Quotes On Perseverance

True success isn't about shortcuts - it's about perseverance and doing what's right.

It is part of our human nature to want to be liked … but greatness is to be guided by an inner calling to persevere and to prevail, no matter the personal cost.

I thought I'd just do a wave of movies, and then I'd burn out. They just kept coming together.

March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life's path.

If I were dropped out of a plane into the ocean and told the nearest land was a thousand miles away, I'd still swim. And I'd despise the one who gave up.

You shall, I question not, find a way to the top if you diligently seek for it; for nature hath placed nothing so high that it is out of the reach of industry and valor.

Don't quit. Never give up trying to build the world you can see, even if others can't see it. Listen to your drum and your drum only. It's the one that makes the sweetest sound.

Champions are not the ones who always win races—they are the ones who get out there and try. And try harder the next time. And even harder the next time. 'Champion' is a state of mind.

I left school and couldn't find acting work, so I started going to clubs where you could do stand-up.

When I went home from Juilliard, I couldn't find acting work.

The best way out is always through.

Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.