Robert Evans Quotes

I like when things are hard; I'm very competitive. If something seems difficult or impossible, it interests me.

It is only when you are pursued that you become swift.

When I was young, a lot of things were closed off to me. I was always told, 'Don't do this, you can't do that' - instead of stopping me, it made me think, 'I can do that, I must do that.'

Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.

For everyone who thought I couldn’t do it… for everyone who thought I shouldn’t do it… for everyone who said, ‘It’s impossible’… see you at the finish line!

The time when you need to do something is when people are saying it can't be done.

Obstacles do not exist to be surrendered to, but only to be broken.

When I was a young fellow I was knocked down plenty. I wanted to stay down, but I couldn't. I had to collect the two dollars for winning or go hungry. I had to get up. I was one of those hungry fighters. You could have hit me on the chin with a sledgehammer for five dollars. When you haven't eaten for two days you'll understand.

Necessity makes even the timid brave.

When people tell you you're on the brink of death, you've got to dig pretty deep to get it together.

My father instilled in me the attitude of prevailing. If there's a challenge, go for it. If there's a wall to break down, break it down.

Must is a hard nut to crack, but it has a sweet kernel.

You have to lift your head up out of the mud and just do it.

Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.

If I were to listen to people all the time when they say, 'Hey, this is a really high challenge, this is a high climb, the bar is pretty steep,' then I wouldn't have gone to the academy. I wouldn't have become an aircraft carrier pilot. I wouldn't have become a Navy SEAL for sure. And I probably wouldn't have applied to Harvard.

All I had was wrestling. If I'm not good at the only thing I have in life, I've got to get better at it.

I like being the underdog. I like turning around and shutting people up when they tell me I can't.

It's in my nature that when people say something is impossible I like to prove them wrong.

I need to have people doubting me, because that's when you dig deep and find out what you're made of.

I've learned to never underestimate the impossible.

We all love challenges.

Necessity makes heroes of us all.

A man's character is not judged after he celebrates a victory, but by what he does when his back is against the wall.

If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

For anyone worn down, The Impossible Will Take a Little While is a bracing double cappuccino.