Quotes About Perseverance

I've had to deal with racism, sexism, rumors, malice, a little bit of everything.

I've auditioned so many times and been told I'm 'not sporty enough' or I'm 'not sexy.'

I launched NARS with 12 shades of lipsticks, and many, many launches later, I'm still most proud of our lipsticks.

'Shadows' wasn't so difficult to get made.

I was obviously in NXT for a while and had some success, but then I found myself lurking in the shadows and not really doing much.

I don't think I'm going to dwell on one pitch. You've got to be able to shake that off in the middle of the game.

To be in the UFC and have the name but not the earnings, good for you, you get a hand clasp and a shake and a don't let the door hit you on the way out sort of thing.

If you grow up poor, I'm not sure you ever shake that off.

I liked that line in the movie 'Shakespeare in Love': 'How is this going to work out? I don't know, but it always does.'

If you got what it takes, you'll make it. If you don't, Shakespeare couldn't help you.

This is all I've ever known. I don't know what it's like to not walk shaky.

I just feel it's a shame to let fear get in your way and stop you achieving things.

When did it something of shame or ridicule to be a self-made man in America?

Once it's over and you understand what's going on, it's a shame. You want to win three sets.

Cris Cyborg is one of the best in the world, and there is no shame in losing to her.

I worked for a year to get into the right shape for 'Teraa Surroor.'

I'm in great shape, back-in-my-football-days shape. I've worked hard to get to this point.

What people tell me they take away from my books is that they can shape their lives, they can achieve their own dreams. And certainly that's what I want them to take away.

I love my games and I love sharing them with people. It's this amazing incredible thing I get to do with my life, creating ideas and sharing them with people. The problem is, it just hasn't worked.

I'm going to stay training every day. I'm going to stay sharp, because that's what I love to do.

The future will be good for those who work hard and sharpen their skills.

Yes, I did shatter my leg, and it really changed my life, in a way. It wasn't much fun, but it did open me up, and as we all know intuitively, adversity can develop resources.

When I got hurt - everybody knows I shattered my pelvis - all I thought about was running with my kids one day and being able to have a family.

My whole faith was shattered there for a while.