We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an ac... - Walter Matthau

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."

Walter Matthau Perseverance

Actor Journalist American 1920–2000

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"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."

"Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind."

"Entertain the thought, but don't marry it."

"I think the key to life is just persistence."

"Perseverance is the key to success."

"Don't give up on what you believe in."

"I've been through worse."

"You learn to live with the pain."