Boyan Slat Quotes

Human spirit is the ability to face the uncertainty of the future with curiosity and optimism. It is the belief that problems can be solved, differences resolved. It is a type of confidence. And it is fragile. It can be blackened by fear and superstition.

I'm not afraid of problem-solving. There is always a way.

If I see something that's extremely challenging, I'm like, 'That seems really hard. Let's try it.' It's just my personality.

But I've never once thought that I wouldn't get back, as if you do think like that, then you're in trouble.

I like a challenge.

You can have whatever you want if you believe in yourself and keep your feet firmly planted in the ground.

My parents always told me that nothing was impossible.

I've always loved a challenge.

You just have to keep believing in yourself.

My character in 'True Grit' would set these goals for herself that seemed near impossible, but to her they were possible. She was never going to believe anything else other than that.

Believe in yourself when nobody else does.

Just believe in what you're doing, and keep doing it.

When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.

I truly believe there's always a solution to every problem.

Constrained circumstances can bring the best out of you.

You just have to believe in yourself when you've got something, and just keep pounding on the door, because if you pound long enough, somebody is going to open it.

You've gotta believe in yourself, and you just have to work harder at it than you've ever worked at anything before in your life. And if you keep doing that and keep believing in yourself, great things do happen.

Whenever there is a big difficulty, I don't make excuses. Instead, I say I will solve it even if everybody leaves.

We were always thinking big, dreaming big - no project was too big for us to tackle, and that comes from how we were raised. Our parents actually said to us, 'If somebody says you can't do something, find five ways to do it.'

My mum has always kept my feet on the ground and told me that if I carry on working hard it will pay off. I used to say 'If I play for Everton one day' and she would always say 'No, when you play for Everton.'

I never lose confidence. As soon as you lose confidence, you're done.

You must never give up and have faith in yourself.

I just always believed we would succeed. Even when everyone else said my ideas were ridiculous. Even when we were almost out of money. Even when the metrics were all upside down. I always have confidence that I'll figure something out. I just have that confidence that things are going to work out fine.

I just got to keep competing and keep believing.

Belief outweighs talent. Self-belief's got me everything, self-belief.