Kathryn Minshew Quotes

Basically, all my life I'd been told you can't do that because you're female. So I guess I just didn't pay any attention. I just went ahead and did what I could and then, when the stars aligned, I was ready.

That is a message I hope to send and that I know all the other women hope to send: that no matter what your job is or what you want to achieve in life, anything you set your mind to, you can do.

I had very supportive parents that made the way for me, even at a time when there were very few women - no women, really; maybe two or three women - and very few, fewer than that, African-American women heading in this direction, so there were very few people to look up to. You just had to have faith.

For me, I grew up doing kiteboarding where no girls are doing it, and you had to prove yourself. You just had to know that you could do it, too. It's the mentality you had to have to make it. I work hard like anyone else.

I think if I'd quit years ago, I'd never have known what I was capable of doing.

It's not easy for an artist, especially for a girl. But you know, you just have to work very hard, persist, trust what you have, your essence.

We had so many obstacles. We had a lot of sexism and misogyny, there's a lot of things that were against us. But we've just pushed forward and we showed everybody.

It looks like the thing that separates out the capable students from the really successful ones is not so much their knowledge...but their persistence at something.

My advice to young entrepreneurs is not to accept defeat in the face of odds, and challenge negative forces with hope, self-confidence and conviction.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail their failure must be but a challenge to others.

Anything I learned was just work hard, just keep working and don't worry about the outside stuff. Whatever happens will happen.

You know, it sounds corny, but I believe in myself. And I work hard.

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

I think one of the most important attributes is perseverance.

Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.

It's not easy. I got lots of rejections when I first started out. If you want to write, you have to believe in yourself and not give up. You have to do your best to practice and get better.

I will keep smiling, be positive and never give up! I will give 100 percent each time I play. These are always my goals and my attitude.

If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.

I do know that I have to work hard for every single thing that I get, really hard, and that's okay.

Men can do all things if they will.

In order to succeed, people need a sense of self-efficacy, to struggle together with resilience to meet the inevitable obstacles and inequities of life.

Be tenacious. Get as much stage time as possible.

Success is carved out of a hard tree. It doesn't just happen. It's people who stick to it that succeed.

Because you've done the horrible jobs, it gives you an even grittier determination to succeed.