Quotes About Persistence

You have to rise above the squabbling and chaos, and keep believing. You have to always keep your goals in mind." -Hera, goddess of marriage

My goal in sailing isn't to be brilliant or flashy in individual races, just to be consistent over the long run.

All great achievements require time.

For every disciplined effort there is a multiple reward.

Most people fail, not because of lack of desire, but, because of lack of commitment.

By puberty I learned that nothing worth having could be easily attained and to succeed one must be single minded.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

People call me a perfectionist, but I'm not. I'm a rightist. I do something until it's right, and then I move on to the next thing.

If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.

You can't win them all but you can try.

I'm telling you, people. Everyday we wake up is another blessing. Follow your dreams and don't let anyone stop you. Never say never.

Don't be afraid to speak up for yourself. Keep fighting for your dreams!

I've dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after.

People think I'm disciplined. It is not discipline. It is devotion. There is a great difference.

Being brave means knowing that when you fail, you don't fail forever.

When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this - you haven't.

The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

If you don't give up, eventually you will break the cycle and you will overcome any obstacle.

If you want a place in the sun, you have got to put up with a few blisters.

Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident.

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.

Constant dripping hollows out a stone.

In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

What keeps so many people back is simply unwillingness to pay the price, to make the exertion, the effort to sacrifice their ease and comfort.