Michael Korda Quotes

Most of my conscious efforts have ended in embarrassing failure.

I devoted myself to writing for years without representation or a promise of anything. And there were times when I felt quite down about my prospects.

After hundreds of auditions and nothing, you're sitting home and wondering, 'What am I doing?'

Would it be possible that I should not in any degree succeed? I can scarcely think so. Ah delusive hope, how much further wilt thou lead me?

There's always something to suggest that you'll never be who you wanted to be. Your choice is to take it or keep on moving.

Sometimes things don't happen in the way you want it to. But that's sport.

I haven't got enough fingers to count the number of clubs who rejected me.

I try not to want any one specific thing to happen because that's then bound to probably not happen. Particularly in Hollywood, I try not to set my hopes on anything.

There are so many people who try so hard and have such big dreams, and it doesn't happen for them.

Things don't always work out as you want them to.

I know I may never emerge as a leading man.

I tried, it was hard, I quit, the end. Story of my life.

Adventures are only interesting once you've lived to see the end of them. Before that, they are nothing but fear, and being too cold or too hot or too wet or too hungry, and getting hurt.

There are always ups and downs, no matter how successful you are.

Life sometimes doesn't work out exactly as we plan or hope for.

The greatest evil which fortune can inflict on men is to endow them with small talents and great ambition.

I've had a long line of failed television programs, pilots that were never picked up, series that didn't go very long. I've learned that there's really nothing you can do. If it's not in my control, I try not to worry about it.

Many a person who started out to conquer the world in shining army has ended up just getting along. The horse got tired, the army rusty. The goal was removed and unsure.

The young must be prepared to experience innumerable disappointments and yet not fail.

Everything's not going to go perfect. You're going to have some losses that you're going to have to bounce back from and some things that are a little unforeseen that you're going to have to deal with.

Alas! Alas! Life is full of disappointments; as one reaches one ridge there is always another and a higher one beyond which blocks the view.

I knew I wanted to play 'Dr Cox' really bad, which is always a huge mistake because as soon as you want something really bad, maybe you rip up a little bit.

Unfortunately in sport it's either good or bad. You've got to take the highs and the lows.

The longing to produce great inspirations didn't produce anything but more longing.

The road to perseverance lies by doubt.