Robert W. Service Quotes

It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe.

Many a man who might walk over burning ploughshares into heaven stumbles from the path because there is gravel in his shoes.

The movie business can be very frustrating and very circuitous; there's no straight path. You have to have tremendous perseverance, dedication and passion. You have to want it very, very badly and you have to deal with a lot of rejection.

But what if I fail of my purpose here? It is but to keep the nerves at strain, to dry one's eyes and laugh at a fall, and baffled, get up and begin again.

Most people would have given up when faced with all the criticism I've received over the years.

Amidst all the clutter, beyond all the obstacles, aside from all the static, are the goals set. Put your head down, do the best job possible, let the flak pass, and work towards those goals.

The man who gives up accomplishes nothing and is only a hindrance. The man who does not give up can move mountains.

What makes it difficult for people trying to follow a dream is that the whole time you feel like you're slamming your head against the wall. So it's nice to make a breakthrough and not kind of lying there with your head bleeding.

Sometimes you have to understand that you push ahead, there's going to be a lot of flak, there's going to be a lot of dogs barking, but the wagon train moves ahead.

I envision Hollywood as a race, and some people simply drop off before their turn comes around. It's all about stamina - your ability to get back up and keep going even though everything is pointing at the odds not being in your favor.

We've always got to fight to the end and never give up no matter what the score is or how much time is left.

I am so dedicated, so passionate, and that counts for more than what crazy people throw at me.

Don't take it personally if you're met with opposition. Work hard anyway.

I've been written off more times than some of the government's tax returns but I just keep plodding along.

Look, as my mama always said, 'One monkey don't stop no show.

I expect to fight that proposition until hell freezes over. Then I propose to start fighting on the ice.

Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goals.

Your dreams are ballbusters; they're not the yellow brick road.

Life will get in the way. Count on it. Be prepared for it. Maintain focus and press on towards your goal.

Let none falter who thinks he is right, and we may succeed. But if, after all, we shall fail, be it so: we still shall have the proud consolation of saying to our consciences, and to the departed shade of our country's freedom, that the cause approved of our judgment and adored of our hearts, in disaster, in chains, in torture, in death, we never faltered in defending.

I couldn't believe I'd come this far, lost Tyson, suffered through so much, only to fail - stopped by a big stupid monster in a baby-blue tuxedo kilt. Nobody was going to swat down my friends like that! I mean... nobody, not Nobody. Ah, you know what I mean.

The easiest thing any of us can do is give up. It doesn't matter how many no's you go through.

Some men can get results if kindly encouraged, but give me the kind that do things in spite of hell.

If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

Start marching forward, even when into the new and unknown, and don't be deterred by obstacles.