Helen Gurley Brown Quotes

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

When things don't go your way, you've got to keep trying to do the right things.

Every day is different, and some days are better than others, but no matter how challenging the day, I get up and live it.

All happiness depends on courage and work.

If you ever hear yourself or anyone you care about starting to express the belief that a problem is permanent, it’s time to immediately shake that person loose. No matter what happens in your life, you’ve got to be able to believe, 'This, too, shall pass,' and that if you keep persisting, you’ll find a way.

Just go and keep auditioning and keep trying and keep believing things will turn around, and it always does.

I faced odds when glaucoma took the bat out of my hands. But I didn't give in or feel sorry for myself. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: 'It may be cloudy in my right eye, but the sun is shining very brightly in my left eye.'

When people think it's successful, I'm grateful. When they don't - OK, I'll try again.

I never give up hope.

I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.

Never give up.

Some defeats are only installments to victory.

I always think I have a chance, and I always give it all I've got.

You've got keep your head up, keep fighting, and do the best you can.

Never... never... whether you are five or 100, never give up. It's never too late.

When times are down, keep believing, keep working hard, and things will pick up.

I didn't get in to 'Strictly' the first time, but my determination and enthusiasm shone through and got me a job on the show the following year. Don't give up and turn the no's and setbacks into a positive!

My story shows never say never.

The most important thing any broken individual can do is keep their chin up and keep moving forward.

Football is like that: you never know when things will change, so you can never give up.

No matter how bad things get, eventually the sun is going to shine. If you just keep at it, pursuing your goals, eventually good things happen to decent people. For a person who is set on his goals, good things will happen. Everyone deals with adversity, it's how you bounce back from it.

Don't lose heart if it's very difficult at times, everything will come out all right and nobody can in the beginning do as he wishes.

I chose to be in this job and things don't always go your way. But I'll keep going. As a manager you have to be optimistic and think things are going to get better.

If we want to cultivate hopefulness, we have to be willing to be flexible and demonstrate perseverance. Not every goal will look and feel the same. Tolerance for disappointment, determination, and a belief in self are the heart of hope.

When obstacles have been put in front of me, I just get around them and move past them and laugh at them.