Quotes About Persistence

Men do not fail, they stop trying.

Triumph often is nearest when defeat seems inescapable.

Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than before.

Many of life's failures are men who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

Fight one more round. When your feet are so tired you have to shuffle back to the center of the ring, fight one more round.

If something doesn't come up the way you want, you have to forge ahead.

This man Wellington is so stupid he does not know when he is beaten, and goes on fighting.

Entrepreneurs average 3.8 failures before a final success. What sets the successful ones apart is their amazing persistence. There are a lot of people out there with good and marketable ideas, but pure entrepreneurial types almost never accept defeat.

As long as a person doesn't admit he is defeated, he is not defeated-he's just a little behind, and isn't through fighting.

Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it.

There was no such thing as defeat if you didn't accept it.

Never give in! Never give in! Never, never, never, never.... In nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions or honor and good sense!

First there are those who are winners, and know they are winners. Then there are the losers who know they are losers. Then there are those who are not winners, but don't know it. They're the ones for me. They never quit trying. They're the soul of our game.

It's not worthy of human beings to give up.

Never admit defeat!

Patient endurance attends to all things.

To be somebody you must last.

He conquers who endures.

The first and final thing you have to do in this world is to last in it, and not be smashed by it.

He that endureth to the end shall be saved.

Giving up is the ultimate tragedy.

God Almighty hates a quitter.

Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.

Endure, and preserve yourselves for better things.