Quotes about Perseverance
A record deal doesn't make you an artist; you make yourself an artist.
— Lady Gaga
I made a CD in my dorm room and put it on the Internet, and my friends blew it up. Within a few months, I was doing shows across the country without a record deal, without a single, without anything.
— Mike Posner
I was an artist, I was executive producer on my first album, so I've always had to manage both. I couldn't get a record deal. It wasn't by choice - I couldn't get a record deal, so I had to figure it out.
— Jay-Z
No matter what hard thing you may go through or what kind of pain you may go through there is still hope.
— Jeremy Camp
I believe that no matter what you believe, you're going to go through hard times.
— Jeremy Camp
I'm a big believer in having to go through hard times to get to where you want to be. Nothing comes easy. You have to work.
— Jordan Henderson
I've learned a lot the hard way.
— Nigel Benn
I put my heart into my career, and the people knew that I did that; and I went from being the most hated man to one of the best loved.
— Roddy Piper
No matter what happens, you're always going to have those critics and those haters. You just have to learn how to deal with that. I think I have and accept that.
— Tim Tebow
I was in a marriage, and we didn't make it. So my hope is, through my music, I can help heal some relationships that may be headed in that direction.
— Fred Hammond
You will not be carried to Heaven lying at ease upon a feather bed.
— Samuel Rutherford
When I get to Heaven, I'll want to fight.
— Roddy Piper