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Showing Up Quotes

Quotes on the power of showing up

The most famous quotes here credit a large share of success in Life simply to showing up consistently, whether at eighty or seventy percent.

Seventy percent of success in life is showing up.

Quotes by Woody Allen

Eighty percent of success is showing up.

Quotes by Woody Allen

I do try to separate my personal activism - showing up at a demonstration or something - from what I write.

Quotes by Ursula K. Le Guin

On 'Masters of Sex,' especially in the pilot, everybody was showing up word-perfect, and you're expected to show up word-perfect.

Quotes by Lizzy Caplan

Counts Quotes

Showing up is not all of life - but it counts for a lot.

Quotes by Hillary Clinton

What I do miss is foreign travel, because there really is no substitute for showing up somewhere and representing the United States.

Quotes by Ben Rhodes

When you're working on a film, it's not theater; you don't have a few weeks of rehearsal. A lot of times you are showing up on set, and you've never been to the place; you've never met the other actors...

Quotes by Ben Schnetzer

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the most famous idea in these showing-up quotes?
The best-known idea credits a large majority of success in Life simply to showing up, whether the figure quoted is seventy or eighty percent.
Do these quotes apply to activism?
Yes, one distinguishes personal activism, like attending a demonstration, from the separate act of writing about it.
Is acting or performing discussed?
Yes, one recalls a TV pilot where everyone arrived fully prepared and word-perfect, setting a standard for later episodes.
What percentage of success is attributed to showing up?
Two quotes offer slightly different figures, seventy and eighty percent, both emphasizing that consistent presence matters more than any single factor.
What's the overall message of these quotes?
The overall message is that consistent presence and preparation often matter more than talent or planning alone.

Others apply the idea to activism and acting, noting that being fully prepared and present matters just as much as arriving in the first place.