Robert Duvall Quotes

I have to believe that if I keep doing what I'm doing, the results will reflect that, and I'll give myself plenty more opportunities to win.

You just have to believe in yourself when you've got something, and just keep pounding on the door, because if you pound long enough, somebody is going to open it.

It's a very competitive industry, and so much of it does come down to luck, so I feel very blessed that I've been given the opportunities that I have, and I guess that's what fuels me - the fight to keep going.

Like Winston Churchill said, 'Never give up,' and I won't give up. It's a miracle that we even got on the air, and I'm very pleased with the ratings and the response.

As long as enthusiasm holds out, so will new opportunities.

I look forward to the challenges.

In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It's not 'if;' it's 'how.'

If you never give up, you'll be successful.

The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.

Remember you will not always win. Some days, the most resourceful individual will taste defeat. But there is, in this case, always tomorrow - after you have done your best to achieve success today.

Failure is a word unknown to me.

Never give up, and be confident in what you do. There may be tough times, but the difficulties which you face will make you more determined to achieve your objectives and to win against all the odds.

Inspiration is one thing and you can't control it, but hard work is what keeps the ship moving. Good luck means, work hard. Keep up the good work.

I've always believed no matter how many shots I miss, I'm going to make the next one.

Whatever you believe in, and if you keep trying, you can eventually succeed.

Never give up.

I think that my biggest role models are people that have maybe struggled for a while and then finally gotten to their destination.

Confidence comes from hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication.

The dream doesn't lie in victimization or blame; it lies in hard work, determination and a good education.

At one point, I was in a place where it didn't feel like it was going to happen, and I was feeling pretty down on myself. But I stuck to it, and now I have a hit comedy on my hands. You've got to keep plugging away at it. If you really believe in yourself, you can definitely make it happen.

Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.

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

Always believe in yourself and keep going. You don't have to have the most talent in the world. You don't have to be the smartest person in the world. If you persist and you persist and you persist, you will be successful.

Iowa truly is a place where if you work hard, dream big, anything is possible.

In life, an abundance of confidence gives us higher motivation, persistence, and optimism and can allow us to accomplish things we otherwise might not have undertaken.