George Thorogood Quotes

I can't say I'm surprised I was successful. I was determined - and I got it.

If you take the autobiographies of great sports people, they are almost always the same. They start with zero; they are always ambitious, know what they want to do in life, and have the confidence to do it.

It’s in how you carry yourself. I’ve always been a very mature person, and I’ve always known what I wanted. And I go after it no matter what.

I had that laser focus, identified what I wanted when I was a kid, and never let anything get in my way. If you look on paper at who I am and what I sound like, and what I look like, you wouldn't say, 'Go into broadcasting.' It's just what I wanted to do - I knew that I could do it, and I never let anyone tell me that I couldn't.

We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough.

Self-belief and hard work will always earn you success.

To succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.

Goals seem impossible only when you are not heading toward them.

I would tell most young people that in life you can go through many difficulties, but if you know what you want to do, if you can focus, and work, then in the end, you will end up doing it. No matter what happens, if you don't give up, you will still succeed.

I'm staying focused and clear about what I want in life, and I'm going to get it, man.

If you always think about your dreams or goals, work steadfastly towards them and continue to challenge yourself, you will definitely be able to realise those dreams or goals.

Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.

If you know you're supported, you're going to work harder, you're going to be more focused on your mission.

Just believe in what you're doing, and keep doing it.

To follow, without halt, one aim: that's the secret of success.

I really chase the things that I want.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

I always knew I would be successful. So there was no element of surprise.

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

I've been strong and determined all my life about many things I've wanted.

A goal properly set is halfway reached.

I really believe that if you want something bad enough, and you work so hard to get it, and you have it inside, then if you just never stop, it's gonna happen.

For me, motivation is a person who has the capability to recruit the resources he needs to achieve a goal.

I don't intend to lose.

I believe that living life with a definiteness of purpose, with having a central focus, is essential to success.