Pharrell Williams Quotes

I believe in destiny, God's hand and hard work.

I don't like the word 'rock star' or 'super star.' I am a guitar player, a songwriter who got lucky because I stayed at it and didn't give up, long enough that people noticed me.

Always I was dreaming of a record contract. From 10 to 13, it was all I could think of. I worked hard for this dream. Nobody could say I didn't try.

I would say one must just keep working hard and not lose faith. You don't know when destiny is going to come your way, what opportunity comes your way.

We grew up in the middle of nowhere. We didn't have a rich uncle in the music industry or some contact through someone that our dad worked with. And we went into the world blindly, and just through believing, dreaming, and working hard, Good Charlotte came to fruition.

I started with nothing and reached the level I'm at today. All I had was football and God's help.

Listen: God doesn't care whether or not you make your next jump shot. God will give you a lot of things in life, but he's not going to give you your jump shot. Only hard work will do that.

A lot of people may know me for my music now. It took me almost 14 years to get where I am, and it was really hard.

It is not easy for a dancer to be accepted as an actor. But I worked my way up through hard work and by God's grace.

It's never guaranteed for somebody to be successful. It just really be God.

God ever works with those who work with will.

I'm just going to keep working. Spend more days in the gym, as possible. Just trying to get my game up, and just keep playing. And if it's in God's will for me to win, then I'll get it.

First comes the sweat. Then comes the beauty if you're very lucky and have said your prayers.

Prayer and hard work are a pretty good one-two punch to get things done.

If our kids want to do music, they are going to have to have a hard row to hoe just like any other band under the sun, and they're going to have to want it more than anyone else.

Faith and hard work have been my mirror.

There's a randomness, even if you're talented. This is a very unforgiving industry that puts you through the ringer. It is not easy by any means, but it's one of those things that if you have the patience, the perspective, and the talent, it can really take off.

Factors such as timing, luck, and destiny have a bearing on success. But success and failure are good teachers. Failure means something better is waiting for you. But I will allow myself to get upset at failure only if I know I have not given it my all.

Being talented was a hard way to make it. But I made it on my talent and songs.

I never look at it as if any of my successes were given to me through fate. Getting record deals, making the songs I've made, having fans and working with the people I work with aren't chance. I know that dedication and work have gotten me to where I am and will get me to where I wanna go.

You always have to work hard and keep the faith.

I'm thankful to God that my life changed, but I'm also still on my grind.

When times are down, keep believing, keep working hard, and things will pick up.

It took me 11 years to get a shot at the WWE championship; not just to win it, but just to get a shot, but luckily I was able to capitalize on that and become WWE champion, but if I had quit I wouldn't have been in that position.

It's hard becoming a member of a girl group among so many competitors. You have to have luck and also need to work hard.