Quotes About Persistence

Nelson Mandela said: 'It always seems impossible until it's done.' Peace is possible.

If the mind is willing, the flesh could go on and on without many things.

There is no mistake so great as the mistake of not going on.

Like some infernal monster, still venomous in death, a war can go on killing people for a long time after it's all over.

Each position, each metre of the Soviet territory must be stubbornly defended, to the last drop of blood. We must cling to every inch of Soviet soil and defend it to the end!

I don't care a damn for their guns, or you either, sir! What I want is the Southside Railroad!

Wherever you are, I will find you and I will bring you home

He never gave up. And he does that for us

Battles are lost in the same spirit in which they are won.

Retreat? NO. I propose to attach at daylight and whip them.

By perseverance, study, and eternal desire, any man can become great.

It's alright if you lose a few battles, but as long as you win the war, that's all that matters.

This is an extraordinary achievement, nearly nine years in the making.

The man who flies shall fight again. [Lat., Qui fugiebat, rusus praeliabitur.]

I heard somebody say that the war ended today, but everybody knows it's going still.

The reason that so many times we don't win the battle is that we never show up for the war!

Needless to say, they refused to submit to the Empire, conducting such a persistent guerrilla war that the Romans gave up hope of conquering Scotland, and the Wee Free Men remained both wee and free.

Being stubborn won't make you fluent. Practicing will! The more mistakes you make, the more you'll learn not to.

Nothing dies so hard, or rallies so often as intolerance.

France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.

We're all works in progress, honey. And believe me when I tell you that I've had to work harder than most.

Someone's moved these crates away from the wall. Go up to the house, will you, and see if you can find a flashlight? I want a better look." "Here." She pulled out the small flashlight she'd stuck in her pocket. "Do you have any idea how annoying that is?" "I'll try not to do it again.

Discipline turns the dream into reality.

Somos todos obras inacabadas, pequeña. Y créeme cuando te digo que he tenido que trabajar más duro que la mayoría. -Creo que ha hecho un buen trabajo.