Quotes About Persistence

For the scholar no effort is ever wasted.

It is not easy to keep the flame of hope burning in the cold, empty heart of Sollen. The Season of Snows is not the time to make bright plans for the future. One slow foot in front of the other—that was all the future I knew. Just one more step, and then one more . . . I cared about nothing else.

She [Mérian] shook her head sadly. 'What Bran wants is impossible.' 'Well,' I [Will] said, 'I wouldn't be too sure. I have seen the lone canny fox outwit the hunter often enough to know that it matters little how many horses and men you have. All the wealth and weapons in the world will not catch the fox that refuses to be caught.

The true measure of success is how many times you can bounce back from failure.

Success will be within your reach only when you start reaching out for it.

No matter how small you start, always dream big.

When you fail, that is when you get closer to success.

Doing the tough things sets winners apart from losers.

If you do not have persistence then no amount of education, talent or genius can make up for it.

The true test of one's mettle is how many times you will try before you give up.

If you take any step, no matter how small it is, towards achieving your dreams then you will surely find the right path and reach the abundance that lies in store for you.

The problem with procrastination is it's been around since the beginning of time it seems.

It's no shame in reaching second or third base if you aimed for first base.

When faced with a hurdle then give it all you've got to jump over it because it can't be done in two stages.

When you put your passion into your desire, when it becomes a fire that threatens to consume you unless you have it, then your will is in the right place.

When others walk away from a lost cause, then that is the time you can step in and seize success.

When an idea takes hold, nothing can stop it!

Do not avoid doing what you love because you fear that it will only result in poverty or lack. If you fear this, then this is exactly what will happen.

Do you truly believe in the worthiness of your dreams? Do you truly think they are worth the consistent effort required to make them manifest? Once you truly believe, nothing can stop you but yourself, for such belief is the same power which creates and maintains all existence.

It is not always possible to do away with negative thinking, but with persistence and practice, one can gain mastery over them so that they do not take the upper hand.

Let's make just a few more steps and secure success forever.

Making time for what you really want to do can be a full-time job, but only if you allow it to be.

A man can be knocked down a thousand times and can still get back up, but when he puts himself down he has defeated himself more than a million others could have done.

Fuck the rabbit, eat it and go after a lion.