Quotes About Persistence

I don't believe in greatness that is bestowed as a rare gift to a few lucky ones. Rather, I think all people have greatness inside them. It is just a matter of persistence--sticking to what you have envisioned until it is reality. I have a deep conviction that everyone, including you, has been given exactly the right set of gifts to fulfill some magnificent purpose in life. Greatness must simply be chosen. And if you choose it, it will happen.

There is no failure, just the gradual process of success.

It's only natural for people to fall, but there are people who, even if they fall, jump right back up right away and run forward, and there are people who just keep sitting there, crying.

You don't need to know everything that you want or need to do from the very beginning. Sometimes having a complete plan and trying to stick to it makes things more difficult. You just need to start, and then keep going.

Even when it encounters an obstacle, flowing water always goes on its intended way. If it meets a rock, even if it parts, it goes around and around again and keeps flowing. If there is no path, it makes one.

Colin Falconer

There are no secrets to success: don't waste time looking for them. Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty to those for whom you work, and persistence.

Fear and failure are always present. Accept them as part of life and learn how to manage these realities. Be scared, but keep going. Being scared is usually transient. It will pass. If you fail, fix the causes and keep going.

You know what? You just suck it up and get started again. It's a new day in which to excel.

Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.

I'm always working on stuff. But they never materialize. I'm always working on movies and TV shows.

We keep walking the right direction in spite of not being able to see the path.

Gorman sensed it was looking for him but could not find him. After several minutes of quartering the area, the object flew toward the ridge and Gorman climbed out from his hiding place and began shouting and taunting the object. Gorman said it blinked several times on and off and then flew away.

Gorman had spent hours looking at them over time through the rifle scope that he carried with him to enhance his already superb eyesight.

If you want to catch a big fish, the best way is to fish in waters that are unpopulated by other fishermen.

Tad and a couple of his friends had been asked by Tom to move 150 to 200 large metal corral poles from the front yard to a location beyond the canal. The poles were of varying length and were seven to eight inches in diameter and weighed between 25 and 150 pounds each. It took the three teenagers about four hours of hard work to complete the job. The boys finished about noon.

Cora didn't know what optimistic meant. She asked the other girls that night if they were familiar with the word. None of them had heard it before. She decided that it meant trying.

A little patience always goes a long way.

As long as my heart still beats, there will never not be work to do.

Birthing my dream is a never-ending labour.

Don't stop along with those around you.

Dream and dream again for they shall never stop until you make them true.

My happiest moment is at the end of the day when I'm on the brink of collapse from exhaustion knowing I did the best I could with the energy I had and the most wonderful part is, I will shall do the same tomorrow.

No matter how quixotic, if you believe it to be your destiny, you must see it through.