Harry Kroto Quotes

I'm not a quitter. I believe in following things through.

There are two kinds of people, those who finish what they start and so on.

I tell my 5-year-old, 'Once you commit to something, stick it out.' I would never want him to look at Dad and think Dad was a quitter.

To be stronger, you finish everything you start. You can't take a break.

Whenever I start something, I try to finish it.

There is no substitute for hard work. Never give up. Never stop believing. Never stop fighting.

Sport has made me realise that you have to be stubborn and to persevere to get the results. It might take longer in politics, but once you have the right goal and desire, you will reach it.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

I was always fiercely determined and driven to succeed.

No one succeeds without effort... Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.

I think one of the most important attributes is perseverance.

The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.

To succeed in life in today's world, you must have the will and tenacity to finish the job.

I think the best way to find out about something is to try to do it to the max. A lot of people take up a hobby or sport and then find an excuse not to carry on with it. Once I start something, I won't stop until I'm as good at it as I'll ever be.

Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.

I demand a lot from myself and reflect this attitude upon others: I consider it to be an important quality for a leader. I also think it is impossible to achieve success without persistence.

On occasion we need to make a second effort - and a third effort, and a fourth effort, and as many degrees of effort as may be required to accomplish what we strive to achieve.

Whatever I do in life, my parents always taught me to focus on that, and they never let me quit.

I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse.

I think what it takes to succeed remains the same. You have to have a real love of your sport to carry you through all the bad times, you still want to go ski even when things aren't working. You must have a commitment to work hard and to never give up.

My message is not just to disabled people, but to everyone: You have to work hard.

Whenever you have taken up work in hand, you must see it to the finish. That is the ultimate secret of success. Never, never, never give up!

It is much easier to start something than to finish it.

Stay true to your vision/dream. There's something to be said for just staying at what you are trying to achieve well past the point everyone else gives up.

You just never give up. You do a task to the best of your abilities and beyond.