Jennifer Beals Quotes

It's not where you start but where you finish that counts.

Even if things don't unfold the way you expected, don't be disheartened or give up. One who continues to advance will win in the end.

Persistent work triumphs.

Watch and pray, dear, never get tired of trying, and never think it is impossible to conquer your fault.

Success is like pumping an old well handle. You have to pump a very long time before you get water. But don't give up or you will have to start all over again.

In the end, the only people who fail are those who do not try.

Success represents the 1% of your work which results from the 99% that is called failure.

Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up. We never gave in. We never became bitter. We didn't hate. We continued to press on. And that's what we're saying: There are some ups, there are some downs, and when you're not down, you must have the capacity and the ability to get up and keep going.

You can’t go the distance with too much resistance

No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn't trying.

It is not ease, but effort-not facility, but difficulty, makes men. There is, perhaps, no station in life in which difficulties have not to be encountered and overcome before any decided measure of success can be achieved.

Accomplishment comes from making positive efforts, even in the face of negative circumstances.

Inside I'm treading waters steady tryna swim ashore.

The day is committed to error and floundering; success and achievement are matters of long range.

Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.

When you think you're going through hell, keep going. The only way out, keep going. If you're going through hell you've got to keep going. You can't stop or that's where you're gonna end up.

Never give up. When your heart becomes tired, just walk with your legs - but move on.

Whatever I lack in talent I have in stamina.

The elevator to success is broken, take the stairs.

Without patience, there can be no genius

Perseverance brings good luck.

The major difference between the big shot and the little shot is the big shot is just a little shot who kept on shooting.

Success, in my view, is the willingness to strive for something you really want. The person not reaching the top is no less a success than the one who achieved it, if they both sweated blood, sweat and tears and overcame obstacles and fears. The failure to be perfect does not mean you're not a success.

There is no gain without struggle.

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