Derek Waters Quotes

Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure.

In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail.

I left my band on my own, and it took me a long time to find major success again - almost a decade. And everything that didn't happen during that time just motivated me to do better.

I have never feared failure.

Everybody from my childhood growing up had to have that confidence, that self-will. Go out there and do something, be something, prove that you're gonna be more than this.

The best piece of life advice I've ever been given is to not take every no to heart - especially with my Little Fires Everywhere audition story.

Take risks. Fail. Pick yourself back up again. And always, always remember this: there is no adversity capable of stopping you once the choice to persevere is made.

Shoot for the stars, so if you fall you land on a cloud.

They say that "he who flies highest, falls farthest" - and who am I to argue? But we can't forget that "he who doesn't flap his wings, never flies at all".

Always follow your dreams, don't let anyone tell you that you can't be something.

So roar be fearless, and go chase those dreams.

How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success.

Shoot for the moon - if you miss you'll end up in the stars.

Success is falling nine times and getting up ten.

I never wanted to be a statistic. I never wanted to be that cat who tried and never made it.

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

Never let inexperience get in the way of ambition.

My advice would be to follow your dream. Most of my life, I was in second place before I came in first place. I hope that inspired people to never give up.

I motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and don't let anyone tell you you can't. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.

Failure doesn't kill you... it increases your desire to make something happen.

Glory lies in the attempt to reach one's goal and not in reaching it.

Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, 'Sure, every time.'

I believe anybody who is not afraid to fail is a winner.

But if the vision is strong enough, and your goals are steady, and you believe, pretty soon you bring other people with you.

There's always going to be someone out there who doesn't like what you do, doesn't like your style, your face. That's part of life. But I feed off that. I don't think I'd be where I am today if it wasn't for that. It puts a little fire in the belly, keeps me going so I can prove so many people wrong.