Maria Callas Quotes

I never settle.

I'm stubborn; once I start something, I want to see how far I can go.

To succeed in life in today's world, you must have the will and tenacity to finish the job.

The greatest business people I've met are determined to get it right no matter what the cost.

I have always been guided by striving to show the best that I could. That is what kept me going in tennis and it is the same now.

I'm a big believer in persistence, don't be greedy and, above all, work hard. It's what keeps me going.

Winning is fun... Sure. But winning is not the point. Wanting to win is the point. Not giving up is the point. Never letting up is the point. Never being satisfied with what you've done is the point.

I'm a go-getter. Everything I say I'm going to do, I don't stop until I do it.

I am a competitor, I am a Virgo, and for me, I would never quit anything.

Perseverance is an active principle, and cannot continue to operate but under the influence of desire.

Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.

The only constant I can find is hard work.

No one succeeds without effort... Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.

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

I think my stubbornness, hardheadedness and stupidity is what has allowed me to play for 20 years.

For most of the people who have a lot of success, it's because they were the ones who didn't quit. It's not necessarily because it was just laid out for them. It won't apply to all cases, but I think it's pretty good advice.

A winner never stops trying.

I'm very specific and ambitious in plotting out my goals and never take no for an answer - so it's not like things just fall in my lap.

The way that I am now, I don't want to accept mediocrity. I don't want to accept the easy road.

I don't know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody - somewhere - was practicing more than me.

I've known entrepreneurs who were not great salespeople, or didn't know how to code, or were not particularly charismatic leaders. But I don't know of any entrepreneurs who have achieved any level of success without persistence and determination.

There's a drive in me that won't allow me to do certain things that are easy.

I love the challenge of the game. I love the work. My goal right now is to have a season next year that will make people forget about this one. I'll use things like this for motivation. I'm pumped. I'm hungry.

In third grade, I was taking tap-dance lessons, and about six weeks before the recital I wanted to quit. My mom said, 'No, you're going to stay with it.' Well, I did it, and I was bad, too! But my parents never let their kids walk away from something because it was too hard.

I love doing a lot of things I'm told I can't do. I think that's what drives me and keeps me awake every day.