Eric Jerome Dickey Quotes

When my Mexican-born grandfather, Rafael, immigrated to work in the mines of the American Southwest, where he eventually settled with his young bride to raise 15 kids, he did it to give his children a better life.

Grace under pressure isn't just about bullfighters and men at war. It's about getting up every day to face a job or a white boss you don't like but have to face to feed your children so they'll grow up to be a better generation.

Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt.

Nature cannot be tricked or cheated. She will give up to you the object of your struggles only after you have paid her price.

Filipinos don't realize that victory is the child of struggle, that joy blossoms from suffering, and redemption is a product of sacrifice.

My grandfather didn't come to Canada for his own sake. He didn't leave behind his family to cross the Atlantic and be knocked to the canvas. He came here so that his son, my father, would have a better life.

Entrepreneurship is enduring pain for a long time without relinquishing.

The secret of getting on the shortlist is doing your best work fearlessly for a long time before you get on the list.

We have come too far, - struggled too long, - sacrificed too much and have too much left to do, - to allow that which we have achieved for the good of all to be swept away without a fight. And we have not forgotten how to fight.

My grandparents came worked hard, and I believe they never regretted their decision to come here and make a new start.

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

If you are an inventor, then you are destined for blood, sweat and tears.

It's not an overnight thing. I can legitimately say I've been working my ass off for a long time and the fact that I'm getting this concert movie is perfect because it's coming at just the right time in my life.

Neither great nor good things were ever attained without loss and hardships. Those that would reap and not labour, must faint with the wind, and perish in disappointments; but an hair of my head shall not fall, without the providence of my Father that is over all.

You can't be afraid of hard work or long hours. Sacrifice is important.

No gains without pains.

Nothing really worth having is easy to get. The hard-fought battles, the goals won with sacrifice, are the ones that matter.

The greatest things in life all require commitment, sacrifice, some struggle and hardship. It's not easy. But absolutely worth it.

I believe in blood, sweat and tears.

The only way to get to Heaven is to go through Hell.

While others were out partying, I was training. While they were out dancing at the clubs, I was training... and training... and training.

It’s the things you fight for and struggle with before earning that have the greatest worth.

To really be conscious of how long the journey is, be patient, push yourself, persevere and always be working on your craft while waiting for your break.

Sometimes you have to do something you dislike to create something you desire.