Quotes About Persistence

That which would not yield, nor could forget, Which, when it least appear'd to melt, Intensely thought, intensely felt: The deepest ice which ever froze Can only o'er the surface close; The living stream lies quick below, And flows--and cannot cease to flow.

Morn came and went—and came, and brought no day.

El amor halla sus caminos, aunque sea a través de senderos por donde ni los lobos se atreverían a seguir a su presa." Lord Byron Rosas al anochecer

Love will find a way through paths where wolves fear to prey.

Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable.

Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.

Vigorous let us be in attaining our ends, and mild in our method of attainment.

I once saw, on a flower pot in my own living room, the efforts of a field mouse to build a remembered field. I have lived to see this episode repeated in a thousand guises, and since I have spent a large portion of my life in the shade of a nonexistent tree I think I am entitled to speak for the field mouse.

Not by a goddamn long shot.

It is as your sister and friend that I tell you Dain is a splendid catch. I advise you to set your hooks and reel him in." Jessica took a long swallow of her cognac. "This is not a trout, Genevieve. This is a great, hungry shark." "Then use a harpoon.

Malo se ona trudila, i mnogo se kajala, / I Å¡ap?u?i >Nikad ne?u pristati< — uvijek pristajala.« (Byron)

Do the best you can with yourself and hope for the best.

Success can't be forced.

The only way to get to the other side of the tunnel is to go through it, not around it.

The only way out is through." The only way to get to the other side of the tunnel is to go through it, not around it. But I can't even picture the entrance right now.

Most things worth doing are difficult,

You take a risk, you fall down, and you get back up and do it all over again.

The only way out is through." The only way to get to the other side of the tunnel is to go through it, not around

There's a popular saying, a paraphrase from a Robert Frost poem: "The only way out is through." The only way to get to the other side of the tunnel is to go through it, not around it. But I can't even picture the entrance right now.

The surprise is that you continue to be surprised.

Once a Pot Noodler, always a Pot Noodler.

This time, though, he was waiting for a reason. The process itself might be mind-crushingly boring, but if he stuck it out, the end result would hopefully be worth it.

Instinct told him that all he could do for the moment was stay cool and play the waiting game. It wouldn't be easy but he'd manage it if it killed him.

Honestly, you tried your best and sometimes everything worked out perfectly. Other times, it went all horribly wrong.