Quotes About Perseverance

I've always had the spirit of a survivor.

I don't want to be thought of as a survivor because you have to continue getting involved in difficult situations to show off that particular gift, and I'm not interested in doing that anymore.

The band I was in, Soul Survivor, moved to Los Angeles in 1964 and tried real hard for two years.

You recognize a survivor when you see one. You recognize a fighter when you see one.

A lot changed when I had Natasha. I'm a survivor.

I am someone who always gets up again, even if there are setbacks. I have a survivor instinct. I'm not sure where it comes from, but probably from all the little things that make you into who you are.

With 'Survivor' - I didn't get any sleep, there was no food, we had to boil our water... plus, it was physically taxing during the day. That's what made it more difficult than three-a-day practices.

I see myself as a survivor, and I'm not ashamed to say I'm a survivor. To me, survivor implies strength, implies that I have been through something and I made it out the other side.

In fact, if anything, I want to work harder because I want my kids to know that their mum is a director, a fighter, a survivor! They should know that I have made a name in this industry with no backing.

This is a physical thing that is fixable. I know, I'm a survivor. Believe me, there was no way I thought I could survive. There are answers out there that need to be found.

Hi, I'm Bill. I'm a birth survivor.

I have survivor's curiosity, I guess.

I think that when people see that a successful person who has suffered and is a survivor of mental illness, and is still very successful, I think it gives them a lot of strength.

I am that 'everyman' in that I have made every mistake you can make in your career and in your personal life. But I am a survivor.

This is a job and Survivor is a game show. So, this is something to take seriously and work really hard at.

If you stick around long enough, people start referring to you as a survivor. Suddenly I found myself on the receiving end of several prestigious awards.

I have always said about myself I am a survivor because I am.

In the game of 'Survivor,' there is no time for regrets.

Sometimes being a survivor is the greatest compliment you can get in Hollywood.

I never thought of myself as a strong person until I wrote my first book, and people started to say, 'You're a survivor. You're such a strong person.' It never ever occurred to me.

I think I'm a survivor. I could have suffered at least 100 professional deaths. I could come up with a list of the 100 times I've come closest to death, from having pneumonia as a child to car crashes.

I guess when you play 'Survivor,' almost everyone gets got.

That's what defines 'Survivor': it's the ultimate test of who you are.

Stephen's the great survivor, isn't he? He just goes on and on.