Tamora Pierce Quotes

Every moment of resistance to temptation is a victory.

Discipline is what you must have to resist the lure of excuses

Everything in life turns out to be a distraction from the real thing you want to do. There are a million distractions and when I was a kid I was very disciplined. I knew that the other kids weren't. I was the one able to do the thing, not because I had more talent, maybe less, but because they simply weren't applying themselves.

There is no point in praying for victory over temptation if we are not willing to make a commitment to say no to it.

Temptations come, as a general rule, when they are sought.

What makes resisting temptation difficult for many people is they don't want to discourage it completely.

I'm the kind of guy that once I decide I'm going to do something I have a hard time just giving up on it without giving it a fair shot.

It takes tremendous will to compete in any athletic endeavor, so it meant going to bed early and getting my homework done in advance. I had to sacrifice things, like a social life, to be a skater at 15. But I loved skating so much that it was worth everything to me.

You can get through anything if you want it bad enough.

I'm taking a vow not to advise.

Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed.

You retire, but you're still aching to play. But in order to play, you have to resist certain temptations, and train hard. And I just didn't have the desire to do that any more.

It's easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.

My God given talent is my ability to stick with training longer than anybody else.

All of the muscles were gone, so that was a real tough time of rebuilding all of that. But you have a deadline, you have an obligation. You've said that you will commit to this part, and I just can't live with myself for not really giving it as much as I can.

About the only time losing is more fun than winning is when you're fighting temptation.

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed, is more important than any other one thing.

It's not easy not to play.

No actor has made a career of exerting determination to the extent that Matt Damon has. In the 'Bourne' movies, he burned himself down to a central nervous system - his focus fried away unnecessary calories.

Everybody has a job to do, and you just know that every day you have to do what it takes to get there. Of course, everybody has those days where you don't feel like doing it. I'm just like anybody else in that respect. But there's a difference between not feeling like doing it and not doing it period.

I'm not as talented as others, but I have a determination and will that enable me to work a lot harder than anyone else.

To be stronger, you finish everything you start. You can't take a break.

I grew up in a family where the thing that was valued most was being a hard worker, and if you commit to something, you follow through.

It's so hard for me to focus on things for a long time that I'm not incredibly passionate about.

I firmly believe if you start something, you should finish it.