Martin Fry Quotes

I'd rather fail at something important than succeed at something trivial.

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

It is nothing to succeed if one has not taken great trouble, and it is nothing to fail if one has done the best one could.

It is a lack of commitment, not a lack of talent, that damns you to mediocrity.

We were pleased to hear the President state his firm commitment that he will do whatever is necessary to accomplish this important goal.

We have to succeed, so we will.

Steadiness is coming up short 19 times and succeeding the twentieth.

I think that the minute that you have a backup plan, you've admitted that you're not going to succeed.

Without your involvement you can't succeed. With your involvement you can't fail.

I decided once and for all that I was going to make it or die.

There have been others also just as true and devoted to the cause--I wish I could name every one--but with such women consecratingtheir lives, failure is impossible!

Not to give up under any circumstances should be the motto of our life: I shall try again and again, and I am bound to succeed. There will be obstacles, but I have to defy the obstacles.

Realize that the hardest step in achieving anything is making a true commitment.

Either attempt it not, or succeed.

No! Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.

It takes less work to succeed than to fail.

Most people who fail in their dream fail not from lack of ability but from lack of commitment.

When we undertake a task, we should not falter from first to last until the task is accomplished; if we fail, we should not begrudge our lives as a sacrifice-this is what we mean by loyalty. The ancient teaching of loyalty meant sometimes death.

I think that’s the only way you can ever be truly successful in this world. You have to acknowledge that it is from above. And you have to have the confidence that even if you lose it all, things will be okay. You have to be willing to fail, and all the while work your tail off to succeed.

This is my most important role. If I fail at this, I fail at everything.

He who feared that he would not succeed sat still.

When a man does all he can, though it succeeds not well, blame not him that did it.

Part of paying the price is the willingness to do whatever it takes to get the job done. It comes from a declaration that you are going to get it done no matter what it takes, no matter how long it takes, no matter what comes up.

You invest yourself in what you believe can succeed.

Pessimism blunts the tools you need to succeed.