Jessica Biel Quotes

If you look around at the people in show business today they are basically the people who didn't give up.

I think the key is basically just your determination. As far an artist is concerned, it's just about your drive and your dream.

You must be passionate, you must dedicate yourself, and you must be relentless in the pursuit of your goals. If you do, you will be successful.

A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.

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

I've known lots of people that are talented and nothing happens. It's not about talent, it's relentless drive.

I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.

Nothing can stop anyone who has a love and passion about their work.

When I took up cricket seriously, I wanted to play for India. When my dream was achieved, I thought what next? Then a fellow cricketer told me, 'Playing for India is easy; playing for 10-15 years is difficult.' Then I changed my dream to play 100 Test matches. I achieved that as well. Now there is nothing to achieve, so I am just enjoying things.

If you actually want to be in the business, it's kind of cliche, but don't give up. If you've really wanted this your entire life, and you work hard enough to get it, if you don't give up, then you will definitely get there.

Your tenacity is a larger deciding factor in your success than however good or bad an actor you may be. I feel like that's just something that cannot be overstated enough for people getting into the business. You have to really want it more than anybody else.

The nice thing about 'Samson & Delilah' is that the team behind it are real hustlers - they really want it to happen.

Desire and dedication are everything!

I know so many writers who are a hundred times better than me and have longer, greater ideas than mine, but they gave up; they stopped. The biggest talent you can have is determination.

I've learned from my experience that desire is 80% of achievement. That if you really, really want something, if you really, really, really want to do something, that the vast majority of achieving it is wanting it. I mean, really wanting it. Not a preference, and not, "Gee, I hope this." I mean really wanting it. It is the desire that makes you do what you have to do to achieve.

Success is born out of faith, an undying passion, and a relentless drive.

Drive, determination, passion and hard work are all free and more valuable than a pot of cash.

Passion for a goal doesn't guarantee success, but without it, you can't even begin.

Persistence is incredibly important. Persistence proves to the person you're trying to reach that you're passionate about something, that you really want something.

A lot of people that I started out with, I don't know where they are. I guess it takes tenacity to still be doing this, and luck, but I've been very blessed.

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

What kept me going through all the years? More than anything, the love of and respect for competition. That's what it comes down to for me. That's why I do this.

If people just want to be famous, that's just not enough to get you up at 4 in the morning to go to work. You have to love what you're doing.

I was determined that if I failed it wouldn't be due to lack of effort.

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests on perseverance.