Tenacity Quotations

Whatever ambivalence I felt about my own career, Frankie more than made up for it with his ambition and tenacity.

There are no wishy-washy astronauts. You don't get up there by being uncaring and blase. And whatever gave you the sense of tenacity and purpose to get that far in life is absolutely reaffirmed and deepened by the experience itself.

There are three lessons in philanthropy - one, involve the family, especially the spouse. She can be a remarkable driver of your initiative. Two, you need to build an institution, and you need to scale it up. Choose a leader for philanthropy whom you trust. Three, philanthropy needs patience, tenacity and time.

By the time I left school, I had a lot of tenacity.

Do not give up your dream because it is apparently not being realized, because you cannot see it coming true. Cling to your vision with all the tenacity you can muster. Keep it bright; do not let the bread-and-butter side of life cloud your ideal or dim it.

We struggled, and I thought Kentucky's tenacity on defense had a lot to do with it. They were swarming and really played physical. I thought their defense impacted us in a big way.

When we came into this draft, we talked about the needs that we had on the defensive side. We've improved our speed, we've improved our tenacity and we've improved with some of the depth we're going to have.

the most charming thing about youth is the tenacity of its impressions.

WOMEN preserve the culture of this country with greater tenacity and faith. They keep men on the moral path and inspire them to follow spiritual discipline. Their hearts are tender and full of compassion for the hungry and the distressed. That is why in this land, women are adored and revered.

I'm neither giving up nor giving in.

I never had a lot of drive, but because I had family responsibilities, I had a lot of tenacity - the tenacity of a drowning man.

Now that I've met him? You know, you take away his skills and the way he plays, his tenacity and all that and his leadership, he's a very good guy. I feel bad that I hated him so much the last few years.

People would game plan for Bryce because he could flat-out shoot the ball, and there was no doubt about it. What people don't know about him is his tenacity on defense.

I was real proud of our guys and their tenacity and staying together after we were down 12.

I have so much respect for him and what he brings to the court, his tenacity out there, his numerous abilities, foot speed, his shot selection, his cunning on the court.

From its inception, the Tomcat has been the icon of Naval Aviation with its striking appearance, speed, formidable lethality, and versatility. It is more capable today than at any other time during its existence because of the innovation, dedication, and tenacity of every maintainer and pilot who has ever been associated with it.

I don't think we shot well (38.7 percent), but I think we played well and yet it took us 30 minutes to shake them, maybe 35 minutes to shake them. That's just by their tenacity and how hard they played. Providence has a young team. The three guys who I think played really well for us happened to be seniors and that makes a difference in college basketball.

He will go, but he'll go screaming. He can perhaps hold a little longer. He is clinging with such tenacity it's staggering.

Helen is a symbol of the tenacity of our people.

I was always amazed that he had this uncanny knack for being able to pluck a Canadian angle out of almost any overseas story. He was a very gentle man, but had a bulldog's tenacity when it came to chasing down the Canadian angle.

It is a challenge, but a very winnable game. If we can come out and play with the tenacity and shooting the ball the way we have then I feel good about our chances.

I think we're ready to go. We're not where I want us to be just yet, but I like our work ethic and I like our tenacity and grit. The kids will have their adrenaline pumping (tonight).

I think we showed a lot of tenacity when we took the doubles point against Florida. We played Florida close and went up against the defending indoor champions in Baylor, and the team showed a lot of toughness.

Kristin has a toughness and tenacity to her game, which makes her an option for us in the center of the field in either the midfield or the backline. Her calmness on the ball will serve her well in either position. If she is able to step in and show the same toughness for us, she will have an opportunity to see significant minutes.

Robin considers that crows are a fiery mixture of intelligence, tenacity and spirit poured into a frail body.

Patience and tenacity of purpose are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness.

Mark brings the unique perspective to the position that only a former player can bring. Mark will bring the same toughness and tenacity to this staff that he brought to his teams during his 11-year career in the NFL.

I think my first and foremost advice is to have a very realistic understanding of what making movies is; how much work it is, how unglamorous it is, how much tenacity you have to have.

Jujitsu is blood, sweat and tears. It takes hard work, perseverance and tenacity to be successful.

Unlike any other form of writing, the stories of episodic television require the blended imagination, talent, and tenacity of a staff of writers,

We don't have the same energy and tenacity we had last year. We've got to find it.

The patience, the tenacity of the gardener for me, it's the spirit of Tessa.

Timmy and I are on the same page on and off the floor already as far as working hard to achieve success. He can score but is a guy who wants to make plays for his teammates. What excites me most is his tenacity and competitiveness on defense. Crow is a winner and we are excited he is on board.

The defense from last week to this week is the best turnaround I think I have ever seen. The defense got after them. The spread offense is hard to defend. The tenacity we showed. We really mixed up the defensive calls. We didn't back off and came up with plays.

You can do anything you decide to do.

We just felt that our start was going to be real important because this was their fourth game in four days and they'd been eliminated from the tournament. So we wanted to make sure our pace was real high early and our tenacity was good early to try and get them disheartened.

We should have had the tenacity to do these things from the beginning. We should have had the foresight to do these things when we approved the Wal-Mart coming here. Hindsight is 20-20, but we have to learn from our mistakes and not let this kind of thing happen again. We can't afford to.

Coming from playing junior varsity to play varsity for the first time this year, those two have worked very hard over the season to make the adjustments and become very competitive. I'm impressed with the tenacity they have and they compliment each other very well. They truly work as a team right now.

