Quotes About Dedication

Work Does Not Need You, You Need Work. Through Work, Destiny Unfolds. Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart give yourself to it.

He who fights for a ne'er-do-well has nothing to show for it except a head covered in earth and grime.

Journalists obsess about their leads. Don Wycliff, a winner of prizes for editorial writing, says, "I've always been a believer that if I've got two hours in which to write a story, the best investment I can make is to spend the first hour and forty-five minutes of it getting a good lead, because after that everything will come easily.

dogged focus

What separated Blakely from other women with the same idea was her persistence.

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It took practice, and it took persistence.

So, yes, a long journey starts with a single step, but a single step doesn't guarantee the long journey. How do you keep those steps coming?

Grit is not synonymous with hard work. It involves a certain single-mindedness. An ungritty prison inmate will mount a daring new escape attempt every month, but a gritty prison inmate will tunnel his way out one spoonful of concrete at a time. Grit

To lead a process requires persistence.

Welcome to the most important work you'll ever do.

When it comes to performance, strong purpose trumps strong passion.

Total commitment is about being wise and smart, not necessarily being noble or virtuous. It's not so much about self-denial but about logic and common sense. It's not so much about what you lose; it's about what you gain.

I've been drawing shoes,' said Sketch, evoking a fireman who's been searching the smoking hulks of scorched buildings for burn victims, 'and it's been going feetingly.

love something—or someone—so much that you would willingly sacrifice yourself. I want to be brave like that.

The goddess doesn't care how many minutes you spend in front of her," he said. "Only how much you want to be here.

If Jindan wants something badly enough, she can make it happen. She believes this completely.

For seven lifetimes will I follow you to the ends of the earth.

diligent focus on the task at hand.

I hope to make acting my career for the rest of my life, if I can.

A lot of people are like, 'So you want to be famous.' And I'm like, 'No, I want to be good at my craft. I don't care about fame, I don't care if I even ever make it. As long as people know what I am as an actress in this business, I'm set for my career right now.'

Practice only when you really want to practice and not because everybody is meditating. When you have decided to meditate regularly, make a schedule and follow it. Constancy of aim and effort and non-laziness is the key to success and spiritual development.

If a person says that he can handle a certain task, he should fulfill it. Not to do so is sign of irresponsibility or lack of reliability.

Someone who is seriously interested in meditation should not expect any feedback or promises from the practice. Most