Edward Burns Quotes

Lord knows dreams are hard to follow, but don't let anyone tear them away.

Remember brick walls let us show our dedication. They are there to separate us from the people who don't really want to achieve their childhood dreams.

Remember to always dream. More importantly, work hard to make those dreams come true and never give up.

Character never quits; and with patience and persistence; Dreams do come true!

My dad always told me that perseverance furthers. He was right.

If you hang in there long enough, you will eventually reach your goal.

Courage changes things for the better...[With courage you can] stay with something long enough to succeed at it, realizing that it usually takes two, three or four times as long to succeed as you thought or hoped.

I've always found that anything worth achieving will always have obstacles in the way and you've got to have that drive and determination to overcome those obstacles on route to whatever it is that you want to accomplish.

If you want something, and you find an obstacle, you need to get over it. By any means necessary.

Success is all about persistence and doing the right thing for the long term.

There have been plenty of stories of people who go through adversity and had a bump in the road. The guys who persevere and continue to work hard, it turns out OK for them.

For all of us today, the battle is in our hands. The road ahead is not altogether a smooth one. There are no broad highways to lead us easily and inevitably to quick solutions. We must keep going.

With great difficulty advancing by millimeters each year, I carve a road out of the rock. For millenniums my teeth have wasted and my nails broken to get there, to the other side, to the light and the open air. And now that my hands bleed and my teeth tremble, unsure in a cavity cracked by thirst and dust, I pause and contemplate my work. I have spent the second part of my life breaking the stones, drilling the walls, smashing the doors, removing the obstacles I placed between the light and myself in the first part of my life.

I realized early on that success was tied to not giving up. Most people in this business gave up and went on to other things. If you simply didn't give up, you would outlast the people who came in on the bus with you.

Success is usually earned by persevering and not becoming discouraged when we encounter challenges.

By persisting in your path, though you forfeit the little, you gain the great.

When you dig a well, there's no sign of water until you reach it, only rocks and dirt to move out of the way. You have removed enough; soon the pure water will flow," said Buddha.

The world belongs to those who persevere.

You will succeed if you persevere; and you will find joy in overcoming obstacles.

Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.

Obstacles are merely a call to strengthen your resolve to achieve your worthwhile goals.

Rome was not built in a day Opposition will come your way But the harder the battle you see It's the sweeter the victory

There is no gain without struggle.

Walls don't fall without effort.

By the mile it's a trial, but by the inch it's a cinch.