John Ciardi Quotes

Having chosen something worth doing, never give up, and try not to let anyone down.

Success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep trying.

We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough.

I would tell most young people that in life you can go through many difficulties, but if you know what you want to do, if you can focus, and work, then in the end, you will end up doing it. No matter what happens, if you don't give up, you will still succeed.

Never let a day pass that you will have cause to say, I will do better tomorrow.

This is my future and I will take personal responsibility for making sure all competition requirements are met.

The only rule I got is if you slide, get up.

I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse.

There are two kinds of people, those who finish what they start and so on.

As long as we persevere and endure, we can get anything we want.

I really believe action will always be there and will never disappear.

When I write a goal down - and I truly write them down - it becomes a part of me. That's a contract that I sign with myself to say, 'I don't care what happens - I'm going to stay on this path. I'm going to try and see this through; I'm going to give it my best shot, my best effort.'

Every time I've had a bad performance at an event, I've come back more determined and focused.

Maintain that motivation to go from A to B and to keep your focus on that target without any weakening. That is called tenacity; stamina in your motivation.

The trick is knowing what you want to do and then resolving to do everything you have to do to get there.

I tell my 5-year-old, 'Once you commit to something, stick it out.' I would never want him to look at Dad and think Dad was a quitter.

You have to persevere, you have to just not give up, and you have to know what you want. You have to be able to see your dream.

When it comes to business, diets, working out, writing, or any other dream, success isn't about how high you fly. Success is about how high you bounce.

I'm just not no kid... I was always consistent with everything: school, sports, music, everything. I made sure. That's how I am.

You can't give up. If you set yourself a target, you've got to keep on until you achieve it. It's a matter of having pride in yourself.

I promise I will get up every day, determined to make a difference... I am ready to serve.

I've not given up my keeping, I want to make that very, very clear. I'm still working hard on my keeping and it's something I still want to do.

The more you back yourself, the more consistent you become in finishing the game.

A goal is different from a wish. You may wish to be rich, but there's no responsibility for it. With a goal, it's on you to achieve it.

At a very young age, I wrote down the goals that I had so I could always see what I wanted to accomplish. And I would look at that goal sheet and think "I still want to do this."So I'd decide "I'm not quitting."