Quotes About Dedication

There are no wishy-washy astronauts. You don't get up there by being uncaring and blase. And whatever gave you the sense of tenacity and purpose to get that far in life is absolutely reaffirmed and deepened by the experience itself.

The great saints were always great innovators... They had to be very strong people... principled people. And, apart from their principles, with great tenacity they had to have great reserves of patience.

At the end of the day, both men and women who become CEOs have showed tenacity and hard work to succeed in their careers. It takes not just skills but also extreme dedication and commitment. And regardless of gender, CEOs are measured by the same criteria - the growth and success of the business.

Whatever ambivalence I felt about my own career, Frankie more than made up for it with his ambition and tenacity.

In many ways, Nog is a lot like me, like the way he goes after Starfleet with such tenacity, much the same way I went after my acting career when I started out.

I tend to obsess over my passions.

What people tend to forget is the journey that I had getting to Formula One. There were plenty of years where I had to learn about losing and having bad races.

I have always been a martial arts fighter; it goes to back when I was eighteen. I was competing on the circuit, but when you're performing, you tend to pull punches because you don't want to hurt anyone.

I do tend to lose myself in whatever job I'm doing or hobby I'm into.

The National guys will tell you the same thing - I tend to work until the last possible minute.

I tend to invest a little more than I should when I do musicals, so it takes a lot out of me and my personal life.

People might not believe me if I say I get nervous, but I tend to practice constantly to show a balanced performance.

For example, I tend to personally reward myself for specific acts of exceptional discipline.

While most philanthropists tend to flock together and build their teams around friends, family, or others who happen to be retired or with a lot of free time on their hands, a great entrepreneur knows that success is directly related to the quality and talents of their team.

I am a binge reader, with a tendency to throw myself at a writer, immerse myself in their work.

I'll miss the relationships I have built with these actors. I'll miss the devotion we have to this work. Over this length of time, the tendency is to think it will never end.

When things aren't working out, we have a tendency to say, 'Go do other things,' but you shouldn't do other things. You need to stay at your desk and continue to try to write. You need to insist on it.

I think these days, new artists have a tendency to try to cut corners.

I have a tendency to overcut my movies.

If I can't do something and excel at it and do it well, I have a tendency to give up on it really easy.

If I were amazing with a sword, I wouldn't care about the tender things in life.

I have a great admiration and tenderness for Azzedine Alaia. I haven't seen him in a while, but I guess he must be still sewing some dresses at night.

My mum had me when she was just 18 and she worked three jobs, including bar tending, to put food on the table and she also went to night college. She worked really hard for us and I kept myself busy with football.

For me, writing a novel goes on for years, and the solitude goes on, too. It tends to swallow me at times. I know it's a problem when my husband sends the dog in to retrieve me.