James Lee Burke Quotes

I don't have a specific mantra; It's more about believing that I'm tough. I've been through a lot, and I'm not wiling to let myself get beat.

You can't lose confidence in yourself, or you've lost already. When you get knocked down, you've got to keep getting back up.

Work hard for what you want because it won't come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive.

I remember when I was in college, people told me I couldn't play in the NBA. There's always somebody saying you can't do it, and those people have to be ignored.

But at the end of the day, I am a firm believer of the fact that if I can do well nobody can stop me.

I never listened to people who said I wasn't going to make it.

I'm never going to stop because I had a bad game. I'm never going to stop because somebody thinks that I can't do something. I'm going to always play the way I feel I should play, because I wouldn't have got to here if I felt like I couldn't.

I was one of those kids that my parents had faith in me and I had faith in myself. Anything anybody told me negative, I'd just brush it off and keep moving.

Know that every time you feel weak, you not only hurt yourself but also the cause. Infinite faith and strength are the only conditions of success.

You have incredible lives ahead of you. You have incredible things that you can accomplish. If you feel that, you will have an amazing life. Do not let anything build a wall too high for you to get over. And I know that might seem very cliche, but I've had alot of friends who had hurt themselves. And when you're younger, a lot of that stuff is so temporary. You can get through it. You're stronger than you think. You'll ALWAYS be stronger than you think. Feel with your heart and do what you want.

Don’t let haters get me off my grind. Keep my head up, I know I’ll be fine. Keep fighting until I get there. When I’m down and I feel like giving up I whip my hair back and forth.

Your persistence is, in fact, the true measure of your belief in yourself and your ability to succeed. Each time that you persist in the face of adversity and disappointment, you build the habit of persistence.

Effort + the courage to show up = enough.

If I have to, I can do anything.

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.

But I've never once thought that I wouldn't get back, as if you do think like that, then you're in trouble.

Just keep on going and keep believing in your own original vision, no matter what odds you have to overcome. And especially don't be stopped by your own fears.

That bedrock faith that I could write was what blinded me to attempts to discourage me.

You have to let fear go. Another lesson is you just have to believe in yourself; you just have to. There's no way around it. No matter how things are stacked against you, you just have to every time.

When I first started playing guitar, so many people told me I couldn't do this or couldn't do that. But I kept at it and ignored that.

There's moments where things are harder than others, and there are obviously questions, but when it comes down to it, there is no quit in me.

I've experienced industry politics and... people telling me I'm never going to make it. I'll never listen. I'm doing me.

I've gone through all of it: I've literally heard every single name in the book be told to me. So don't be discouraged by anyone as long as you're confident in yourself, and just keep doing what you're doing.

Just because you miss shots, you can't doubt yourself. It's easier said than done.

The most important thing is to never give up, never give in to circumstances, believe yourself, and to soldier on, no matter what's in your way.