QUITTING QUOTES II
quotations about quitting
I've seen people that are extremely brilliant and they don't have the staying power. They don't have that never give up quality. I've always said that other than bad ideas, which is a reason for failure, the ability to never ever quit or give up is something that is very, very important for success as an entrepreneur.
DONALD TRUMP
Forbes, October 3, 2011
LIFE HAS TWO RULES:
#1 NEVER QUIT
#2 ALWAYS REMEMBER RULE #1
ANONYMOUS
Of all the stratagems, to know when to quit is the best.
CHINESE PROVERB
No single measure or how-to formula can possibly address the question of the right time to quit. There are simply too many variables in any situation. Disengaging from a goal or a life path in the real world is often a complicated affair, which differentiates it from a laboratory setting, where hypotheses are set forth and tested. Deciding to change paths may be easier at certain times of life because there are fewer real-world consequences; it's safe to say that the more financial and emotional obligations you have to others, the more difficult it may be to find the right time to quit a relationship, job, or career path. In addition, the time may be right for you, but not for the other people in your life.
PEG STREEP & ALAN BERNSTEIN
Quitting: Why We Fear It and Why We shouldn't in Life, Love, and Work
Winners never quit and quitters never win.
VINCE LOMBARDI
attributed, 101 Reasons to Love the Packers
There's no room at the chuck wagon for a quitter's blankets.
KEN ALSTAD
Savvy Sayin's
Taking stock of how we chose to persist in an effort ... is one important way of keeping the hounds of persistence at bay and beginning to take an honest look at whether quitting is what we need to do.
PEG STREEP & ALAN BERNSTEIN
Quitting: Why We Fear It and Why We shouldn't in Life, Love, and Work
Quitting is hard in part because it is equated with failure, and nobody likes to fail, or at least to be seen failing. But is failure necessarily so terrible?... Resources are not infinite: you cannot solve tomorrow's problem if you aren't willing to abandon today's dud.
STEVEN D. LEVITT & STEPHEN J. DUBNER
Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain
Quitting is not about stopping -- it's about letting go, so that you can progress.
JASON FOX
How To Lead A Quest: A handbook for pioneering executives
It's a slow process, but quitting won't speed it up.
ANONYMOUS
Despite the cultural folklore, knowing how and when to quit is an important life skill--not a shameful last resort, as the culture dictates. Considering quitting yields a different perspective, one that is missing from what we've been taught and what we teach our children. It adds an important corrective to the way the human brain works, which is a deck already stacked on the side of persistence. Understanding why it is hard to quit artfully can give us insight into how much of our decision making is literally unconscious and what we can do to make it more conscious.
PEG STREEP & ALAN BERNSTEIN
Quitting: Why We Fear It and Why We shouldn't in Life, Love, and Work
When you feel like quitting, think about why you started.
ANONYMOUS
Sure, if you are prime minister of a great nation that is facing extinction, fighting to the death is indeed the best option. But for the rest of us, the stakes aren't usually so high. There is in fact a huge upside to quitting when done right, and we suggest you give it a try.
STEVEN D. LEVITT & STEPHEN J. DUBNER
Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain
The second secret to not quitting is gaining experience in not quitting. Become a habitual finisher. A closer addict.
GINO ARCARO
Soul of a Lifter
Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.
LANCE ARMSTRONG
Every Second Counts
At the end, someone or something always gives up. It is either you give up and quit or the obstacle or failure gives up and makes way for your success to come through.
IDOWU KOYENIKAN
Wealth for All Africans: How Every African Can Life the Life of Their Dreams
Don't quit. Every difficulty is an opportunity in disguise.
ANONYMOUS
I'm learning quickly, once you quit one thing, it gets easier and easier just to leave situations rather than deal with shit.
DOUG COOPER
Outside In
Accepting the value of quitting sounds weird, counterintuitive, boneheaded, and maybe subversive. We've all been taught that quitting is a sign of weakness and that quitters are losers. But here it is in a nutshell: Successful and satisfied people know both how to persist and how to quit. Winners do quit but not in ways you think, and when they do, it's with authority and intelligence.
PEG STREEP & ALAN BERNSTEIN
Quitting: Why We Fear It and Why We shouldn't in Life, Love, and Work
Quitting is, in many ways, admirable. This is not to say that perseverance isn't important -- it is. But that applies to a higher order of things -- like persevering in a quest toward enduring relevance. But conventional motivational folklore would have you believe that "quitting is never an option". It is. It always is. And so, if something is not working out for you -- and if you've tried enough ways, and collected enough evidence to suggest it's not working -- quitting is a smart move.
JASON FOX
How To Lead A Quest: A handbook for pioneering executives