B. C. Forbes Quotes

In the race for success, speed is less important than stamina.

How you start is important, very important, but in the end it is how you finish that counts. It is easier to be a self-starter than a self-finisher. The victor in the race is not the one who dashes off swiftest but the one who leads at the finish. In the race for success, speed is less important than stamina. The sticker outlasts the sprinter in life's race. In America we breed many hares but not so many tortoises.

[T]he race is long - to finish first, first you must finish.

to maintain success, stamina is more important than talent. You have to learn to be a marathon runner.

Perseverance may be just as important as speed in the battle for the future.

Greatness comes with patience.

If you hang in there long enough, you will eventually reach your goal.

To be somebody you must last.

The key to anyone's success is staying with it!

I'd made it this far and refused to give up because all my life I had always finished the race.

I've learned over the years that when it comes to success, consistency is key. Consistent hard work that we may not like doing today, but for a payoff we'll love tomorrow. Earn it. Enjoy it.

The most important thing is to keep trying...

The race doesn't always belong to the swift nor the battle to the strong. It belongs rather to those who run the race, who stay the course and who fight the good fight.

Everyone starts strong. Success comes to those with unwavering commitment to be at the end.

If what you are doing is worth doing, hang in there until it is done.

Perseverance has kept me going over the years. Things rarely happen overnight. Filmmakers should be prepared for many years of hard work. The sheer toil can be healthy and exhilarating.

Impatience never commanded success.

Courage changes things for the better...[With courage you can] stay with something long enough to succeed at it, realizing that it usually takes two, three or four times as long to succeed as you thought or hoped.

Patience wins the race.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.

The secret of our success is that we never, never give up.

I envision Hollywood as a race, and some people simply drop off before their turn comes around. It's all about stamina - your ability to get back up and keep going even though everything is pointing at the odds not being in your favor.

Success is all about persistence and doing the right thing for the long term.