In acting, every take is a rejection. That’s what it is. You do a take and people don’t clap. It’s a rejection, and you can’t allow that to close you down.

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""Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity.""

- Will Smith

Ambition

"Money and success don’t change people; they merely amplify what is already there."

- Will Smith

Success

"Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too."

- Will Smith

Courage

"The only time success comes before work is in the dictionary."

- Will Smith

Hard Work

""The first step is you have to say that you can.""

- Will Smith

Belief in Self

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"We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated."

- Maya Angelou

Resilience

"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."

- Winston Churchill

Resilience

"Criticism is the best sign you’re onto something."

- Michael Lopp

Resilience

"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him."

- David Brinkley

Resilience

"We are really competing against ourselves. We have no control over how other people perform."

- Pete Cashmore

Resilience