James Ellroy Quotes

A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end will point out the means.

The battle is all over except the 'shouting' when one knows what is wanted and has made up his mind to get it, whatever the price may be.

A man must earnestly want.

You want something? Go get it with single-minded devotion.

Had the price of looking been blindness, I would have looked.

It doesn't matter how much you want. What really matters is how much you want it. The extent and complexity of the problem does not matter was much as does the willingness to solve it.

When you know what you want, and want it bad enough, you will find a way to get it.

The key to all things is determination.

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.

I will not retreat; I will find the strength to reach my goal.

Guys are so good. It's just about how badly you want it. I want it real bad.

It all comes down to who wants it most.

I just want the belt. That's the only thing that's pushing me, the only thing that's motivating me.

I'm going to give all my will and all my guts to try to get the ball in the end zone.

When a person sets out to achieve something, one doesn't rest until the goal is achieved.

For the title, I would do anything.

Dream is not that which you see while sleeping it is something that does not let you sleep.

Never give up on something that you can't go a day without thinking about.

There is nobody in the world that you can't get if you really concentrate on it, if you really want them. You've got to want it to the exclusion of everything else.

I decided once and for all that I was going to make it or die.

I was taught that everything is attainable if you are prepared to give up, to sacrifice, to get it. Whatever you want to do, you can do it, if you want it badly enough . . .

You can accomplish anything with pure persistence and drive.

It takes struggle, a goal and enthusiasm to make a champion.

In my experience, there's only one thing that will always steer you toward success: That's to have a vision and to stick with it... Once I have a vision for a new venture, I'm going to ride that vision until the wheels come off.