Quotes About Persistence

The persistence of public officials varies inversely with the importance of the matter on which they are persisting.

Only those who see the invisible can do the impossible

There comes a time in a man's life when to get where he has to go—if there are no doors or windows—he walks through a wall.

There comes a time in a man's life when to get where he has to go--if there are no doors or windows--he walks through a wall.

There are no such things as incurable, there are only things for which man has not found a cure.

One thing at a time, as in the days when I was building Joshua. If I had wanted to build all the boat at once, the enormity of the task would have crushed me. I had to put all I had into the hull alone, without thinking about the rest. It would follow . . . with the help of the gods. Sailing non-stop around the world is the same. I do not think anyone has the means of pulling it off—at the start.

There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope.

this was her life now McStupid McFuckedUp McStuck McForever.

Al'inizio lo feci malvolentieri, lo facevo unicamente per dar retta allo Scocciatore, sperando unicamente che la smettesse di tormentarmi. Ma poi ci presi gusto e mi ci dedicai anima e corpo. Avevo scoperto il piacere di scrivere e di ricordare, capivo che in questo modo mi sarei finalmente liberata dal peso del passato e che la penna, come un aratro, avrebbe smosso il terreno della memoria e gli avrebbe dato ordine.

Wars today seem to occur at a more precise point in time but deep down they are permanent.

Permanent success cannot be achieved except by incessant intellectual labour, always inspired by the ideal.

If I traveled to the end of the rainbow As Dame Fortune did intend, Murphy would be there to tell me The pot's at the other end.

Há homens que lutam um dia, e são bons; Há outros que lutam um ano, e são melhores; Há aqueles que lutam muitos anos, e são muito bons; Porém há os que lutam toda a vida, Estes são os imprescindíveis.

We spend most of the time searching for love, but once we get what we want, we stop working, but the real work still has to be done.

Go make yourself a plan / And be a shining light. / Then make yourself a second plan, / For neither will come right.

War is like love; it always finds a way.

Hay hombres que luchan un dia y son buenos. Hay otros que luchan un año y son mejores. Hay quienes luchan muchos años y son muy buenos. Pero hay los que luchan toda la vida: esos son los imprescindibles.

For though the world has stood up and stopped the bastard, the bitch that bore him is in heat again.

Sto lavorando duro per preparare il mio prossimo errore.

Aquele que não cedeu foi abatido. O que foi abatido não cedeu.

A criatura humana aguenta tudo: é o principal defeito que tem. Pode prestar-se a uma porção de coisas. E é muito difícil de destruir.

If a man has any greatness in him, it comes to light, not in one flamboyant hour, but in the ledger of his daily work.

The way to find a needle in a haystack is to sit down.

After that, work and hope. But never hope more than you work