Anna Neagle Quotes

As wonderful as they were, my parents didn't teach me anything about self-discipline, concentration, patience, or focus. If I hadn't had a family myself, I probably never would've done anything. Marriage taught me responsibility.

I'd like to be more patient! I just want everything now. I've tried to meditate, but it's really hard for me to stay still. I'd like to try to force myself to do it, because everybody says how wonderful meditation is for you, but I can't shut my mind up. So patience and learning is the key.

Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson.

Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent.

For many years, I tried to make New Year's resolutions. I made lists and shot for great heights: I would show altruism and exert moral strength, patience and all those other great attributes.

Whether I'm running, working, relating, parenting, learning - whatever I'm doing, I want to surround myself with people who push me.

Don't tell your stories to anyone. You'll be more motivated knowing it's a prerequisite to having an audience.

All I can do is control my preparation process from both a physical and mental stand point.

Patience is something that, as a young man, I didn't have - when waiting for parts to arrive or waiting for people to behave as I wanted them to.

A self-defined challenge is an irresistible teacher.

I want to live a life full of purpose and intention. Sometimes when we play sports and athletics you can lose your purpose.

I never let myself get ahead of myself.

When I read or study, I don't do it for the degree - if I fail, it doesn't matter, but it just takes me out of this world where you're the centre of attention all the time. You just become a normal bloke when you're setting yourself those kinds of targets.

I'm here in the present, and I want to make sure I don't stumble on my own feet.

I try to focus on what I can control, and that's just playing hard and playing well.

I feel confident of being No. 1, but I know I can't let myself play a few bad games.

One of the main goals of self-education is to eradicate that vanity in us without which we would never have been educated.

For me, there is a lot of room for improvement and there are a lot of things I would like to be better at.

My mum told me to have patience. It's about realising that when things aren't going the way you want them to, or you don't have inspiration, it will come.

In the matter of learning, the difference between the earnest and the careless student stands out clearly. The same holds true in the mastering of passion and the weaknesses to which our nature is subject, as in the acquiring of virtue.

Mature striving is linked to long-range goals. Thus, the process of becoming is largely a matter of organizing transitory impulses into a pattern of striving and interest in which the element of self-awareness plays a large part.

I continuously go further and further learning about my own limitations, my body limitation, psychological limitations. It's a way of life for me.

Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.

I am growing and learning. There's so much more that I want to accomplish and do. I'm gonna do it at whatever pace it happens. I'm not trying to rush anything or slow anything down.

I have learned to watch myself and give myself constructive criticism. Although I have to cover my face and peek sometimes!