Quotes about Dedication
I must admit that I didn't choose journalism, I was caught off guard; the profession simply sank its claws into me. It was love at first sight, a sudden passion that has determined a large part of my life.
— Isabel Allende
Writing is a calling, not a choice.
— Isabel Allende
Gritty people train at the edge of their comfort zone. They zero in on one narrow aspect of their performance and set a stretch goal to improve it.
— Angela Duckworth
I am not built for academic writings. Action is my domain.
— Mahatma Gandhi
It is not yours to finish the task, but neither are you free to take no part in it.
— Anonymous
God hasn't called me to be successful. He's called me to be faithful.
— Mother Teresa
The riders in a race do not stop short when they reach the goal. There is a little finishing canter before coming to a standstill. There is time to hear the kind voice of friends and to say to one's self: "The work is done."
— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors, but because she labors for others.
— St. John Chrysostom
What a man believes, he will die for. What a man merely thinks, he will change his mind about.
— Anonymous
If you don't make a total commitment to whatever you're doing, then you start looking to bail out the first time the boat starts leaking. It's tough enough getting that boat to shore with everybody rowing, let alone when a guy stands up and starts putting his life jacket on.
— Lou Holtz
Your own resolution to success is more important than any other one thing.
— Abraham Lincoln
The secret to success in any human endeavor is total concentration.
— Kurt Vonnegut Jr.