Angela Duckworth Quotes

I have to keep working hard and improving every day.

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.

I'm happy I was able to stick through it and was being very disciplined with what I had to do, because I know eventually hard work will pay off. It's only a matter of now just trying to make sure I get matches under my belt and I feel more and more comfortable playing matches.

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.

If you persevere long enough, if you do the right things long enough, the right things will happen.

It gets hard no matter what it is you're doing - school, work - the only way you're going to do it is if you stay consistent and focused.

The more you practice and study, the better you are... so I still practice and study all the time.

My advice to someone to follow in my footsteps is to have patience. I've been doing this for twelve years.

The only constant I can find is hard work.

The young comedians always ask me, 'What's the secret for staying around?' I tell them, 'There is no secret - just stay around. Longevity is the most important thing.'

Progress comes to those who train and train; reliance on secret techniques will get you nowhere.

You've got to work hard for your success and you've got to have a steady presence. That's the secret.

You have to be committed or you fall behind, lose out.

I practiced for at least two hours every day for twenty years, before then I practiced maybe four to five hours a day, and before then 14 hours a day. It was all I had ever done.

Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while... you don't do things right once in a while... you do them right all the time. Winning is habit.

You do anything long enough, and somebody will end up paying attention to it.

But if you're doing something, show up everyday, and something good might happen - it's not going to happen if you don't show up.

Hard work - I mean, does anybody use that term anymore? Laziness doesn't fly. It's all in the practice. It does take work and it ain't easy - but man, the rewards!

It's not like I have media out there when I'm training. I'm training the same. I'm putting in the same work.

To finish first you must first finish.

One of the things I've observed since I was a kid, is that if you work on something long enough you'll find I, even if you're lost for a while you'll find it.

Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.

Sticking with your craft goes a long way in ensuring that you'll be successful.

I just keep working.

Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.