Quotes About Perseverance

I don't ever feel like I have to stop myself from complaining about how hard it is to be an actress. I mean, it's not that hard.

I had my share of issues, but now, it's something that's made me who I am and no complaints.

I completed five half marathons in 2002.

'MMMBop' took about a year to actually get completed. The chorus idea had really been around for a long time, and then we built the song around it.

As a child I could lie in bed and do absolutely nothing for hours but once I decided to do something, big or small, I could not stop until it had been completed.

I completed 25 films in 16 years and I feel very happy about it.

You don't get anywhere unless you've had a little bit of a complicated life.

Some days it's tough, and I don't want to train my mental game, or I don't want to train my components as hard as I used to.

I always wanted to be a composer, and I sort of went in to NYU as pre-med because I just thought, 'Well... who actually becomes a composer?'

It takes lot of years for a composer to make a name.

For one, the whole concept of 'Live From Here' - writing a song every week - was like composition bootcamp.

I got a job as an assistant film editor, which lasted for a few years, but I found writing incredibly difficult, and I thought, 'How am I going to make a film if I can't write?' I didn't really comprehend that someone else would do that bit.

I never compromise with my work.

I very seldom compromise. I am a Capricorn.

You don't stay married for 33 years and not compromise.

If you start with a compromise, you live with a compromise for a long time.

I want to build a name through my roles and will not compromise with what is offered to me.

I don't like compromises. I will give everything.

I'm trying to get through life without really knowing about computers, but I don't know if I am going to make it.

We will not leave this place until our comrades are free. We are the power here. We are the power.

You can make loads of great saves, but if you concede, it's, 'That's what we will show the world.'

We need to show character whenever we concede a goal and try to make a comeback.

I just have to concentrate on doing what I do.

I've got rid of the ADD, but I do find it hard to concentrate sometimes.