Quotes About Dedication

I was in forever, not just until I didn't get my way.

I needed a purpose greater than myself.

Not all of us are called to die a martyr's death," he wrote, "but all of us are called to have the same spirit of self-sacrifice and love to the very end as these martyrs had."9

The overweight person diets not to punish him- or herself for being heavy but to become healthier. The athlete works out not because he feels guilty for sitting around watching TV but to train his body for competition. So it is with monks and their asceticism—and so it must be with us lay Christians.

if we latter-day believers are not able and willing to be faithful in the relatively small trials we face now, there is no reason to think we will have what it takes to endure serious persecution in the future.

A Christian who practices asceticism trains himself to say no to his desires and yes to God.

This is how we must approach our jobs: as opportunities to glorify God.

persistence beats stupidity

Trying to be the best at anything carries its own special risks, in or out of the Twilight Zone.

Alexander sent a trophy to Athens, to be dedicated to the city's patron goddess, Athena.

The essence of sports is that while you're doing it, nothing else matters, but after you stop, there is a place, generally not very important, where you would put it.

He taught me the importance of commitment, of doing what you say you're going to do. It really isn't complicated. If you say you're going to do something, you do it. If you don't plan on doing it, then don't overcommit.

I'm going to work at a place I love, in an industry I love being involved in because of the challenge and excitement. Live it, breathe it, understand it, research it, study it. Learn every day.

There is no 'easy button' when it comes to beating the competition. Success is simply about working hard and delivering results and staying uncomfortable.

When you do something best in life, you don't really want to give that up - and for me it's tennis.

Confidence doesn't come out of nowhere. It's a result of something... hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication.

Confidence comes from hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication.

Nothing good comes in life or athletics unless a lot of hard work has preceded the effort. Only temporary success is achieved by taking short cuts.

From now on, I shall only have eyes for my right foot!

We work hard on the show. We really believe in the show. It's an enormous privilege to work on a show that has the power to touch people's lives in such a positive way. The fan mail and the e-mail certainly reflect that.

Ma se tu ami veramente qualcuno o qualcosa, dagli tutto quello che hai e anche tutto quello che sei, e fregatene del resto…

Il vero amore c'è quando esiste solo l'altro.»

Obviously, I wasn't mistaking cathedrals for custard, but, having been raised among the kites of 'that crazy old Fleury,' I had a soft spot for anything that allows a man to give the best of himself.

Asceticism means that a man resolves to live as a man.