Quotes About Persistence

Every noble work is at first impossible.

Idleness is worst, Idleness alone is without hope: work earnestly at anything, you will by degrees learn to work at almost all things. There is endless hope in work, were it even work at making money.

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.

Endurance is patience concentrated.

Imperfection clings to a person, and if they wait till they are brushed off entirely, they would spin for ever on their axis, advancing nowhere.

A lot of people, when they are expected to do great things they fold, but you have got to find a way to navigate it.

Football is not always easy; you need to navigate through some adversity.

I know from my experience as a Navy SEAL that barriers work.

I've had malaria damn near eight times.

My character in 'True Grit' would set these goals for herself that seemed near impossible, but to her they were possible. She was never going to believe anything else other than that.

Email cannot die in the near future because of its universal acceptance.

Not one Argentinian in history had made it to the NBA. So why was it going to be me? There was no way me or anyone that was near me could ever envision a career like this.

I know it's near the end and when it's over I want to be able to say to myself - not anyone else - that I've given it everything. At least in the last part of my career.

When I first began to learn to sing... I would get off on nearly every line and did not know it. I have learned to know when I am off.

I finished high school and studied at the University of Nebraska in the school of journalism, which really turned me onto journalism. I never finished, but the very little that I did learn in two-and-a-half-years prepared me for a career in legitimate journalism, which included WWE, AWA, WCW, and everything in-between.

Whether it's boxing or in life, I've gotten here by any means necessary.

I broke my jaw jumping, and I broke my back and my neck in the downhill. This is normal for me.

You never learn everything on that guitar neck.

One chance is all you need.

If it took seven days to make a living with a restaurant, then we needed to be in some other line of work.

I've always had, when I needed it, an extreme amount of focus that I could put into something. That has served me well.

Growing up, I feel like my character was so much about being a problem-solver and a truth-seeker and always needing to get to the bottom of everything.

I'm not a negative person, but every role I go for I don't think I'll get.

After my debut didn't go very well with Holt, I needed to be in a healthier head space. I was happy to emerge from there. You will always have those negative thoughts as a writer, but you can't let them take over. If you let them take over, those are the real page killers.