Liya Kebede Quotes

They biggest man with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest man with the smallest mind-think big anyway.

I don't deal in frustration. I'm a fighter. And everything I've ever gotten, I've had to fight for.

I've never taken no for an answer.

I don't think something is a failure if you put your all into it. I'm a big fan of the saying, "Nothing beats a failure but a try."

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

We Don't always succeed in what we try, certainly not by the world's standards, but I think you'll find it's the willingness to keep trying that matters most.

With each passing day, I didn't lose hope. I fought to have more.

Hard words are very rarely useful. Real firmness is good for every thing. Strut is good for nothing.

I'm going to keep going until I succeed — or die. Don't think I don't know how this might end. I've known it for years.

At the end of the day, you can't regret it if you were trying. At the end of the day I'm walking with a heart of a lion.

After you reach a certain age, they think you’re over. Well, I will never be over. I’ll be making records if I have to sell them out of the trunk of my car. I’ve done that in my past, and I’d do it again.

A champion is simply someone who did not give up when he wanted to.

There's no such thing as a lost cause, or a dead end. Through persistence, attitude, and creativity, there's always an escape route.

You know, sometimes people never get to learn how successful they could have been because they give up too easily. If I've learned one thing in all my years in the business, it's that often things don't work out the way you want at first. But that doesn't mean you should give up.

I just keep fighting and try to be the last one standing.

Never permit failure to become a habit.

Never give up, and be confident in what you do. There may be tough times, but the difficulties which you face will make you more determined to achieve your objectives and to win against all the odds.

I am enduring. You can disagree with me.

I've had meetings where there were literally, like, 12 angry men in a room and me. And even when everyone shot me down, I somehow dug in one more time.

I tried and failed. I tried again and again and succeeded.

When a woman makes up her mind, she gets what she wants.

Take risks. Never say die. It has worked for me.

It’s not when you start that makes your success in the world, but when you quit.

Some people fold after making one timid request. They quit too soon. Keep asking until you find the answers. In sales there are usually four or five "no's" before you get a "yes."

I guess if a person never quit when the going got tough, they wouldn't have anything to regret for the rest of their life.