Quotes About Persistence

that he felt proud of his sticking to his strategy for so long

It took five years for Yevgenia to graduate from the "egomaniac without anything to justify it, stubborn and difficult to deal with" category to "persevering, resolute, painstaking, and fiercely independent

The same applies to the conventional values of persistence, doggedness and perseverance: necessary, very necessary. One needs to go out and buy a lottery ticket in order to win. Does it mean that the work involved in the trip to the store caused the winning? Of course skills count, but they do count less in highly random environments than they do in dentistry.

some of those who traded options (I called them option buyers) had remarkable staying power and I wanted to be one of those.

you need to make more and more to stay in the same place.

the phrase kept repeating itself in my head.

it does not come naturally to me.*

An idea does not survive because it is better than the competition, but rather because the person who holds it has survived! Accordingly

the truth came out eventually, and his mission ended up paying off, with some delay.

That all millionaires were persistent, hardworking people does not make persistent hard workers become millionaires:

What they call play (gym, travel, sports) looks like work; the harder they try, the more captive they are.

just to show that you can walk the walk.

Lindy" is what ages in reverse, i.e., its life expectancy lengthens with time

many were occasionally crushed, and a few did bounce back repeatedly.

Those who go the extra mile are rewarded.

Most people give up before the rewards.

Even Fleming lost faith in the idea before it was subsequently revived.

I have gotten closer to my dream life thanks to the

the tendency not to reverse opinions you already have.

The doer wins by doing, not convincing.

which should not discourage anyone from trying.

only suckers wait for answers; questions are not made for answers):

Work hard, not in grunt work, but in chasing such opportunities and maximizing exposure to them.

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