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Quotes About Persistence

a warrior of the light is always committed. He is the slave of his dream and free to act
~ Paulo Coelho
He told himself that he would have to start reading thicker books: they lasted longer, and made more comfortable pillows.
~ Paulo Coelho
Going after what I believe in.
~ Paulo Coelho
We make a lot of detours, but we're always heading for the same destination
~ Paulo Coelho
Why don't people's hearts tell them to continue to follow their dreams? [...] Because that's what makes a heart suffer most, and hearts don't like to suffer.
~ Paulo Coelho
Anyone truly committed to life never stops walking.
~ Paulo Coelho
What you still need to know is this: before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World test everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it is evil, but so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we've learned as we've moved toward that dream. That's the point at which most people give up. It's the point at which, as we say in the language of the desert, one 'dies of thirst just when the palm trees have appeared on the horizon'.
~ Paulo Coelho
Try the impossible. Don't start low down because that's where you are now. Climb those rungs quickly before they take the ladder away. If you're afraid, say a prayer, but carry on.
~ Paulo Coelho
Don't give up. Remember, it's always the last key on the key ring that opens the door.
~ Paulo Coelho
The completion is always more difficult that the beginning
~ Paulo Coelho
We must struggle for our dreams, but when certain paths prove impossible, it would be best to save our energies in order to travel other roads.
~ Paulo Coelho
Like the children we will never ever cease to be.
~ Paulo Coelho
Life is falling down 7 times and getting up 8.
~ Paulo Coelho
the universe always favors those who fight for what they want.
~ Paulo Coelho
Success does not come from having one's work recognized by others. It is the fruit of a seed that you lovingly planted.
~ Paulo Coelho
What you still need to know is this: before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way. It does not because it is evil, but so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we've learned as we've moved toward that dream. That's the point at which most people give up. It's the point at which, as we say in the language of the desert, one dies of thirst just when the palm trees have appeared on the horizon.
~ Paulo Coelho
Whether necessary or not, they occur. When he begins fighting for his dreams, man has no experience, and makes many mistakes. But the secret in life is to fall seven times, and rise up eight times.
~ Paulo Coelho
I know you don't love me. But I'm going to fight for your love. There are some things in life that are worth fighting for the end. You are worth it.
~ Paulo Coelho
The waters of a river adapt themselves to whatever route proves possible, but never forgets its one objective: the sea. So fragile at its source, it gradually gathers the strength of the other rivers it encounters. And, after a certain point, its power is absolute
~ Paulo Coelho
Two of the hardest decisions in life: the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage to accept whatever you encounter.
~ Paulo Coelho
I ask myself: Are Defeats necessary ? Well,necessary or not, they happen. When we first begin fighting for our dream, we've no experience and make many mistakes. The Secret of life, though,is to fall seven times and to get up eight times !
~ Paulo Coelho
Never stop having doubts. If you ever do, it will be because you've stopped moving forward, and at that point, God will step in and pull the rug out from under your feet, because that is His way of controlling His chosen ones, by making sure they always follow their appointed path to the end. If, for any reason, we stop, whether out of complacency, laziness, or out of a mistaken belief that we know enough, He forces us on.
~ Paulo Coelho
Whenever I refused to follow my fate, something very hard to bear would happen in my life.
~ Paulo Coelho
If you only walk on sunny days you'll never reach your destination.
~ Paulo Coelho