James Taylor Quotes

Stay the course.

I can't stand quitters. My mother is a very strong, determined woman. I was peeling onions when I was seven, but I walked off when my eyes began to sting. She said to me, 'You start something and you finish it', and that stuck with me. I'm persistent.

I'm not a quitter. I believe in following things through.

Patience is also a form of action.

You have to stay focused and be mentally tough. That's what I've really learned: every day is a grind, and you have to go hard.

I just hope everybody knows I never quit.

To be stronger, you finish everything you start. You can't take a break.

I have to be patient, keep performing, and be consistent.

Patience is weapon. I learned that from my Laker days.

Perseverance is an active principle, and cannot continue to operate but under the influence of desire.

There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance.

Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.

I persist in performing.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

You may get real tired watching me, but I'm not going to quit.

You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win.

I'm not getting frustrated... we all knew from the start that this would be a long process.

I'm gonna keep going.

We are telling the American people to have patience, courage, resolve and determination.

I think my stubbornness, hardheadedness and stupidity is what has allowed me to play for 20 years.

There's a fine line between stubbornness and the positive side of that, which is dogged determination.

For most of the people who have a lot of success, it's because they were the ones who didn't quit. It's not necessarily because it was just laid out for them. It won't apply to all cases, but I think it's pretty good advice.

Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.