PERSISTENCE QUOTES II
quotations about persistence
We should never despair, our Situation before has been unpromising and has changed for the better, so I trust, it will again. If new difficulties arise, we must only put forth New Exertions and proportion our Efforts to the exigency of the times.
GEORGE WASHINGTON
letter to Major General Philip Schuyler, July 15, 1777
Persistence is like a two-edged sword. It could be used either ... positively or negatively.... When you persist in expecting and talking failure, there is no power in heaven or earth that can prevent failure from appearing in your life.
VINCENT N. PAUL
Persistence Works
Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.
BILL BRADLEY
attributed, Life: Tips for the Journey
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
CALVIN COOLIDGE
attributed in program at Coolidge memorial service, 1933
Persistence is recognizing that there are challenges and hurdles to be crossed before life's visions are realized.
JOYCELYN DANKWA
Persistence Has Great Gain
Failure is also a test of dedication. It is a way to measure what you are passionate about and how deep that passion runs and how dependable it is. Science may seem methodical but it demands passion. Persistence in the face of failure is of course important, but it is not the same thing as dedication or passion. Persistence is a discipline that you learn; devotion is a dedication that you can't ignore. Persistence may overcome failure, but failure tests devotion.
STUART FIRESTEIN
Failure: Why Science Is So Successful
With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.
THOMAS BUXTON
attributed, Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine, January-June 1886
Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent.
STEVE MARTIN
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
When you persist regardless of the emotional state, you are not only building a character strong enough to give assurance of success in the future but also training the mind to associate persistence with the feeling of satisfaction whenever the goal is accomplished.
COLIN MTITA
Your Inner Child Is Calling
The road of human welfare lies along the old highway of steadfast well-doing; and they who are the most persistent, and work in the truest spirit, will usually be the most successful.
SAMUEL SMILES
Self-Help
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must--but don't you quit.
Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup.
ANONYMOUS
"Don't Quit", The Best Loved Poems of the American People
The practice of perseverance is the discipline of the noblest virtues. To run well, we must run to the end.
ELIAS LYMAN MAGOON
attributed, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers
We are made to persist, to complete the whole tour. That's how we find out who we are.
TOBIAS WOLFF
In Pharaoh's Army
Little strokes fell great oaks.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Poor Richard's Almanack
Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.
WALTER ELLIOTT
The Spiritual Life: Doctrine and the Practice of Christian Perfection
Never give up on something that you can't go a day without thinking about.
ANONYMOUS
Many strokes, though with a little axe,
Hew down and fell the hardest-timber'd oak.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Henry VI, Part III
By perseverance the snail reached the ark.
CHARLES SPURGEON
The Salt-cellars: Being a Collection of Proverbs, Together with Homely Notes Thereon
The key of persistence will open up any door that has been closed by resistance.
JOHN DI LEMME
177 Motivational Success Quotes to Live the Championship Life
I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
CHRISTOPHER REEVE
Still Me