Quotes About Persistence

You will find that it is not a one-shot deal, this letting go. You must do it again and again and again. It's kind of like breathing. You can't breathe just once. Try it: Breathe just once. You'll pass out.

With engineering, I view this year's failure as next year's opportunity to try it again. Failures are not something to be avoided. You want to have them happen as quickly as you can so you can make progress rapidly.

Onward, and up, and up again, until the impossible was achieved, all barriers were broken, all pains conquered, all abilities possessed. Until all was lightning and no darkness left.

Swearing is industry language. For as long as we're alive it's not going to change. You've got to be boisterous to get results. Gordon Ramsay

Art is art, even when unsuccessful.

If you allow momentary defeats to find shelter in your heart, you are allowing your most beautiful dreams to become homeless.

Life does not have a stop sign, only a speed limiter.

If you fail to look at the Brightside of life, You will fail to succeed at leaving the Darkside of life.

Spirit can walk, spirit can swim, spirit can climb, spirit can crawl. There is no terrain you cannot overcome.

If you wait long enough, it will be good weather.

One swallow will not make spring, nor one bee honey.

Boredom is an emptiness filled with insistence.

The best cure for boredom is hard work.

She clawed her way into my heart and wouldn't let go.

I'd stop drinking coffee, but I'm no quitter.

The problem with troubleshooting is that trouble shoots back.

Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow.

Vision is the foundation of courage and the fuel of persistence.

Don't quit your day dream.

I'm on a 90-day wonder diet. Thus far, I've lost 45 days.

The difference between try and triumph is a little umph.

Put in 5% more effort than "there's only so much I can do" and you'll be way ahead of the game.

You're either changing your life or you're not. No waiting for this or that or better weather or other hurdles. Hurdles are the change.

Let the dragon in your soul be the keeper of your dreams — and breathe fire on all those who dare to tread, including your own demons and laziness.