Daniel Gillies Quotes

Inspiration and work ethic - they ride right next to each other.

Ambition is important. Of course you can't get anywhere without talent, but there are a lot of talented people. To succeed, you have to be the most ambitious talented person.

I enjoy people who have passion, whether it is as a musician or whatever they do. All people who have success keep it very basic. Try your best. But without passion, you will not have success.

Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

When you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.

Whitney Cummings is one of the hardest working people I know, and she's very motivated.

You can accomplish anything in life if you are willing to work for it.

Work harder than anybody you've ever seen. That's what I believe.

In life, passion is the secret to success.

People's passion and dedication can conquer anything.

Football is my biggest passion in life, and I've worked really hard to get here. It's so important to me, so I can't sit and watch things not go in the right direction.

People who love what they do get after it every day.

The titles that I have won at a young age are a further inspiration to work hard to continue to be successful.

It doesn't matter if I'm in a boardroom pitching to a group, attempting to perfect the latte heart, or stopping a running back on 4th and 2. If I'm passionate and willing to devote the time and effort to something; I'm unstoppable.

You can have a strong work ethic. Yes, that's going to take you far. But I think if you have a solid work ethic and a passion, that's different.

Motivation is the spark that lights the fire of knowledge and fuels the engine of accomplishment, it maximizes and maintains momentum

Success is born out of faith, an undying passion, and a relentless drive.

I have learned from my own experience that if you work hard you will succeed.

It's hard to decide who's truly brilliant; it's easier to see who's driven, which in the long run may be more important.

You combine hard work, creativity, and self-determination, and things start to happen.

All the effort in the world won't matter if you're not inspired.

Excellence isn't achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You've got to have both.

Hard work is the main thing-hard work and dedication. And I think a great part of it is goal setting. You set your goals to a point where they're attainable, but far enough away that you have to really go get them. And every year I push my goals a little bit farther away, and every year I work a little bit harder to get them. Every goal that I've set, I've been able to achieve. That's been very fulfilling.

Be passionate. If you are passionate, you will ultimately succeed.