Quotes About Persistence

History is not a suicide note -- it is a record of our survival.

However great a man's natural talent may be, the act of writing cannot be learned all at once.

To be something, to be himself, and always at one with himself, a man must act as he speaks, must know what course he ought to take, and must follow that course with vigour and persistence.

Di solito si ottiene con tutta sicurezza e assai presto ciò che non si ha fretta di ottenere.

Si hay que permitir a ciertos hombres el librarse al estudio de las ciencias y de las artes, es a aquellos que tengan fuerzas para andar solos en su busca y para adelantarlas. A

On obtient très sûrement et très vite ce qu'on n'est pas pressé d'obtenir.

To endure is the first thing that a child ought to learn, and that which he will have the most need to know.

Las distracciones de mis diarios paseos se han llenado a menudo de encantadoras contemplaciones cuyo recuerdo me lastimo de haber perdido. Fijaré por medio de la escritura las que aún me vengan a la mente; gozaré cada vez que las relea.

However great a man's natural talent may be, the art of writing cannot be learned all at once. Jean-Jaeques Rousseau

People had figured it out once, she thought. They could figure it out again.

Whoever coined the phrase 'a man's got to play the hand that was dealt him' was most certainly one piss-poor bluffer.

You know, if it's humanly possible, I'll get it for you. And if it ain't humanly possible, I'l die trying.

Hunting is waiting, the Duke used to say, and if you never came home empty-handed they wouldn't call it hunting.

You know, if it's humanly possible, I'll get it for you. And if it ain't humanly possible, I'll die trying.

Once Right has taken hold of a man exorcism cannot drive it out.

Nothing can interrupt it yet all can break it.

My work's never been accepted by my family, but it's something I'll always carry on with.

If you think, you can become successful and you are willing to learn and work at success, one day you will become successful.

We shouldn't be afraid to fail - if we are not failing we are not pushing. 80% of the stuff in the studio is not going to work. If something is not good enough, stop doing it.

It was a long period of time where I tried to figure out what worked, what didn't work.

Actors wait tables, directors work at video stores.

Rewriting to me means, if I work on it for three days, I've rewritten it.

Believe anything is possible and then work like hell to make it happen.

Be true to your heart, and if you're passionate about your dream, work towards it but don't allow your idea of how you think it should manifest prevent what's actually unfolding from happening.