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Quotes About Persistence

There's only one way to make a beginning, and that is to begin; and begin with hard work, and patience, prepared for all the disappoint­ment s.
~ Jack London
The anateur works until they get something right. The professional works until they can't go wrong.
~ Julie Andrews
If you really believe in what you're doing, work hard, take nothing personally, and if something blocks your route, find another. Never give up.
~ Laurie Notaro
It's important to know that words don't move mountains. Work, exacting work moves mountains.
~ Danilo Dolci
Take the long way. Do the hard work, consistently and with generosity and transparency. And then you won't waste time doing it over.
~ Seth Godin
The pain goes away, but your work always remains.
~ Masahiro Sakurai
I try to live my life to the best, but I just always preach that you should just work hard and do your best.
~ Usain Bolt
I think you just have to work hard for about 10 years before you know what you're doing
~ Ben Chestnut
It is better to begin a great work than to finish a small one.
~ Janet Erskine Stuart
Work while others are wishing.
~ Thomas A. Edison
Making cartoons means very hard work at every step of the way, but creating a successful cartoon character is the hardest work of all.
~ Joseph Barbera
Reread, rewrite, reread, rewrite. If it still doesn't work, throw it away.
~ Helen Dunmore
If the power to do hard work is not a skill, it's the best possible substitute for it.
~ James A. Garfield
We forget that every good that is worth possessing must be paid for in strokes of daily effort.
~ William James
Having the positive belief that it will all be O.K. just means that you hustle and make it work because failure is not even an option in your own mind.
~ Natalie Massenet
My secret? A desire to work, years of dedication and loving what you do; I can't live without music.
~ Compay Segundo
You always have to work to become a better singer, songwriter and performer.
~ Luke Bryan
The only difference between dreams and achievements is hard work.
~ Chris Bollwage
Pray for great things, expect great things, work for great things, but above all pray.
~ R. A. Torrey
Work every day. No matter what has happened the day or night before, get up and bite on the nail.
~ Ernest Hemingway
Even if at first you do succeed, you still have to work hard to stay there.
~ Richard C. Miller
Frustration is not a work plan.
~ Ami Ayalon
Believe you can do it. Believing something can be done puts your mind to work for you and helps you find ways to do it.
~ George Shinn
There's nothing like music to teach you that eventually if you work hard enough, it does get better. You see the results.
~ Chuck Todd