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Quotes About Persistence

If you only walk on sunny days you'll never reach your destination.
~ Paulo Coelho
Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.
~ James Cook
You can't just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You've got to get out there and make it happen for yourself.
~ Diana Ross
I don't want people who want to dance; I want people who have to dance.
~ George Balanchine
Aint nuttin' but a peanut.
~ Ronnie Coleman
It's not a sin to get knocked down; it's a sin to stay down
~ Carl Brashear
I always say to myself right before a tough set in the gym, Ain't nothin' to it, but to do it.
~ Ronnie Coleman
The difficult I'll do right now. The impossible will take a little while.
~ Billie Holiday
Grind Hard, Shine Hard.
~ Dwayne Johnson
Do not lose hold of your dreams or aspirations. For if you do, you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
~ Henry David Thoreau
I had my ups and downs and I fell a few times, but I did not give. Don't give up.
~ Rachel Scott
If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.
~ Michael Jordan
You got to try and reach for the stars or try and achieve the unreachable.
~ Cathy Freeman
Never retract, never explain, never apologize; get things done and let them howl.
~ Nellie L. McClung
If you want to reach your goals and dreams, you cannot do it without discipline
~ Lee Kuan Yew
Discipline is doing what you hate to do, but nonetheless doing it like you love it.
~ Mike Tyson
Ain't nuttin' to it,but ta do it!
~ Ronnie Coleman
In one hand I have a dream, and in the other I have an obstacle. Tell me, which one grabs your attention?
~ Henry Parkes
For better or worse, our future will be determined in large part by our dreams and by the struggle to make them real.
~ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there.
~ Vince Lombardi
If the mind is intensely eager, everything can be accomplished—mountains can be crumbled into atoms.
~ Swami Vivekananda
Goals live on the other side of obstacles and challenges. Be relentless in pursuit of those goals, especially in the face of obstacles. Along the way, make no excuses and place no blame.
~ Ray Bourque
I'm not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.
~ Michael Jordan
Don't expect anyone to give you anything. If you really believe in something, then fight for it.
~ Damon Dash