Quotes About Persistence

We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers. They see things in the soft haze of a spring day or in the red fire of a long winter's evening. Some of us let these dreams die, but others nourish and protect them; nurse them through bad days till they bring them to the sunshine and light which comes always to those who sincerely hope that their dreams will come true.

I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some day lose!

A conservative is a man who sits and thinks, mostly sits.

The difference between a strong man and a weak one is that the former does not give up after a defeat.

The world has a habit of going on.

I have found one can never get anything in life that is worth while without fighting for it.

I would rather fail in a cause that would ultimately succeed, than succeed in a cause that would ultimately fail.

I not only use all the dreams that I have, but all that I can borrow.

Showing up is 80 percent of life.

Seventy percent of success in life is showing up.

Eighty percent of success is showing up.

In Nichiren's own words, "A blue fly, if it clings to the tail of a thoroughbred horse, can travel ten thousand miles, and the green ivy that twines around

La professionalità, Steve, è rendere il massimo anche nelle condizioni peggiori

A no stone left unturned approach will find the very best people.

the words she penned are driven into the grain" from "The Oak Desk" by Wyatt Townley

Rock bottom is good solid ground, and a dead end street is just a place to turn around.

Early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.

Si al final mis problemas no eran solubles, cuando menos serían adulterables.

Go away, you give philosophy nothing to catch hold of.

The gods give nothing really good and beautiful without labor.

This was Beijing. A city that never showed its gentle side. You'd die if you didn't fight with it, and there was no end to the fight. Beijing was a city for Sisyphus—you could push and push and push, but ultimately that stone was bound to roll back on you.

Just as books are read one word at a time, roads are taken one step at a time.

Estas mañanas se repetían cada semana, pero yo no me rendía y seguía quedándome en la cama los domingos. Quería ganar aunque solo fuera un minuto más de sueño. «Un poquito más. Ya casi me he deshecho del cansancio»,

I had no intention of running after him. It was as though he had already gone somewhere far away, and I could run and run but I would never catch him.