Roseanne Barr Quotes

I believe that anyone can become better, if you put in the effort.

I'm just not willing to give up on myself. If I'm going to fail, then I want to fail to the limits of my talent.

You know, it sounds corny, but I believe in myself. And I work hard.

I'm going to go to school. It doesn't matter what the outcome is as long as I did it. I can say I did it.

I love to be pushed so I can prove myself, because once again, I will.

I think if I ever stopped pushing myself, I would revert quickly to quite repetitive, restrictive behaviour. But in pushing myself and concentrating on what I can do, I think I can contribute to society. And that gives me the desire to keep pushing, to see what I'm capable of. The thing to do is not to stop.

Every day, in every way, I'm getting better and better.

Like I said, I'm just trying to continue to improve and get better.

I'm going to try to keep getting better.

Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.

I was a slightly overweight, spiky-fringed, rat's-tailed '80s girl who was just showing up. That's all I've ever really done to get here, just kept showing up. Even when I didn't want to. That's what I do.

Luke Cage isn't going to throw a pity party for himself. He literally says to himself, 'This is the world I'm in. These are the circumstances I have.' He's a self-made man. He's trying to continuously build, and that's what's interesting about him. He's a work in progress.

I just have to be better. There's not much else to say.

When I found I could not figure something out, I decided to learn about it, until I knew as much as I could. It's my way.

I got to prove myself all the time. And that's good. It makes you stronger.

For me, I'm just trying to keep getting better.

I didn't care what people thought of me, that I was getting better, pushing myself to get better. Those are the things I concentrate on. I don't concentrate on what everyone else was saying.

You always try to fight for yourself, isn't it? You try to do the best possible job.

I tend not to really think about what other people say. I'd rather just try and focus on what I'm doing, try and win basically.

My hardest lesson has been my most fruitful, too: that when people don't believe in me, I can prove them wrong.

I think most people can do a whole lot more if they just try.

We’re all works in progress, honey. And believe me when I tell you that I’ve had to work harder than most.

Believe in yourself, work hard, work smart and passionately present your best self to the world.

I'm an ambitious person. I never consider myself in competition with anyone, and I'm not saying that from an arrogant standpoint, it's just that my journey started so, so long ago, and I'm still on it and I won't stand still.

I don't play tennis to prove a point to anyone. I play for my country and myself. It's not changing what people say or think. It's about what I can do. If I feel I have the ability to achieve something and haven't used my potential to that end, I'll keep trying till I succeed.