Quotes About Dedication

The idea is there, locked inside, and all you have to do is remove the excess stone.

Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle.

I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.

20. "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.

If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all.

If you knew how much work went into it, you wouldn't call it genius.

Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.

When we don't ask for much, we also send a message that we're not really serious.

I work my hardest at everything. That's just achieving, not overachieving.

The Fire-Eaters were a special elite-level team that played after the regular season ended. They had top-notch training and the off-season games added a lot to a player's performance when the regular season rolled around. Problem? You can't join the Fire-Eaters. They have to pick you.

All I've ever wanted was to go pro ever since my dad first put me in hockey when I was 7. Some of the other kids go to fancy hockey camps in the summer and practice with the best coaches, but I never could. My folks are divorced and even working two jobs, my mom could barely keep up with the rent, so my hockey fees were partly subsidized and my dad paid the rest. There was no money available to help my performance. I had to earn my chops on the ice by myself.

I'd worked plenty hard in practice before, but never had I come off the ice and had every single muscle in my whole body ache with tiredness. All I wanted was a hot shower and about 30 tons of food. My stomach felt like it was eating its own lining. I sure hoped there were groceries at home.

Dad was a big part of my hockey, that's for sure. He really wanted to see me succeed. He helped pay for me to play even when money was tight. Having him totally gone was going to be weird.

Note that he said, "…but I am going to try to work on my marriage." My mother, a therapist, used to say, "There are those who try and those who do." I agree wholeheartedly. "Trying" connotes tentativeness, when what

Work hard, be yourself, and have fun!

I love my career. It is a career. A difficult one that takes many hours and total dedication to my craft. It is also what I was born to do--tell stories and entertain.

A man who really wants you will do whatever he must to possess your love. So set a standard.

Why were you up at five a.m. anyway?" "I run in the mornigns," she said without looking up. "At five a.m.?" "Yes," she said as she typed, as if that weren't insane. "Fuck. Every day?" "Sundays I do yoga." "Jesus. Why?" "I can't think clearly otherwise," she said, then looked up and admitted, "and I don't want to get fat.

I never cut class. I loved getting A's, I liked being smart. I liked being on time. I thought being smart is cooler than anything in the world.

Mensen offeren iets omdat ze iets willen. De Kraaien moet heel graag iets hebben gewild als ze er een hele vallei voor hebben laten afbranden.

I worked so hard for so long - I did a lot of movies. I also worked a lot when my kids were smaller, before they were in school.

The longer something remains a priority, he said, the more it becomes second nature, hardwired in our minds and actions.

Ice skating is very difficult. It takes a lot of discipline and a lot of hard work. It's fun, but you are there on the ice every morning freezing and trying to do these moves and these tricks.

A big book is like a serious relationship; it requires a commitment. Not only that, but there's no guarantee that you will enjoy it, or that it will have a happy ending. Kind of like going out with a girl, having to spend time every day with her - with absolutely no guarantee of nailing her in the end. No thanks.