Duncan has good speed, skills and quickness and plays with tenacity and intelligence.

The second place finish at the Cal Poly Invitational was a confidence builder for the team. What we learned during the fall is that we've got to be mentally tougher. Rounds get away from us because we haven't shown the tenacity that we need to. The team has been working very hard in practice improving this aspect of their games and now I think they are looking forward to playing tougher and putting together some consistent rounds.

The tenacity and desire to win which he has worked with since he was a child have carried him to the top in a sporting discipline of enormous difficulty.

Sam has demonstrated a toughness and tenacity at the college level in the CBA, as well as in Europe, ... He will add to the intensity of our training camp and practice sessions.

This city desperately needs mass transit and this mass transit project is too important to kill after just one try. I'm looking at it from the vantage point of someone who has worked on big projects and knows it takes a lot of tenacity to make (them) happen.

They're working really hard, and I think there are obviously some young guys that are going to be playing. I don't know how many, but I'm excited about the tenacity with which they play.

There was no quit in Justin. The tenacity could well be interpreted as stubbornness. He was doing what he wanted and you know, hat's off to him because it seems he was succeeding in it.

It shows the fitness and tenacity of our team.

It's great to have that kind of tenacity and attitude. But it's also great to have it from the start so you can dominate the game for 60 minutes, which is certainly our goal.

It was latent in him. He doesn't change character, ... It's not in his nature to be confrontational or create any tension. Good gardeners have to have a very quiet tenacity and insistence about them. This constancy, this determination, is in Justin, but it's not high octane. I like that, that people don't get it all in the beginning.

It took the tenacity and spirit of thousands and thousands of women who worked in an unrelenting way for many, many years.

The two goals for the win both because of him. To me, that just shows his tenacity and his hunger for a goal. He doesn't slow down. He doesn't relax. That's a big time killer instinct.

The King sisters must be thanked for their desire to protect this land. Without their tenacity and the support from their families, this deal would never have come together.

I'm not saying that we (had a letdown) today, but we have to come out and play with the same tenacity that we came out to play Pittsburgh. We let one get away.

In my 22 years of coaching, that's one of the best games I've had the privilege of being a part of. Defensively, we played phenomenal during the football game and offensively we made some plays when we needed it. Our young guys showed effort, tenacity and a lot of want-to.

I really think that success in this field is about tenacity and just sticking with it.

The will to do, the tenacity to overcome all obstacles and to finish the course, the strength to cling to inexorable ideals, are all rooted in courage.

He's an awesome champion. He's got the tenacity to stick with it and achieve his goals.

I won't give up. Even if the skies get rough.

Fascinatingly resilient the tenacity of a child. Not yet conditioned by society to give up when instructed to do so.

There can be no success in sales without tenacity.

If I have anything, it's tenacity.

If I can give you one step where you move forward, then you'll take the next one and the next one. It's attitude and tenacity and risk-taking and resilience. If you can home in on those traits with people, you can give them hope and guidance. Can you change their lives? Occasionally. Is an hour short? You bet.

I am pleased with how they fought back from a very stressful and distressing day number one. I am really pleased with the courage, tenacity and toughness we had mentally to battle our way back from zero points a third of the way through the meet and still finish 18th.

I commend our investigators and prosecutors for their tenacity in making our state a national leader in combating insurance fraud. We will not give up the fight to protect Floridians from the danger and cost inflicted by insurance fraud schemes.

Often it is tenacity, not talent, that rules the day.

The tenacity of life is mind-boggling. We keep finding it where no one thought it could be.

Courage is the capacity to conduct oneself with restraint in times of prosperity and with courage and tenacity when things do not go well....

My strength lies solely in my tenacity.

The Kid Line has speed and tenacity all over the ice.

These girls have shown tenacity and a competitive spirit all season. They're completely unselfish.

I don't have talent. I have tenacity.

I'm a little shot that just kept on shooting.

The guys at Maryland didn't know Bruce, and he was raw offensively. They were saying, 'Well, if he can be in the NBA, I know I can be in the NBA.' And I said, 'No, you don't understand what this man does.' He's got a commitment and a tenacity and a drive to not let you get anything cheap. A lot of guys use defense as a rest period. Bruce turns it up on defense. He expends more energy. It's who he is. It's the way he's wired. You love playing with him and you hate playing against him.

The difference in the game was our tenacity on the boards. Amber Gottfried did a superb job.

The Jews struggled and stuck together. Their tenacity kept them alive. The fact that my book was a part of this struggle is my greatest achievement.

Water is nothing if not ingemination, an encore to the tenacity of life.

I'm just going to keep going and goind and going until I can't go anymore.

Tenacity is when you follow your heart - when the whole world is screaming to get back into your head

The ills of discrimination are still with us. We have to continue the tenacity and vigilance of the 1960s. Racial understanding is not something we find; it's something we create.

We are a motley bunch. But we more than make up for it with tenacity." ~ Ralston to Simon

The signature of a truly enviable woman is the tenacity and continuity of her women friends.

It takes tenacity and daring to travel the darkest interior of one's self.

Luck is tenacity of purpose.

I admire and respect the tenacity, courage, and patience of the unenlightened in the face of so much overwhelming evidence

An investor should ordinarily hold a small piece of an outstanding business with the same tenacity that an owner would exhibit if he owned all of that business.