Sam Waterston Quotes

Success is more a function of consistent common sense than it is of genius.

The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.

An excuse becomes an obstacle in your journey to success when it is made in place of your best effort or when it is used as the object of the blame.

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

Success is entirely accessible, even if you happen to be a huge screw-up 95 percent of the time.

I've never met a successful person in any walk of life - from Michael Dell to Peyton Manning to Barack Obama - that when you ask that person, 'Hey, how did you get here, and what was your road like?' They say, 'You know what? It was really easy. I slept in all the time, turned my papers in late, didn't pay attention to people and my surroundings.'

Success is based on music, not where you're from.

I've lived my life in a way that I feel would be an example to young women and I've always given my best in everything I've tried.

There are hurdles to overcome in sport and in life. Sport is a very valuable learning ground for how to live your life in the best possible way.

Great effort springs naturally from great attitude.

I've only had two rules: Do all you can and do it the best you can. It's the only way you ever get that feeling of accomplishing something.

If you're going to be a winner in life, you have to constantly go beyond your best.

You don't have to be great to be successful. Look at Phil Collins.

Find something that you're really interested in doing in your life. Pursue it, set goals, and commit yourself to excellence. Do the best you can.

There is no such thing as talent. There is pressure.

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

Always work hard. Intensity clarifies. It creates not only momentum, but also the pressure you need to feel either friction, or fulfillment.

I enjoyed my 15 years at the top, and now I enjoy watching the current crop. What I did, maybe they can't do, and what they do, perhaps I couldn't do. It's like that. I wanted to simply be the best. On a professional level, I wanted to be No. 1, and I worked hard to be that.

Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.

I enjoy people who have passion, whether it is as a musician or whatever they do. All people who have success keep it very basic. Try your best. But without passion, you will not have success.

Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.

My success is not due to any personal superiority over other people.

Hard work opens doors and shows the world that you are serious about being one of those rare - and special - human beings who use the fullness of their talents to do their very best.

I think that anyone who's pushed to do the very best that they can is privileged. It's a luxury.

My dad said to me, 'Work hard and be patient.' It was the best advice he ever gave me. You have to put the hours in.