Anthony Trollope Quotes

You just don't luck into things as much as you'd like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it's friendships or opportunities.

Achievements, seldom credited to their source, are the result of unspeakable drudgery and worries.

The thrill isn't in the winning, it's in the doing.

I attempt an arduous task; but there is no worth in that which is not a difficult achievement.

Something attempted, something done, Has earned a nights repose.

There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory.

There is no road of flowers leading to glory.

I feel 'proud' whenever I feel that I've worked on something for a certain amount of time with a certain amount of attention. I'm not sure if I think in terms of 'pride' though.

Fame is something that is bestowed upon you because of success. Success is something you have to chase.

They say Rome wasn't built in a day, but I wasn't on that particular job.

Something like 'Much Ado' happens, and even 'Avengers' happens because of the years of building connections and doing the work and proving yourself.

Success is the sum of small efforts - repeated day in and day out.

The future is not a gift; it’s an achievement.

Nothing creates a winner quite like earning it, not just inheriting it.

I strongly believe that through dedication and perseverance, one can overcome adversity to achieve success. It is a privilege to accept membership in the Horatio Alger Association, an organization which promotes this principle.

Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.

It was painful, but I really wanted to get 'Hollow City' right, and I'm glad I put in the time because I'm really proud of it.

I liked my father's work. But above all I liked the idea of doing something concrete and useful. Building a house is a metaphor that I like, it's at the core of my life philosophy: starting from the bottom and reaching the top.

Always remember, the goals that we have achieved pale in comparison to the daily commitments it took to get there.

At the end of my career I always wanted to look back and know that I had given it my absolute best.

There is no royal flower strewn path to success. And if there is, I have not found it, for whatever success I have attained has been the result of much hard work and many sleepless nights.

There's no problem with trying to be successful, but it's all about just doing good work. It's not about fame.

I'm proud of my career as a player.

I feel that I've worked so hard to gain the respect of the fans and my co-workers.

As you approach the finish line, you go through a tunnel of people, all of them cheering and encouraging you. Then I heard the speaker say, 'Alessandro Zanardi, you are an Ironman!' It was something phenomenal, something amazing... I got very emotional at that point.