Sonali Bendre Quotes

I did everything I could to stay in college and pay my own way, so I think that if success hadn't come so quickly, I would still be pursuing it.

My whole life, nothing was handed to me. I had to go out in the world and get it.

Luke Cage isn't going to throw a pity party for himself. He literally says to himself, 'This is the world I'm in. These are the circumstances I have.' He's a self-made man. He's trying to continuously build, and that's what's interesting about him. He's a work in progress.

I wouldn't be where I am right now, and have the right work ethic and discipline, if it weren't for all the indie films I did. We weren't pampered and were pretty much on our own.

I've never been spoon-fed for my whole career, I have always done it the hard way as a player and a manager.

I always hustled to make money and pay for school. I was never afraid of hard work.

There've been many a season where I couldn't get work, and I think that you learn character development and you learn how to really want what you do in life when you can't really do it.

I've always been a workhorse, and I've been supporting myself since I was 15.

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.

There's no real road map to L.A. Everyone's journey is different. You have to persevere and be willing to put everything in it. You have to stick it out. I don't really have a safety net, but what I do is put myself in the best possible position to succeed by working hard. Also, be careful who you let into your life.

I'm a big believer in personal responsibility. My life wasn't always peaches and roses. Where I am today is through a belief in hard work and never saying no.

In spite of my lack of education, I didn't lack direction.

I am the product of hustlers who taught me how to do it. They gave me a hustler's ambition. Not a bad thing to get from your parents. But hustling only gets you so far. You have to trust yourself. And you have to be ready to fall on your face and be okay when it happens.

My only path has always been to work hard.

Nothing has been handed to me my entire life. You have to go there and take it. My mom taught me that.

I've worked hard for my life. No one gave me anything.

Always it's like big challenge for me. Every point is a big challenge. So I do everything I can.

Personally, I don't let my head go down; I just keep working hard.

I grew up working hard to earn everything I had.

Work harder than everyone, be patient, and just know that if you're going to do something on your own, you're gonna have to feel some pain.

I've never had it easy. There have been fortunate coincidences and instances, but nothing has fallen into my lap. Whatever I've achieved has always been through sheer hard work.

I'm working hard. I'm putting in the hard work. I'm sacrificing. I ain't asking for no handouts. I'm going to earn everything I'm given.

I'm a guy who struggled to get to where he is, and only through hard work and dedication have I been able to find my success.

I'm a big believer in having to go through hard times to get to where you want to be. Nothing comes easy. You have to work.

Being self-made means never making an excuse as to why you can't take steps toward whatever your goal is.