Quotes About Persistence

A man must love a thing very much if he not only practices it without any hope of fame and money, but even ... without any hope of doing it well.

His advice to me is basically to just love what you do and don't let the fear of failure stop you.

backing down can become a way of life

Retreat, hell! We're just advancing in another direction.

Hard is the stone but harder still, the delicate performing will which guided by a dream alone subdues and molds the hardest stone....

The secret to writing a screenplay is keeping you ass in the chair. (ASS + CHAIR = PAGES!)

The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.

The mode in which the inevitable comes to pass is through effort.

A goose flies by a chart which the Royal Geographical Society could not mend.

The riders in a race do not stop short when they reach the goal. There is a little finishing canter before they come to a standstill... The canter that brings you to a standstill need not be only coming to rest. It cannot be while you still live.

Take your needle, my child, and work at your pattern; it will come out a rose by and by. Life is like that - one stitch at a time taken patiently and the pattern will come out all right like the embroidery.

Mantenete lo stesso atteggiamento di quando siete in viaggio. L'intera vostra vita è un viaggio. Restati fedeli al vostro percorso.

Poi coltivare un nuovo sogno e mettercela tutta per raggiungerlo. E spingersi oltre, sempre più lontano. Tutta la bellezza di questo mestiere consiste nell'andare a cogliere i propri sogni: fa' quello che ami e ama quello che fai. Non mettere alcun limite al tuo orizzonte, ma avvicinati passo dopo passo...

La patience est une guerre qui se livre souvent avant la vraie bataille.

Myself when young did eagerly frequent doctor and saint, and heard great argument about it and about: but evermore came out by the same door as in I went.

mosquito pupils." I do not know the exact meaning of the term, but it seems to mean those people who practice their arts only during the season when mosquitoes are plentiful.

The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work.

Però il rimpianto esiste, e i legami esistono, radicati in noi come alberi che non cedono neanche all'uragano, inevitabili come la fame e la sete. Non te ne puoi mai liberare, anche se ci provi con tutta la tua volontà, la tua logica. Magari credi di averli dimenticati e un giorno riaffiorano, irrimediabilmente, spietati, per metterti la corda al collo più di qualsiasi boia. E strozzarti.

One who prays ceaselessly is one who combines prayer with work and work with prayer.

Achievement is not always success while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavor, persistent effort to do the best possible under any and all circumstances.

We advance on our journey only when we face our goal, when we are confident and believe we are going to win out.

Put the uncommon effort into the common task... make it large by doing it in a great way.

No man fails who does his best.

There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his character, his self respect, or his self-confidence. He is still a King.