Hugh Masekela Quotes

I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.

If you work hard and you do your best, you can do anything.

My three Ps: passion, patience, perseverance. You have to do this if you've got to be a filmmaker.

I think that self-discipline has to be accompanied by passion.

It's shown and proved that hard work pays off. Make goals, achieve them and replace them with new goals.

Confidence doesn't come out of nowhere. It's a result of something... hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication.

Work hard! In the end, passion and hard work beats out natural talent.

To succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.

My dad said to me, 'Work hard and be patient.' It was the best advice he ever gave me. You have to put the hours in.

Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.

When I was coming up, I practiced all the time because I thought if I didn't I couldn't do my best.

There is no substitute for hard work.

The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.

I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true - hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it.

I think what it takes to succeed remains the same. You have to have a real love of your sport to carry you through all the bad times, you still want to go ski even when things aren't working. You must have a commitment to work hard and to never give up.

The road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive and passion, it's possible to achieve the American dream.

But in order to be the thing you want to be, you have to work like a dog at the thing you love.

Every job is good if you do your best and work hard. A man who works hard stinks only to the ones that have nothing to do but smell.

The secret is to success sincerity. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

People's blessings give you the power to work tirelessly. The only thing required is commitment.

I never do anything half-heartedly. I will continue to work hard and play hard and do everything I can to be successful, whatever I do.

It's easy for me to be motivated and inspired by seeing somebody who just goes all out to do something.

Focus is the secret to success. Focus and enjoying whatever it is you're doing.

Hard work pays off if you stay true to yourself and dedicated.

Musical success depends on how much you enjoy it and how much you are willing to put in. Luck must follow, too.