Santiago Ramon y Cajal Quotes

Talent is long patience.

One must work, nothing but work, and one must have patience.

The secret of success lies in that old word, 'Drudgery,' in doing one thing long after it ceases to be amusing; and it is 'this one thing I do' that gathers me together from my chaos, that concentrates me from possibilities to powers, and turns powers into achievements.

I just keep my head down and work hard on what I do.

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.

I don't want to leave the field for a little thing. I try to be ready every day.

It gets hard no matter what it is you're doing - school, work - the only way you're going to do it is if you stay consistent and focused.

Sport's about patience and keep working no matter the outcome.

Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.

What I did have, which others perhaps didn't, was a capacity for sticking at it, which really is the point, not the talent at all. You have to stick at it.

Mere literary talent is common; what is rare is endurance, the continuing desire to work hard at writing.

Almost anything difficult, any challenge takes time, patience, and hard work.

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.

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

The first requisite of success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem without growing weary.

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.

Patience, persistence, and power to do are only acquired by work.

Success is just a war of attrition. Sure, there's an element of talent you should probably possess, but if you stick around long enough, eventually something is going to happen.

Genius is simply patience carried to the extreme.

There are no shortcuts. NONE.

There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

The only constant I can find is hard work.

Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Work at it, early and late, in season and out of season, not leaving a stone unturned, and never deferring for a single hour that which can be done just as well now.