It takes a lot of time and a lot of energy and a lot of focus and dedication to do a film, and it's just not worth it if you're going to be miserable for even a day.

- Brie Larson

I've approached so many things in my life with such intensity that I want to approach motherhood with dedication and focus.

- Drew Barrymore

Everything in my life has been about sound and making music, so Beats represents just that - the improvement of sound and the dedication to everything I've been doing from the day I started.

- Dr. Dre

The day I will never forget is the day I married my wife, Tashera. Tashera is so special to my boys and me. Her energy is enough to put anyone on a cloud. Her dedication and care gives me comfort and ease.

- DMX

Teachers are out there with a very difficult job, which they pursue with tireless dedication.

- Chi McBride

My secret? A desire to work, years of dedication and loving what you do; I can't live without music.

- Compay Segundo

In my younger years my dedication may have expressed itself egotistically.

- Cyril Cusack

We didn't think we were a fourth-place team. For us to beat the first-place team in the West and the first-place team in the East shows the dedication and determination that we had.

- Cobi Jones

We tell stories. We talk about statistics. And in 1978, we added an element of the show that gave it its heartbeat: the long distance dedication.

- Casey Kasem

'PhotoCard' has 20 times as much code as the sum of 'QuickDraw,' 'MacPaint,' and 'HyperCard.' It is more elaborate and complicated, with all the client and server stuff. It took a lot more of me to do this than other projects, requiring an almost Mother Teresa dedication to do it.

- Bill Atkinson

I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence.

- Ayrton Senna

I've been dancing since I was 6 years old. That kind of relentless dedication and intensity is where I'm comfortable.

- Andrea Parker

I've been dancing since I was 6 years old. That kind of relentless dedication and intensity is where I'm comfortable.

- Andrea Anders

The dedication of Don Winslow's novel 'The Cartel' is nearly two pages long: a list of journalists who were either murdered or 'disappeared' in Mexico between 2004 and 2012 - the period covered in this hugely hypnotic new thriller.

- Alan Cheuse

Maybe I've just been incredibly fortunate, but there's a level of dedication, devotion, intensity and seriousness around me every day.

- Andrea Riseborough

I'd say the most memorable thing for me was my dedication and motivation in how I got so involved in boxing.

- Alexis Arguello

Being a good mother does not call for the same qualities as being a good housewife; a dedication to keeping children clean and tidy may override an interest in their separate development as individuals.

- Ann Oakley

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

- Adlai Stevenson

To be a white kid into hip-hop meant you'd sought it out and you practiced the art. Which meant dedication and diligence, as well as removing yourself at least occasionally from your own comfort zone and circumstances, and from people who looked like you.

- Adam Mansbach

New York is a brutally expensive place to live, and the kind of person who might have the dedication and esoteric taste to make the comics that I would really love is finding it more relaxing to live elsewhere.

- Adrian Tomine