Quotes About Persistence

Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at something worth doing. – Theodore Roosevelt

Halfhearted effort does not produce half results; it produces no results.

No matter how bad things get, you've got to go on living, even if it kills you.

Our Soto way puts an emphasis on shikan taza , or "just sitting." Actually we do not have any particular name for our practice; when we practice zazen we just practice it, and whether we find joy in our practice or not, we just do it. Even though we are sleepy, and we are tired of practicing zazen, of repeating the same thing day after day; even so, we continue our practice. Whether or not someone encourages our practice, we just do it.

We must make some effort, but we must forget ourselves in the effort we make... So it is necessary for us to encourage ourselves and to make an effort up to the last moment, when all effort disappears.

The result is not the point; it is the effort to improve ourselves that is valuable. There is no end to this practice.

Bowing helps to eliminate our self-centered ideas... The result is not the point; it is the effort to improve ourselves that is valuable... whether or not it is possible is not the point... Before you determine to do it, you have difficulty, but once you start to do it, you have none.

I remember as a child of eight being told by a young friend that I had killed Christ. That was news to me. It's a common experience for the Jewish young. Should later generations of Germans be burdened with the guilt arising from the profound inhumanity of their ancestors? Revenge may be sweet, but guilt is non-transferable. Still, hatreds survive with the persistence of cockroaches.

Dinosaurs was a cool idea, but we just couldn't find a way to make it really fun. We've got a bunch of great game ideas that we want to bring to life over the next several years.

Determination is the binoculars for EFFORT!!!!Helps to visualize our target.

Discipline is the first step towards perseverance.

Hard Work is to Success like vaccinations are to good health, if timely done.... the result is always the latter!!!!

Patience is never served on the platter...

The difference between success and failure is perseverance.

The only thing we need to learn - Never Giving Up. Everything else will happen.

You can't win before the finish line. Be Patient.

You can achieve anything you want in life if you have the courage to dream it, the intelligence to make a realistic plan, and the will to see the plan through to the end.

Don't give up. There are too many nay-sayers out there who will try to discourage you. Don't listen to them. The only one who can make you give up is yourself.

If. A two-letter word for futility.

I read what I write over and over and make corrections and improvements, until I reach the conclusion that the material deserves to stand on its own

It's so hard for women in this business. And I want to be doing this when I'm 50.

I would often find myself, at the age of 21, at midnight, running down a dark street on my own with 10 men chasing me. And the fact they had cameras in their hands made that legal.

If you believe something will make the world better, then it's always worth a try, even if you fail.

The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not rest until it has gained a hearing.