Joss Whedon Quotes

Not art and science only, but patience will be required for the work.

Talent is long patience.

There is no secret, you try and never stop trying. If you have to sleep all day, and get up the next day, you keep trying. If you have to take 3 years away, do it and then come back. But it's all about trying. Not everything will work, but some things will, and you have to try.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

I've got a woman's ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it.

I think people appreciate that I've been around so long, and I never gave up on myself and just kept grinding, and eventually I made it to the top.

Being inspired is fine for a week, and being motivated might work for a month or so, but to make any lifestyle change last a lifetime, you need dedication.

A man without persistence will never make a good shaman or a good physician.

Patient perseverance in well doing is infinitely harder than a sudden and impulsive self-sacrifice.

Good things come to those who have patience and take consistent, persistent actions toward what they want.

Runnin' this game for five years, guess that's why my feet hurt.

Before success comes patience... when we add to our accomplishments the element of hard work over a long period of time, we'll place a far greater value on the outcome. When we are patient, we'll have a greater appreciation of our success.

If what you are doing is worth doing, hang in there until it is done.

Greatness comes with patience.

Perseverance has kept me going over the years. Things rarely happen overnight. Filmmakers should be prepared for many years of hard work. The sheer toil can be healthy and exhilarating.

I must keep on trying, just to keep the experiment going until I get tired of it all. Even if the last result is not necessarily the best, I stop when my interest in the problem wanes.

I think one of the most important attributes is perseverance.

Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.

I can plod. I can persevere in any definite pursuit. To this I owe everything.

To make our way, we must have firm resolve, persistence, tenacity. We must gear ourselves to work hard all the way. We can never let up.

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.

From my father, I learned the importance of working sincerely at things to which I had committed myself, and to persevere untiringly even in the face of little progress.

The most important thing is to understand that this career is not about speed. It's about stamina. This is a marathon. It's not a 50-meter sprint. You have to persevere and understand it takes a lot of time. You have to know you're going to knock on 100 doors and 99 of them are going to close in your face.

Persistence pays off.

I just keep working.