Pat Metheny Quotes

I'm not a genius. I'm just a hard-working guy.

Thankfully, perseverance is a great substitute for talent.

I think that is where my success lies - for whatever I lack in talent, I make up for in hard work.

If you work hard and you're somewhat talented, you'll be successful in this league.

Determination and hard work are as important as talent.

Luck is great, but most of life is hard work.

Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity that was at hand.

I've learned that anything in life worth having comes from patience and hard work.

The one thing that matters is the effort.

There is simply no substitute for hard work when it comes to achieving success.

My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard enough.

Talent is a dreadfully cheap commodity, cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work and study.

I had to work at everything.

The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.

Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.

Nothing beats hard work.

Talent without working hard is nothing.

Talent is a very cliched word. Hard work is the key and I am a very hard working person.

To get to the top, you must put in a lot of hard work, but you also need to be blessed with talent.

Talent alone is never enough.

I think you can't get anywhere without hard work.

If you don't work hard, all the talent doesn't help.

Seeking is all very well, but holding requires greater talent: Seeking involves some luck; now the demand is for skill.

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

Few things are impossible to diligence and skill.