Quotes About Persistence

The most minor gifts and not a very high class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley Temple could do it at the age of four.

It is my art. I am better at it than I ever was. And I will do it as long as I can. When you reach a certain age you can slough off what is unnecessary and concentrate on what is. And why not?

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.

At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.

In this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the most difficult way is, in the long run, the easiest.

Consider the postage stamp, my son. It secures success through its ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.

If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then quit. There's no use being a damn fool about it.

The path of least resistance is the path of the loser.

Some mornings it just doesn't seem worth it to gnaw through the leather straps.

My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-seven now, and we don't know where the hell she is.

My father told me all about the birds and the bees, the liar - I went steady with a woodpecker till I was twenty-one.

I'm back... and you knew I was coming. On my way here I passed a cinema with the sign 'The Mummy Returns'.

If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.

Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.

Change is inevitable - except from a vending machine

If I tell you I want to be a door-to-door salesman, dont knock it.

If you think nothing is impossible, try slamming a revolving door.

All successful people men and women are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose.

Keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.

Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential.

If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.