Majora Carter Quotes

I have had many troubles in my life, but the worst of them never came.

Entrepreneurship is really hard and painful - I'm not sure I'd recommend it for anyone who can't handle the extreme stress.

How have I lived so long? I never worried. In the '20s, there were millions of men out of work. You couldn't get a job anywhere. I wasn't worried.

After hurting myself like that, I could not go back immediately to racing. I was in no condition, mentally or physically. That helped me to strengthen myself to go through the hard times that were ahead with my business, and to be successful.

People are too durable, that's their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long.

Starting a business isn't for everyone, and it's not what you should do if you aren't sure what else to do. It requires thick skin and the willingness to carry a great deal of stress, sometimes alone. It's more often a life of failure than a life of success, and the majority of successes came after a long road of disappointment, and often shame.

To play with pressure is always a good thing. I like to play with pressure.

I realized that the journey of entrepreneurship can often be a lonely one. Not everyone wants to believe in or support your vision, and every entrepreneur faces this moment of truth. It's hard to walk away but harder to persevere.

I think, as a founder and entrepreneur, you just keep hustling through it.

You get into a tough spot where you're not feeling good and you can't do what you're typically accustomed to doing, you just keep grinding.

I was very lucky that I didn't end up a basket case.

We pursue exercise even though empirically we see no benefit from the energy we're spending and we're hurting. So empirically we should quit. The why is exactly the same thing. You persist even though there are some short-term stresses and even though there is some uncertainty.

It's about staying ahead of what happened yesterday. When you just in your mind think...nothing's going to stop me. I don't care how I felt yesterday. I'm gonna go out today and do what I know I can do. If you can just tell yourself...no I'm stronger than this, no I'm better than this, no I'm faster than this, no I'm tougher than this. I think you can make it through situations that your never thought possible.

Something always made me save myself. Either the Betty Ford Center or going onstage to perform in the theater when many people didn't think I could do it.

Learn how to cope, sweet friend. There will always be dark days ahead.

Every single thing I do... is just me surviving.

Me, personally, I thrive under pressure.

I think people who go through a lot, they're aggressive.

Hip-hop has always been speaking about the way your brain is manipulated by stress and struggle because hip-hop is borne from struggle.

Entrepreneurship is usually about people executing in the face of other folks telling them that it's not going to work.

When I got called up, I kept telling myself I was going to take it day by day, and not worry about how long it would last.

Out of the fires of desperation burn hope and solidarity.

I don't think one ever stops struggling.

You can be going through hardships sometimes, and you're struggling, and then you're wondering if you're ever gonna make it.

All I can do is keep going out there and playing hard, and whatever happens happens.