grade and it was a real drag.

I did apply for drama school when I was 17, and I didn't get in; I had a really bad audition.

The dramas that I worked on were successful, but not the movies. I still have many opportunities, and I will not be discouraged.

It sounds so dramatic, but I'll say it: Hollywood just doesn't know what to do with me. And it's not for lack of trying.

If I want to draw more in a particular scene that I think is important, because of time I cannot. That's hard for me. But I've always wanted to be a manga-ka, so I'm doing what I love.

Writing is just always hard for me. It always feels like drawing blood. It's never particularly easy.

I'm drawn to failure. I feel like I'm contending with it constantly in my own life.

I am the American Dream.

I think anyone can do anything they dream of if they put their mind to it and put in the work.

Iowa truly is a place where if you work hard, dream big, anything is possible.

I've always dreamed big, and I've accomplished a lot of my dreams.

I've done more than I ever dreamed of.

I want to still be singing at 70 years old. I want to be open to the dreams I haven't even dreamed up.

I achieved more than anyone or myself could ever have dreamed.

I never dreamed I could build a $100 million company. I just happened to build a $1 million company that became a $5 million company, and so on.