W. L. George Quotes

No man is beaten until his hope is annihilated, his confidence gone, As long as a man faces life hopefully, confidently, triumphantly, he is not a failure; he is not beaten until he turns his back on life.

When people tell you you're on the brink of death, you've got to dig pretty deep to get it together.

Antwone's story was a story of hope and that's what appealed to me. I needed hope myself at that time. I think all actors give up at some time and think they're never going to make it.

Man is not made for defeat.

I worked for a lot of candidates, in tough campaigns that lost. Most of my candidates lost until Bill Clinton. There was always a point where you look in their eyes and they knew it was over. And there was never that point with Clinton. He never quit. He never gave up.

Really, you don't lose until you stop trying.

To the last moment of his breath, On hope the wretch relies; And even the pang preceding death Bids expectation rise.

It matters if you don't just give up.

Failure isn't really an option because, as my grandmother used to say, "Nothing beats a failure but a try."

Here's another thing to remember: hope keeps you alive. Even when you're dead, it's the only thing that keeps you alive.

I didn’t go up there to die. I went up there to live.

It matters that you don't just give up.

This is another day! Are its eyes blurred with maudlin grief for any wasted past? A thousand thousand failures shall not daunt! Let dust clasp dust, death, death; I am alive!

Success is never ending, failure is never final.

Hope keeps you alive.

I love the underdog stories. I love people who refuse to give up.

That's what I tried to share in this book, Back From The Dead, the ability to learn, to dream, to hope. In a world that is far too often selling fear and death, I'm selling hope and life and success and that's why I chose to be part of the Grateful Dead.

Whatever you do to gain success, you have to hang in there and hope good things happen. Always think positive.

I'm a little bit of an eternal optimist. People always say to me, 'If you go do this and it fails, what are you going to do?' I don't care. I'm going to give it my best shot. That's what I'm going to do. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work. And I'll try again.

If one dream dies, dream another dream. If you get knocked down, get back up and go again.

I believe in never giving up, no matter what the odds. My mantra is, 'Failure is temporary. Giving up is permanent.'

As long as you're alive, you can do something.

Corky is the one who never gives up. I never gave up. He faces obstacles, and he couldn't always reach his goals. But he tries to reach his dreams.

I'm a perfect person to tell people not to give up.

I fail at things all the time. I'm always being told no. I just get back up and try again.