William Feather Quotes

Great success doesn't come in short periods of time.

Success is all about persistence and doing the right thing for the long term.

You have to show up when your show fails - or it succeeds. When you are enjoying the glory of success, you have to show up and still work hard because it may not last. You have to do your job with the same sincerity when you started and till you can actually do it with passion.

There's no way to become great overnight, but in the marathon of success, it takes a lot of intention to see you through each day of the journey.

It just proves that I've been here for a long time and, I guess, have done the right things over the years.

But if you're doing something, show up everyday, and something good might happen - it's not going to happen if you don't show up.

Hard work most often leads to success, but it's not every day, and it's not every week. It will pay off at different times over the course of your career.

The hardest thing for me is to be patient and realize that it's not all going to happen right now. I just have to keep digging away, digging away. Just keep working on my game.

Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.

Diligence, above all, is the mother of good luck.

[...] allowing only ordinary ability and opportunity, we may explain success mainly by one word and that word is WORK! WORK!! WORK!!! WORK!!!! Not transient and fitful effort, but patient, enduring, honest, unremitting and indefatigable work into which the whole heart is put[...] There is no royal road to perfection.

My grandmother always told me how you start is how you finish.

Slow and steady wins the race.

I take pride in working very hard. You need to understand that hard work doesn't instantly pay off. My career grew gradually and taught me a lesson every step of the way.

I think one of the most important attributes is perseverance.

For so long people have just taken what I do for granted. It is not easy to do year-in, year-out, to win Grand Slams and be No. 1.

The young comedians always ask me, 'What's the secret for staying around?' I tell them, 'There is no secret - just stay around. Longevity is the most important thing.'

I've worked really hard to get to where I am. Slow and steady wins the race, and I believe in paying your dues.

Quantity and persistence will get you the outcomes you need.

You've got to work hard for your success and you've got to have a steady presence. That's the secret.

Choose something you like to do. I know it's a cliche, and you've heard it over and over. But the reason is, you're going to have to work long and hard to achieve any success. You better like it or life is going to be terrible.

I have one piece of advice for those of you who want to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award: Start early!

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Persevere in virtue and diligence.

The secret of success is constancy to purpose.