Quotes About Dedication

When I'm out on a long run," she continued, "the only thing in life that matters is finishing the run.

To be a hero, you had to learn how to think, run, fight, and talk—even eat, sleep, and crawl—like a hero.

Here were these little guys wearing sandals who never actually trained for the race. And they blew away some of the best long-distance runners in the world.

it's like in life, you have obstacles and you train to overcome them. You search for the best technique. You keep the best, you repeat it, and then you get better.

I didn't love running, but I wanted to.

Como deporte, la mayoría de los entrenadores de atletismo colocaban a las ultramaratones en algún lugar entre las competencias de glotones y el sadomasoquismo recreativo.

Scott was a hero for a very different reason among back-of-the-packers too slow to see him in action. After winning a hundred-mile race, Scott would be desperate for a hot shower and cool sheets. But instead of leaving, he'd wrap himself in a sleeping bag and stand vigil by the finish line. When day broke the next morning, Scott would still be there, cheering hoarsely, letting that last, persistent runner know he wasn't alone.

You couldn't pay me enough to be a law enforcement officer. Their job is a tough job. You have to solve people's problems, you have to baby-sit people, you have to always be doing this cat-and-mouse game with the bad guys. My respect for them is immense.

Mr. Gilbert had the earnest mania for self-improvement which has blighted the lives of so many young men.

Keep in mind that many people have died for their beliefs; it's actually quite common. The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe.

Awake before the sun is risen, I call for my pen and papers and desk.

I came to you tardy and late as I usually do to the better things in my life

Homey don't quit. What else are you gonna do? It's like those guys in the cartoon they get up in the morning, check the clock and fight all day and after it's over they check the clock and go home. That's how it goes.

It's amazing how much you can learn if your intentions are truly earnest.

I haven't much to offer,my Prince,for I am unskilled,ill-epuipped,and unworthy....yet I offer myself to You.If there is something more to following You,then show me and I will see.Command me and I will obey.Lead me and I will follow.If my feeble life can be used by You,I give it.I am Yours,my King and my Prince.

As for me, I serve the Prince! Whom do you serve?

Amateurs look for inspiration; the rest of us just get up and go to work.

Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work

A quilt may take a year, but if you just keep doing it, you get a quilt.

I always thought that inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work.

A fanatic is someone who redoubles his efforts when he has forgotten his aim.

All of you have one hundred thousand bad drawings in you. The sooner you get rid of them, the better it will be for everyone.

It feels so exhausting to be so bad at something I loved so much.

To Humanity, I dedicate this book to us. I hope we make the right choices now to protect ourselves in the future.