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Quotes About Persistence

The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible.
~ David Viscott
Writing is a dog's life, but the only life worth living.
~ Gustave Flaubert
Those who get lost on the way to school will never find their way through life.
~ German proverb
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.
~ Albert Einstein
Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.
~ Unknown
Who timidly requests invites refusal.
~ Latin proverb
I'm still running against the wind Well I'm older now and still Against the wind
~ Bob Seger
Time passes and you must move on Half the distance takes you twice as long So you keep on singing for the sake of the song.
~ The Eagles
Life is all about timing... the unreachable becomes reachable, the unavailable become available, the unattainable... attainable. Have the patience, wait it out It's all about timing.
~ Unknown
Nothing can subtract hard work from success, only add to it.
~ Unknown
To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.
~ Abdul Kalam
The great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.
~ Albert Schweitzer
I'd say it's been my biggest problem all my life... it's money. It takes a lot of money to make these dreams come true.
~ Walt Disney
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
~ Vince Lombardi
I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
~ Michael Jordan
Success comes from taking the initiative and following up... persisting... eloquently expressing the depth of your love. What simple action could you take today to produce a new momentum toward success in your life?
~ Tony Robbins
One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.
~ Tony Robbins
In war as in life, it is often necessary when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so, it is folly not to work for it with all your might.
~ Winston Churchill
Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work - that goes on, it adds up.
~ Barbara Kingsolver
Life is never easy for those who dream.
~ Robert James Waller
There are many problems in life where the solution is largely a brainless time investment
~ Steve Pavlina
Life is to be lived, not controlled, and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.
~ Ralph Ellison
The only way to have a life is to commit to it like crazy
~ Angelina Jolie
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life. It goes on
~ Robert Frost