Quotes About Dedication

I should have taken school more seriously. I did OK, but I'm wishing I had put a little more into it.

If a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics.

Witten was my guy. I stayed in Wit's hip pocket and did everything I could to learn from him, learn how to be a pro.

I've talked about this a lot, but 'The Witch' took four years to finance because there were certain compromises I wouldn't make.

I love working. I love it! It makes me feel awake and alive and appreciative, as does my family, but in a different way. If I was told I couldn't do it, I think I would wither and die.

I'm just trying to stay within myself every day and keep going.

One of the things that I did before I ran for president is I was a professional speaker. Not a motivational speaker - an inspirational speaker. Motivation comes from within. You have to be inspired. That's what I do. I inspire people, I inspire the public, I inspire my staff. I inspired the organizations I took over to want to succeed.

So many have come to me that I might serve them, leaving me no time to think of myself. However, I assure you that I do feel deep down within me, God be praised.

Obviously, you need talent to do well in your sport, but I think hard work goes a long way. You need to be lucky within the sport too, though. In badminton, you can benefit from good draws and people getting injured.

When you do a thing with your whole soul and everything that is noble within you, you always find your counterpart.

I just feel like if I push myself and I kill myself, then I have self-discipline within myself. That's how you turn into a true pro.

Medical professionals are as skilled and as dedicated as any, but they operate within a fragmented system that has not progressed as far as we have in aviation.

I think my biggest trait is to play extremely hard within the rules of the game.

I mean, you have to be able - you have to have made the commitment within yourself to do whatever it takes to get the job done and to try to inspire other people to do it, because obviously the first rule is you can't do it by yourself.

Ever since I was a little kid, that intrigued me. The game within the game was the biggest thing. A lot of people don't see the little things we do within a game.

The fact that I could secure an opera engagement made me realize I had within me the making of an artist, if I would really labor for such an end. When I became thoroughly convinced of this, I was transformed from an amateur into a professional in a single day.

You can't achieve anything in life without a small amount of sacrifice.

You cannot be a winner without maturity and consistency.

Talent is nothing without dedication and discipline, and dedication and discipline is a talent in itself.

Without loyalty, you won't accomplish anything.

I wouldn't be where I am without my fans, and I am very thankful for them.

You can have all the talent in the world, but without determination, you won't get very far.

Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.

Too many DJs today want to be the headline act without ever knowing what it takes to be the local DJ who's busting his or her gut to perfect their craft.