Quotes About Persistence

I'm sometimes asked if I get bored with talking about 'Kevin,' and of course, the short answer is yes. Nevertheless, after a long slog in the literary trenches, I never take a single reader for granted and always remind myself that for new readers the unfolding story is fresh.

Everything's not going to go perfect. You're going to have some losses that you're going to have to bounce back from and some things that are a little unforeseen that you're going to have to deal with.

The word 'novel' carries, for me, a weight as ominous, all-consuming and unforgiving as any Job encountered.

I've been unfortunate enough to be working, and recovering from a few injuries now and again.

A startup is literally just a series of unfortunate events where you failed, failed, failed, and failed until you succeed.

The first plane ride was in a homemade glider my buddy and I built. Unfortunately we didn't get more than four feet off the ground, because it crashed.

Unfortunately scripts don't chase me. I chase them. I struggle, battle, discard, pick it back, struggle further, plead with it, curse it, cajole and try to be clever. But it is invariably the script that rules.

Failure is unfortunately as common as success.

Who waiteth for dead man's shoes will go long barefoot.

The first mark of intelligence, to be sure, is not to start things; the second mark of intelligence is to pursue to the end what you have started.

There's nothing like going on with a thing.

One of the extraordinary things about life is the sort of places it's prepared to put up with living.

Success is important but what you become on the way to success is more important.

The most important thing to do when writing a book is to finish it.

Follow your blisson the way to success.Mountains will moveand give you access.

To be a success, follow your love but not the process.

Obsession and desperation for your goal, gets you the goal.

Consistency is good, but progress is better.

Happiness is there when you have great imagination and vision, when you take relentless action and love your creation.

Love doesn't just go away when it becomes inconvenient.

Uproot the spirit of reluctancy out of your life and invest the spirit of stickability in this year of 2014.

Losing one feather does not prevent a bird from flying.

He who doesn't want to face his challenges shall always face challenges!

Practice brings better results than prayer.