Gene Kranz Quotes

I was able to overcome my failures because I was always confident of my abilities and was sure I could achieve what I had set out for.

There are no failures, only quitters.

we can do anything when we decide to win no matter what!

We cannot fail to win unless we fail to try.

A winner is a dreamer who never gives up

Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.

I was brought up to believe that there is no such thing as failure as long as I'm trying my best. So I've had a 'blood, guts and glory' approach through my whole life.

You always pass failure on your way to success.

We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.

You have to be vigorous. That's the only way you are going to get it because everybody has dreams and everybody has goals, but the only people who achieve them are the ones that go after it and don't take no for an answer.

Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.

Anything is possible. My background is a bad background, but a lot of people said I couldn't do it. You can do anything if you put your mind to it.

In life, you have ups and downs, but you should never give up. You should always try to get ahead.

Stopping before you reach the goal does not make the discouragement go away. All it does is make the discouragement permanent. Instead, keep going, keep making the attempt, until you make that last, fulfilling attempt that brings the success you desire.

The most successful people in the world are people who were rejected more than anybody else.

Bring into reality the possibility of the improbable by acquiring a positive mental attitude. Say to yourself, as Henry Ford said to his engineers, "Keep working!"

If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do succeed.

Be patient. Be confident in yourself. Anything can happen if you really work at it. Never give up. It‘s corny, but never give up.

If people say "no" to you and it's something you really want to do, keep going and you'll succeed.

If you stay intent and your ability warrants it, you will eventually reach the top of the mountain.

You will succeed if you persevere; and you will find joy in overcoming obstacles.

A long list. From getting cut from the high school basketball team, to getting fired from jobs, getting credit cards rejected and cut up. Rejection has only been a distraction, not a roadblock. “Every no gets me closer to a yes,” was the saying I used to use.

To the winner, there is 100-percent elation, 100-percent fun, 100-percent laughter; and yet the only thing left to the loser is resolution and determination.

Most people fail, not because of lack of desire, but, because of lack of commitment.

Never give up on your dreams.