Quotes About Persistence

My friend Nancy Dornan says, "The longest distance between two points is a shortcut." That's really true. For everything of value in life, you pay a price. As you desire to grow in a particular area, figure out what it will really take, including the price, and then determine to pay it.

I state in my book Put Your Dream to the Test that the more valid reasons a person has to achieve their dream, the higher the odds are that they will. Valid reasons also increase the odds that a person will follow through with personal growth.

There's an Arabian proverb that says if you stop every time a dog barks, your road will never end.

More than anything else, what keeps a person going in the midst of adversity is having a sense of purpose. It is the fuel that powers persistence.

Hold fast to dreams for when dreams go, Life is a barren field frozen with snow.

But I've come to realize that failure is a process. If you flunk a test, it doesn't mean you failed a one-time event. The F shows that you neglected the process leading up to the test.

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

Los sueños se realizan cuando mantenemos nuestro compromiso con ellos».

There can be no success without sacrifice. The two go hand in hand. If you desire to accomplish little, sacrifice little. But if you want to accomplish great things, be willing to sacrifice much.

If you wait until you feel like doing something, you will likely never accomplish it.

Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar, or whatever. Do it without motivation and then guess what. After you start doing the thing, that's when the motivation comes and makes it easy for you to keep on doing

A los hombres se les desarrolla de la misma manera en que se explota una mina de oro. Hay que remover toneladas de tierra para obtener una onza de oro. Aunque usted no entra en la mina en busca de la tierra», añadió

Cutting corners is a sign of impatience and poor self-discipline. But if you are willing to follow through, you can achieve a breakthrough. That's why Albert Gray says, "The common denominator of success lies in forming the habit of doing things that failures don't like to do.

People who never see it—they are wanderers. People who see it but never pursue it on their own—they are followers. People who see it and pursue it—they are achievers. People who see it, pursue it, and help others see and pursue it—they are leaders.

If your habits don't line up with your dream, then you need to either change your habits or change your dream.

Not realizing what you want is a problem of knowledge. Not pursuing what you want is a problem of motivation. Not achieving what you want is a problem of persistence.

Esto no se acaba hasta que hayas aprendido de ello".

Author Napoleon Hill noted, "Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit." To develop persistence over the long haul, you have to cultivate inward determination on a continual basis. And if you do, someday your story may be similar to one of these: •Admiral Peary attempted to reach the North Pole seven times before he made it on try number eight.

IT'S THE JOB THAT IS NEVER STARTED THAT TAKES THE LONGEST TO FINISH.

Aquello que persistimos en hacer se vuelve más fácil de realizar, no porque la naturaleza de la tarea en sí haya cambiado, sino porque ha aumentado nuestro potencial para realizarla».

My dad drilled into us kids that if we started something, we would have to finish it. He used to say, "When you made the choice to start, you made the choice to finish. It's not two choices; it's one.

We are all failures—at least, all the best of us are. —J. M. BARRIE W

The best way to develop rational, well-balanced confidence is to go after a few victories immediately following a failure.

Wishing for things to change wouldn't make them change. Hoping for improvements wouldn't bring them.