Quotes About Persistence

I want to believe in a new thing, Lord. I want that more than anything. I want to forget the old things—the bad and ugly things that have sent me here. Please let me see your hand in all of this. Let me see the path through this wilderness.

It would be nice if we could snap our fingers and become better people instantly," Mother sounded sympathetic. "Unfortunately, change is a journey we must take one step at a time. Give it over to God and rest in Him.

that walking with Jesus is a lifelong journey. You don't see or understand everything at once. It comes in steps along the way.

His racket never allowed Gordon to experience the vitality that came from full commitment to a project.

Instead, when you take a stand, you are certain of your persistence and continued capability in the face of risks and quandaries.

There was a triumph in patience that no temporary application of force could conquer.

everything/ that ever was still is, somewhere

we like to think of it as parallel to what we know only bigger. one man against the authorities. or one man against a city of zombies. one man who is not, in fact, a man, sent to understand the caravan of men now chasing him like red ants let loose down the pants of america. man on the run.

Who can say the word love When everything--everything--pushes back with the promise To grind itself to dust?

You may not see the ocean, but right now we are in the middle of the ocean, and we have to keep swimming.

The view reminded of the Haitain proverb "Beyond mountains there are mountains" which meant that when you'd solved one problem, you couldn't rest because you had to go on and solve the next.

Travis Neighbor Ward

It's not going to be over until we say so.

It's not going to be over," Kate said firmly, "until we say so.

Sometimes, Reynie, trouble itself is the key. - Mr. Benedict

In the meantime, there was nothing to do but exist and persist.

Trenton Lee Stewart

Sometimes, Reynie, trouble itself is the key.

The gym is always open, except when it's closed.

Throw back more than you catch and, why, there's always going to be something there tomorrow.

I went into isometrics training and looked at that. And she's pushing against the immovable. That has a lot of meaning for me. That you have to push against the immovable. You have to push. Even if you haven't got a prayer of moving it. Because even if you don't move it, you'll change yourself. You'll change something. Something will break open. That's where my heart is on that one.

How does one become a butterfly? You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.

I finished high school, moved to Nashville for college, and set out to break into the music business. Every night when I called home with news of my experiences, my mom and dad would encourage me to keep taking those small steps.

What's meant to be will always find a way.