Quotes about Perseverance

Good things aren't supposed to just fall into your lap. God is very generous, but He expects you to do your part first.

I think by now I have made it fairly clear that I am not very happy with the word hope. I don't believe in people just hoping.

Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplacable spark. In the hopeless swamps of the not quite, the not yet, and the not at all, do not let the hero in your soul perish and leave only frustration for the life you deserved, but never have been able to reach. The world you desire can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

It's pretty hard as an Asian rapper to not be put in a box. I do my best to avoid that.

I don't know what heavy penance I would not have gladly undertaken rather than practice prayer.

I never, ever pay attention to the ratings. I stopped paying attention to the ratings somewhere around season two or three of 'Grey's.' It's something I have no control over, so I don't even pay attention.

Right around 2004 when 'Ray' came out, I made a conscious decision to be more discerning because I thought to myself, 'After something like this, I really have to try to be strong enough to turn stuff down.'

You just don't know in life. Life knocks you about and pushes you over boundaries. But be ready. Do your homework; that's all I can say.

Ministry burnout is a real problem because it's never-ending.

When you go through heartbreak, you just do the things that get you by. Eventually, you realise it's about making the most of life.

When I retired first time around, injury had beaten me, and I hated that. Now I realise I'm no longer good enough. And I can handle that. It's fine that I'm not good enough.