Quotes About Persistence

If it turns out that my best wasn't good enough, at least I won't look back and say that I was afraid to try; failure makes me work even harder.

Failure is acceptable. but not trying is a whole different ball park.

Believe that the loose ball that you are chasing has your name wirtten on it.

You will need to find your passion. Don't give up on finding it because then all you're doing is waiting for the Reaper.

I've never left a game before it ended. You never know when there could be a big turnaround in the game.

Work like hell! I had 122 rejection slips before I sold a story.

Stories never really end...even if the books like to pretend they do. Stories always go on. They don't end on the last page, any more than they begin on the first page.

Remember that a wish held fervently turns into belief, and a belief held diligently becomes reality.

Remember, it is no sign of weakness or defeat that your manuscript ends up in need of major surgery. This is a common occurrence in all writing, and among the best writers.

Failure? I never encountered it. All I ever met were temporary setbacks.

But [Everett] and McCandless, at least they tried to follow their dream. That's what was great about them. They tried. Not many do.

Do not for one repulse, forego the purpose That you resolved to effect.

The maxim, "Nothing prevails but perfection," may be spelled PARALYSIS.

There's few things that get you over your own crap more than working hard.

Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly if they even roll a few more upon it.

Nothing comes sailing by itself.

Our vision, which has not changed since the day the company was founded.

I always dreamt of being a basketball player. A dream that only I believed in.

Effort is grossly underrated.

Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost.

Success is a matter of adjusting one's efforts to obstacles and one's abilities to a service needed by others.

Doing the right thing daily, compounds over time.

Hope ... is not a feeling; it is something you do.

A journey of a thousand leagues begins beneath one's feet.