“My mama has always—and still—teaches me to never give up. She always compared success to access inside a house. She'd say, 'It doesn't matter if you get into the house through a window, a door or through a hole in the roof—you just get in! Doesn't matter if the front door is closed. You get in!”
"Take responsibility for yourself because no one’s going to take responsibility for you. I’m not a victim. I grow from this and I learn."
- Tyra Banks
Personal Growth
"Self-love has very little to do with how you feel about your outer self. It's about accepting all of yourself."
- Tyra Banks
Inspiration
"I’ve had some not happy moments with [ IVF], very traumatic moments. [Getting pregnant is] difficult as you get older. It’s not something that can just happen."
- Tyra Banks
Adversity
"Stop saying these negative things about yourself. Look in the mirror and find something about yourself that's positive and celebrate that!"
- Tyra Banks
Self-esteem
"You can have all the potential in the world, but unless you have confidence, you have nothing."
- Tyra Banks
Self-confidence
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."
- Calvin Coolidge
Persistence
"I have stood on a mountain of no’s for one yes."
- Barbara Elaine Smith
Persistence
"First, forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice."
- Octavia Butler
Persistence
"A dragonfly's journey is proof that persistence carves canyons from cliffs"
Persistence
"Persistence pays off, buzz on like the dragonfly"
Persistence