Perseverance Quotes

Your pain is a school unto itself–– and your joy a lovely temple.

There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times to go out into the world and find such a thing for yourself.

Where would his torture be, indeed, if at every step the hope of succeeding upheld him?

Does the road wind up-hill all the way? Yes, to the very end.

Perseverance is a choice. It's not a simple, one-time choice, it's a daily one. There's never a final decision.

I always say African American history is the quintessential American story. It's about perseverance and resilience - something everyone can relate to.

Sometimes the only difference between those who attain and those who don't is perseverance.

When I think about parallels between myself and an Olympian, I believe that success in the world of business is underpinned by very similar principles of perseverance and hard work.

Mastery of creative tension brings out the capacity for perseverance and patience. Time is an ally.

Perseverance is not a passive submission to circumstances-it is a strong and active response to the difficult events of life.

We never can tell how our lives may work to the account of the general good, and we are not wise enough to know if we have fulfilled our mission or not.

We will be ourselves and free, or die in the attempt. Harriet Tubman was not our great-grandmother for nothing.

Perseverance may be just as important as speed in the battle for the future.

That good gardener, who wept thorns plowing his fields - harvests grace with joy.

We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us.

If one concentrates on one thing and does not get away from it ... he will possess strong, moving power.

To every obstacle oppose patience, perseverance and soothing language.

It's time for you to move, realizing that the thing you are seeking is also seeking you.

to maintain success, stamina is more important than talent. You have to learn to be a marathon runner.

Failure is not meant to be final and fatal.... It is meant to refine you to be all that you are meant to be.

There are a lot of tricks you have to keep playing on yourself to keep at it because every time you hit a problem you want to walk away.

Press on! A better fate awaits thee.

A few fly bites cannot stop a spirited horse.

Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions.

Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings.

I was taught to strive not because there were any guarantees of success but because the act of striving is in itself the only way to keep faith with life.

In order to share one's true brilliance one initially has to risk looking like a fool: genius is like a wheel that spins so fast, it at first glance appears to be sitting still.

The thing with giving up is you never know. You never know whether you could have done the job. And I'm sick of not knowing about my life.

That's one of those things about love. It always assumes it can find a way to express itself.

The writer's curse is that even in solitude, no matter its duration, he never grows lonely or bored.

Motivation can't take you very far if you don't have the legs.

Taint no use to sit and whine 'Cause the fish ain't on your line; Bait your hook an' keep on tryin', Keep a-goin'!

Few lack talent, but most people lack the vision and perseverance to develop their talents.

Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us. Solitude requires relentless perseverance.

All the performances of human art, at which we look with praise or wonder, are instances of the resistless force of perseverance.

When it goes wrong, you feel like cutting your throat, but you go on. You don't let anything get you down so much that it beats you or stops you.

Perseverance is a positive, active characteristic. It is not idly, passively waiting and hoping for some good thing to happen.

When you want to change things, you won't please everyone.

Persistence is the quality of winners. Successful people never, never give up.

One of the simplest things about all facts of life is that to get where you want to go, you must keep on keeping on.

Only so you can appeal to your God and pray Him to support and bless your courage, your work, your perseverance, your strength, your resolution, and with all these your claim on life.

We strain hardest for things which are almost but not quite within our reach.

Morality is stronger than tyrants.

When nothing seems to help, I go look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it.

You cannot fake effort; talent is great, but perseverance is necessary.

Austere perseverance, hash and continuous... rarely fails of its purpose, for its silent power grows irresistible greater with time.

Stubbornly persist, and you will find that the limits of your stubbornness go well beyond the stubbornness of your limits

When I feel like my body is exhausted, I focus on making my fifth Olympic team so I can push through it.

Writing is grunt work - you need to have self-motivation, perseverance, and faith... talent is the smallest part of it.

Much has been accomplished during the last year in the campaign against terrorism. This struggle will require vigilance, perseverance and sacrifice for many years to come.