Frank Carlucci Quotes

I've been very blessed to accomplish everything I've wanted to. Anything I've put my mind to, I've done it.

The titles that I have won at a young age are a further inspiration to work hard to continue to be successful.

People's passion and dedication can conquer anything.

One of the things I'm most proud of is actually saying I'm going to do something and doing it.

The secret behind success isn't as much of a secret as people think. It's pretty simple. It's working as hard as you can to accomplish what you want.

I base my game on work-rate and determination, that's what has helped me work up the leagues in previous years.

I'm the champion, and to stay ahead, I have to work harder.

It doesn't matter if I'm in a boardroom pitching to a group, attempting to perfect the latte heart, or stopping a running back on 4th and 2. If I'm passionate and willing to devote the time and effort to something; I'm unstoppable.

Excellence isn't achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You've got to have both.

Ambition is important. Of course you can't get anywhere without talent, but there are a lot of talented people. To succeed, you have to be the most ambitious talented person.

The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.

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'll probably never be the best actor in Hollywood, but I hope to be the hardest working.

I want to be in the big show, and to be in the big show, you have to practice. I have this attitude now that I'm going to take all the greatness I can. Nothing's going to stop me.

I don't give up on commitments until what I've been asked to do is clearly finished.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

When I think about parallels between myself and an Olympian, I believe that success in the world of business is underpinned by very similar principles of perseverance and hard work.

I was always fiercely determined and driven to succeed.

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests on perseverance.

No one succeeds without effort... Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.

I think one of the most important attributes is perseverance.

You can have all the talent in the world, but without determination, you won't get very far.

I've always thought that if you work really hard at something, you can get it.

During the off-season when you see other people playing in the Super Bowl, you wonder, and you say to yourself, 'Are you ever gonna get there and see what it feels like?' And it pushes you a little bit harder during that off-season to work to try to get there the following year.

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.