Quotes About Perseverance

I tried every diet in the book. I tried some that weren't in the book. I tried eating the book. It tasted better than most of the diets.

What don't kill me... Had better start running!

Everyone faces defeat. It may be a stepping-stone or a stumbling block, depending on the mental attitude with which it is faced.

Idea is to constantly raise the bar, push the boundaries. Fitness is ultimately a journey, not a destination.

Fitness is just a stage you pass through on the way to becoming a racer.

I've been flogging myself to keep my fitness up there.

When you do hit the gym, you should push yourself. This is what makes fitness phenomena so interesting.

A woman's fitness comes by fits.

...I can't make exceptions for myself. If I can run, I will run. I don't have to feel good to do it.

A sweet life is a sweaty life.

Change doesn't come in nickels and dimes. It comes in dedication and sweat.

When the finish line seems too far away, remember how you felt when you were back at the starting line. Regain that motivation to recharge your momentum.

Sore muscles are nothing compared to the pain of regret.

Not all races are run on a track. And not all finish lines are marked by ticker tape.

Rage, recover, repeat.

The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.

Hell, when I was growing up, I could make a meal out of a package of Top Ramen and a bottle of Windex.

Even now, when I do a slide show of the Geek Squad story, the first slide is a photo of ramen noodles. Because for me, ramen noodles are the international symbol for struggle.

Learn to do common things uncommonly well; we must always keep in mind that anything that helps fill the dinner pail is valuable.

Some goin' east; and-a some goin' west, Some stand aside to try their best. Some livin' big, but the most is livin' small. They just can't even find no food at all.

I'll tell you something about tough times. They just about kill you, but if you decide to keep working at them, you'll find your way through.

Trials, obstacles, difficulties and sometimes defeats, are the very food of faith.

My dad grew up basically in a hut in Taiwan without enough food to eat. And within one generation his son in America gets to do a comedy show about whatever he wants.

Cooking is one failure after another, and that's how you finally learn.