Cyril Connolly Quotes

There is no easy method of learning difficult things. The method is to close the door, give out that you are not at home, and work.

The one human quality that must be developed is self discipline for success. The will power to force yourself to do what you know you should do when you should do it, whether you like it or not, whether you feel like it or not. Success is tons of discipline.

The first requisite of success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem without growing weary.

FOCUS - Follow One Course Until Successful

In summary, all great work is the fruit of patience and perseverance, combined with tenacious concentration on a subject over a period of months or years.

Persons with comparatively moderate powers will accomplish much, if they apply themselves wholly and indefatigably to one thing at a time.

Win or lose you will never regret working hard, making sacrifices, being disciplined or focusing too much. Success is measured by what we have done to prepare for competition.

You've got to stick at a thing, a particular thing, until you succeed. I feel that's the only way to succeed - by concentrating on something in particular. Once you know what you've got to do you will succeed, you will succeed.

There are so many lessons in life that can be learned through golf. I am not afraid to say that I am still learning some of them and probably will continue for some time.

When you put your hand to the plow, you can't put it down until you get to the end of the row.

Plow through the weeds. Go to the auditions and go to the meetings and be on time. Stop looking to the left or the right. Keep your head down and keep moving.

Success in any endeavor requires single-minded attention to detail and total concentration.

Genius is nothing but continued attention.

I can just put my head down and train hard.

The lesson I learned is that sometimes the task you have at hand needs all of your concentration and focus.

I think as far as kids go, you just have to work hard. Work on your skills, keep focused.

I was born with an ability to concentrate very hard on a job for a long time.

Writing requires the concentration of the writer, demands that nothing else be done except that.

The secret of success lies in that old word, 'Drudgery,' in doing one thing long after it ceases to be amusing; and it is 'this one thing I do' that gathers me together from my chaos, that concentrates me from possibilities to powers, and turns powers into achievements.

Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.

I just keep my head down and work hard on what I do.

When some people have a difficult job to do, they give up everything else until that job is finished. Others just give up.

The hardest thing for me is to be patient and realize that it's not all going to happen right now. I just have to keep digging away, digging away. Just keep working on my game.

The best way to stay cool is to stay focused - you have to focus on your job. As soon as you take your eye off that, you will slip up, so you have got to have everything 100 per cent on what is in front of you.

I don't want to leave the field for a little thing. I try to be ready every day.