Jane Yolen Quotes

It seems we always exceed even our own expectations-after a lot of hard work, though!

That's pretty rewarding in itself coming from where I started. Obviously the next goal for me is to make the Olympic team.

I believed in the concept of over-performing. I believe anyone can achieve their goals in life if they over-perform, and that means you have to work ten times harder than anybody you see.

It's important to set your own goals and work hard to achieve them.

You just put yourself into your work, and you can do anything you want, depending on how hard you want to work for it.

If I were to look back on my work, I think I accomplished probably about 70 to 75 percent of what I could have. Maybe 60 percent. Somewhere in that area; two-thirds of what I could have accomplished. If I had been a really dedicated person, and really worked hard, I think I could have accomplished more.

For me, it is important to do well in what I'm doing, to achieve the goals I have for myself.

Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't.

I work so hard to make that sure I'm successful. If you're positive and really excited and enthusiastic about what you're doing, it's going to happen, and it's going to happen big time.

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

Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years.

I can't go to sleep at night if I didn't accomplish at least something. That's the one thing that keeps me up.

I don't think I'm successful.

I had set a goal of being a producer by 25.

Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity that was at hand.

You can achieve only that which you will do.

On the other hand, I have devoted so much energy to reach the top that I accept the stress of being there.

I'm very aware that to reach the same level and have the same amount of success will be extremely difficult.

High expectations are the key to everything.

I've been blessed with a lot of great things in my life, and one of them was work ethic. And with work ethic, you can make anything happen.

My secret for success? I don't know what the hell success means.

Amidst all the clutter, beyond all the obstacles, aside from all the static, are the goals set. Put your head down, do the best job possible, let the flak pass, and work towards those goals.

Become your dream.

In order to become prosperous, a person must initially work very hard, so he or she has to sacrifice a lot of leisure time.

As long as I have ambition, maybe I can achieve something for my country.