Beth Hart Quotes

There's only really one way to be at the top, and that's practicing - practicing well and practicing hard. And enjoying what you do, because if you don't enjoy it then, it's always tough to wake up and go practice and suffer on the court.

The simple truth is that in order to become good, you have to be obsessed. You have to put in an awful lot of time and hard work and couple that with desire and unflagging perseverance.

I made a commitment to myself that I'd stick at this and not let weakness in too quickly, that I'd do the best shows I could and make the best songs I can make.

You do have to put in a lot time to get good at anything and than includes cartoons. So I think it's true of art and everything else.

Whatever sport you choose, do it because you love it, and don't expect to be an expert first thing. It takes time to do well at anything, but if you love it, you'll stick with it.

I practice and work hard at my music, but I'm not saving lives here.

When you are not practicing, remember somewhere someone is practicing, and when you meet him, he will win.

Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.

Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly until you learn to do it well.

Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything.

I think the key is basically just your determination. As far an artist is concerned, it's just about your drive and your dream.

There's no such thing as talent; you just have to work hard enough.

Sometimes you want to give up the guitar, you'll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you're gonna be rewarded.

There is no royal road to a successful life, as there is no royal road to learning. It has got to be hard knocks, morning, noon, and night, and fixity of purpose.

I think the best way to find out about something is to try to do it to the max. A lot of people take up a hobby or sport and then find an excuse not to carry on with it. Once I start something, I won't stop until I'm as good at it as I'll ever be.

Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.

I'd rather play a tune on a horn, but I've always felt that I didn't want to train myself. Because when you get a train, you've got to have an engine and a caboose. I think it's better to train the caboose. You train yourself, you strain yourself.

I do not consider my self as having mastered the flute, but I get a real kick out of trying.

One arrives at style only with atrocious effort, with fanatical and devoted stubbornness.

Acting and the industry of making movies is beautiful, but it's so exhausting and such hard work; if you don't absolutely 100% want to do something, it defeats the purpose.

Real practice means working on stuff you're not good at. Real practice is about butting your head against the wall repeatedly until you get it right.

I don't know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody - somewhere - was practicing more than me.

You realize you can get good at something, even though ballet almost felt like you could never be good enough. No matter how hard you worked, it was so hard to be a great dancer.

What I can tell them is the way you become an Olympic champion is to start working now. I tell them why it's always worth it to put the time and effort into something you want to be good at.

You might not feel good, and you might not want to practice, but you still go out there and practice as hard as you can.