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Quotes About Persistence

To write a novel, you need an iron butt.
~ Richard M. Nixon
We lifted up and then bobbed."Back! Pull it back!" (Christopher)"It's hard." (Kitty)"The ground is harder!" (Christopher)
~ Gini Koch, Touched by an Alien
Well I beat things around with my stick once in awhile.
~ Kira4Inu, Last Shred of Hope
Francis Ford Coppola - A man climbs a mountain and they call him a hero. I climb mountains that aren't even there.
~ Madeline Moore
Working on it.
~ Paul Aertker
Y'know when your dog drags its butt across the carpet leaving a stain- It's not as easy as it looks..."
~ Josh Stern
Tough time don't lasts-Tough People DO
~ Kazi Mahmudul Islam
If you've got it, flaunt it. And if you don't got it? Flaunt it. 'Cause what are we even doing here if we're not flaunting it?
~ Mindy Kaling, Why Not Me?
Persistent smile brings out hollow dimples, and persistent frowns brings out hollow wrinkles.
~ Michael Bassey Johnson
Never underestimate the staying power of a bad idea.
~ RC Longworth
Opportunity may only knock once, but temptation'll knock down the damn door and drag you out by the hair.
~ Lois Greiman, Unscrewed
In the movie business, the ones we call Lucky are usually those idiots who are just too damn stubborn to take no for an answer. Come to think of it, the movie business is kind of like life.
~ Lois Greiman, Unscrewed
If I want to catch the damn worm I get outta bed.
~ Lois Greiman, Unzipped
Until you stalk and overrun, you cannot devour anyone.-Hobbes
~ Bill Watterson
You can just about always stand more 'n you think you can.
~ Texas Bix Bender
I can't drop it. It's how I'm drawn.
~ I.B. Nosey
Were you born this infuriating?""It's taken me years of practice.
~ Misty Massey, Mad Kestrel
Ghost Hampton" took me years to write -- but it won't take you that long to read!
~ Ken McGorry, Ghost Hampton
When all else fails...try smoking a good cigar and have a stiff drink. If that doesn't work...have another.
~ Timothy Pina
It takes a lot of wind to sail a leaky boat.
~ Tom Morrison
It is logical to look for a green fowl in a dark room even if you know the chance of finding a green fowl in a dark room is slim.
~ Duop Chak Wuol
If I were you, I'd clear those cobwebs out because there isn't a shop-vac out there strong enough to handle that job.
~ Flora Roberts
I made a noise of disgust, and I think I would have stormed out if I knew how to open the door.
~ Ash Gray, Qorth
I apply for a new job twice a week, every week. I am applying for the position of millionaire but so far my numbers haven't come up.
~ Brian Randleas, Harmony