Harvey Pekar Quotes

My agent once said, 'You're not very driven.' And it's true. I'm not the type to ring up and go, 'Get me this part!'

Some people have called me pushy. Well, I call it determined.

Certainly I'm passionate and driven and quite relentless when I want something.

Certain people in life are just going to take what's given to them, and certain people in life know they want better and they're going to go find better. I've always been that type of person.

I am greedy, and most importantly, game for what's next.

People might not view me as competitive as I really am.

I've been the type to just get up and go or I'm finding something to do, I'm on some type of grind every single day.

I've always been the girl with a go-getter attitude.

I'll just continue to be aggressive. That's my thing.

I'm relentlessly aggressive.

In Britain, it's almost as if we're ashamed of having ambition and drive.

On a scale from 1-10, my ambition is probably 11 or 12.

I'm also pretty resilient and fearless, and when I want something I go for it.

I'm somebody that has a very big competitive edge and a chip on my shoulder.

I'm very specific and ambitious in plotting out my goals and never take no for an answer - so it's not like things just fall in my lap.

I don't like guys who are conventional. I'm an achiever; he has to be an achiever. I admire drive, I admire ambition. I like a guy who keeps my on my toes.

Mellow doesn't describe me. I'm hungry every day.

I've always been very self-motivated.

I'm not afraid to say I'm competitive.

I don't believe that old cliche that good things come to those who wait. I think good things come to those who want something so bad they can't sit still.

Many people who know me call me 'the hardest working man in the news business' because you're never, ever going to outwork me.

I wrestle every opportunity with gusto.

Some people say I'm a young man in a hurry. Well, guess what: they're right.

A success, to me, is the ability to keep working. That's success. It has nothing to do with money; it's the ability to keep getting things made, period.

Everyone in business is tenacious and extremely aggressive. If you're not a 'now' person - do it right now - then you're not going to be successful. I like that kind of mentality.