Quotes About Persistence

I know it sounds corny, but when you follow your dreams, it happens. And if it's music, take it seriously.

Never give up on your dreams

La testarudez es el puente gracias al cual los idiotas pasan a la Historia transformados en héroes, en símbolos o en genios.

Dark Chestnut Horse—that dies before it gets tired." Unlike Maximino, Santos lived

La voluntad es determinación, firmeza en los propósitos, solidez en los objetivos y ánimo frente a las dificultades.

Si hay lucha y esfuerzo, se puede ir hacia lo mejor; si hay dejadez, desidia, abandono y poco espíritu de combate, todo se va deslizando hacia una versión pobre, carente de aspiraciones, de forma que surge lo peor de uno mismo.

una persona con una inteligencia media, pero con una voluntad férrea, ordenada y constante, con disciplina y autoexigencia, llega al destino trazado, aunque sea con poca brillantez. Un

Alguien con voluntad, si persevera, puede conseguir que sus sueños se hagan realidad.

La educación de la voluntad es una tarea de artesanía psicológica trazada desde el esfuerzo continuado.

Ni el orden, ni la constancia, ni la voluntad son disposiciones innatas, sino adquiridas en la pelea diaria, y deben lograrse mediante esfuerzos expresos, concretos, claros, bien delimitados

Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.

Appear to know only this,--never to fail nor fall.

Practise yourself, for heaven's sake, in little things and thence proceed to greater.

As this is written, a sow bug crawls across a desk. If he is turned over on his back, one can observe the tremendous struggle he goes through to get on his feet again. During this interval he has a 'purpose' in his life. When he succeeds, one can almost see the look of victory on his face. Off he goes, and one can imagine him telling his tale at the next meeting of sow bugs, looked up to by the younger generation as an insect who has made it. And

You gotta do what you gotta do, and when you're done, you'll be stronger.

All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible. —T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)

Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It's a strengthening of his powers of accomplishment.

Music will always find its way to us, with or without business, politics, religion, or any other bullshit attached. Music survives everything, and like God, it is always present. It needs no help, and suffers no hindrance. It has always found me, and with God's blessing and permission, it always will.

An obsession is where something will not leave your mind

Yes, a car is still a car, even if you change it later.

Listen through your screams to the wind still whispering: Don't give up -- Surrender!

For many people, an excuse is better than an achievement because an achievement, no matter how great, leaves you having to prove yourself again in the future but an excuse can last for life."

They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to misfortune, rather than to insufficient application. At the core of every true talent there is an awareness of the difficulties inherent in any achievement, and the confidence that by persistence and patience something worthwhile will be realized. Thus talent is a species of vigor.

Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend to forget the past difficulties, the many false starts, and the painful groping. We see our past achievements as the end results of.