Steve Blank Quotes

I bump into a lot of people that have similar problems that I have but less titles or magazines than I have, and they just challenge their adversity with the same tenacity, with the same enthusiasm, with the same will to succeed because life is one and you've got to take advantage.

My experience in Gujarat shows that howsoever big a problem might be, it is not insurmountable if we have the will to act.

It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired - you quit when the gorilla is tired.

Through these adversities, Israel has endured with continued strength, conviction, and faith.

When you gotta go through something tough, I've always been a guy that just wants to get it out of the way.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

The young must be prepared to experience innumerable disappointments and yet not fail.

It takes a lot of energy and creativity to make such screwed up lives carry on. And the kind of will people have to survive, year after year, dealing with that stuff, is weirdly impressive.

Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward.

You know, if I can survive marching band, I can survive anything.

We've had some tough times, but we've hung in there.

You can't dodge them all. I got hammered plenty of times through the years. But you just get up and keep playing. I can tell you from experience, though. Sometimes it hurts like hell.

I have never had to face anything that could overwhelm the native optimism and stubborn perseverance I was blessed with.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

Life is easy when you're hot. But what happens when the ball bounces the other way? You just keep getting back up and climbing up.

Survival is the main objective. There are going to be some awful days, I know that from my background in the sport.

There's a lot of heartache because you don't always win. You need loads of determination.

The road to perseverance lies by doubt.

Only he has the calling for politics who is sure that he will not crumble when the world from his point of view is too stupid or base for what he wants to offer. Only he who in the face of all this can say "In spite of all!" has the calling for politics.

You'll encounter difficulties at any job, and the best way for me to get through them is via endurance.

Entrepreneurship is usually about people executing in the face of other folks telling them that it's not going to work.

I think just that dog inside of you. When things suck, just to still fight.

I've come over so many obstacles over the years, so now when things get chucked at me, I know that I can get through to the other side with the mindset that I've got.

When you're starting a company, almost anything that can go wrong will go wrong, and it will probably look like and feel like you made the absolute wrong decision to start the company. If you're not absolutely determined to solve a problem or see something through, it might not make sense to keep going.

To battle the odds - loss of interest, no funding, discouragement - requires someone who doesn't give up.