Quotes About Persistence

Faint heart ne'er won a lady fair.

Proust said, we all end up doing the thing we're second best at.

They also serve who only stand and wait.

Carmen Bristoliense.

mine in Cornwall that hadn't

They tried everything to break her, and they failed.

next to Wainwright, who was already

Changing the habits of inattention and distraction we have developed over a lifetime is hard work.

Change cannot be hit-or-miss. It requires constant practice.

Whereas I, even now, persist in believing that these black marks on white paper bear the greatest significance, that if I keep writing I might be able to catch the rainbow of consciousness in a jar.

She thought a writer should work harder writing a book than she did reading it.

The experience of watching Leonard get better was like reading certain difficult books. It was like plowing through late James, or the pages about agrarian reform in Anna Karenina, until you suddenly got to a good part again, which kept on getting better and better until you were so enthralled that you were almost grateful for the previous dull stretch because it increased your eventual pleasure.

Desde temprana edad eran conscientes del escaso valor que el mundo daba a los libros, de manera que no perdían el tiempo con ellos. Mientras que yo, incluso ahora, persisto en creer que esos signos negros trazados en papel blanco son de la mayor importancia, y que si continúo escribiendo lograré atrapar el arco iris de la conciencia y guardarlo en un tarro.

Bármerre menekültem is, mindenütt téged láttalak magam elÅ'tt.

The essential achievement of the will is to attend to one object and hold it clear and strong before the mind, letting all others-its rivals for attention and subsequent action-fade away like starlight swamped by the radiance of the Sun.

Obsession comes from the latin verb that means to besiege.

He was a hunter who mourned for his prey, but was very good at tracking it down.

I tried, it was hard, I quit, the end. Story of my life.

I'm often forced to lie on the floor and use a rat-tail comb to properly zip them.

So often, we pretend we've made a decision, when what we've really done is signed up to try until it gets too uncomfortable.

The only failure is quitting. Everything else is just gathering information.

In order to kick ass you must first lift up your foot.     ââ'¬â€Jen Sincero; author, coach, self-quoter

maybe, if you put your disbelief aside, roll up your sleeves, take some risks, and totally go for it, you'll wake up one day and realize you're living the kind of life you used to be jealous

That's the way dreams can be, son. The reality of them can sneak up on you. Doesn't mean you shouldn't follow them, though. It just means that sometimes there are things you have to give up in order to do so.