Quotes About Dedication

I came to realize that if I was going to succeed in the music industry, I was going to have to learn how to perform my songs myself.

I love that young bands will do anything to succeed.

My mama always used to tell me: 'If you can't find somethin' to live for, you best find somethin' to die for.'

Dr Dre All Day

Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.

I wake up each and every day with a smile on my face knowing I get to do something musically.

I thought I had to make an impact on history. I had to become the greatest choreographer of my time. That was my mission. Posterity deals with us however it sees fit. But I gave it 20 years of my best shot.

In terms of individuals who actually inspired me, very few of the academic people that I had access to had that power over me. Maybe it's simply because I wasn't that committed to geometry.

You may wonder which came first: the skill or the hard work. But that's a moot point. The Zen master cleans his own studio. So should you.

But obligation, I eventually saw, is not the same as commitment, and it's certainly not an acceptable reason to stick with something that isn't working

Destiny, quite often, is a determined parent. Mozart was hardly some naive prodigy who sat down at the keyboard and, with God whispering in his ears, let music flow from his fingertips. It's a nice image for selling tickets to movies, but whether or not God has kissed your brow, you still have to work. Without learning and preparation, you won't know how to harness the power of that kiss.

Do them anyway - you can never spend enough time on the basics.

I start every dance with a box. I write the project name on the box, and as the piece progresses I fill it up with every item that went into the making of the dance.

As Mozart himself wrote to a friend, "People err who think my art comes easily to me. I assure you, dear friend, nobody has devoted so much time and thought to composition as I. There is not a famous master whose music I have not industriously studied through many times.

Without passion, all the skill in world won't lift you above your craft

A dancer's life is all about repetition.

but whether or not God has kissed your brow, you still have to work. Without learning and preparation, you won't know how to harness the power of that kiss.

And I watch 'Saturday Night Live' religiously, I have since I was a little boy. I watch it basically like one of my favorite sports teams.

Give me an example of a time that you felt you went above and beyond the call of duty at work" one time, because there you are just testing for basic prep. Ask it again. And again. And again, until the candidate can't come up with any more answers. And don't look away, break the tension with a chuckle, or give the candidate a chance to divert attention and halt the questioning process.

It takes a while to build a dream

Developing a good work ethics is key. Apply yourself at whatever you do, whether you're a janitor or taking your first summer job because that work ethics will be reflected in everything you do in life.

IN THIS ERA of instant gratification and gotta-have-it-now impatience, it's hard to imagine putting everything you have, and I mean everything—all your money, all your

payment and money that should have gone to my apartment, and rented the 14th Street Playhouse in downtown Atlanta. I hired actors, built scenery, and rented props. I did the whole nine yards on my own, spending all I had to my name.

I agreed to do it, but the night the show was opening, March 12, 1998, was the coldest