Quotes About Persistence

struggle and striving always came before success, even in the dictionary.

In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest.

It was rumored she held grudges till they died of old age, then had them stuffed and mounted.

There is no finish line. So love the journey.

David Wellington

Feeling far away from what we want tells us one of two things about our work: that we are at the beginning or that we have forgotten where we were going.

Hard fun is, of course, the idea that we take pleasure in accomplishing something difficult: the joy in meeting and mastering a challenge. As a result, when someone is doing something that is hard fun, moment by moment it looks more like "work" than "fun," but the net effect is pleasurable overall.

People like me know that there is no magic. There is only the grind. Work looks like magic to those unwilling to do it.

And so, feeling like men trying to work a jigsaw puzzle blindfolded and using only our butt cheeks to grip the pieces, we left.

There is no 'chosen one,' there is no destiny, nobody wakes up one day and finds out they're amazing at something. There's just slamming your head into the wall, refusing to take no for an answer. Being relentless, until either the wall or your head breaks. You want to be a hero? You don't have to make some grand decision. There's no inspirational music, there's no montage. You just don't quit.

I should let you know that I had no idea how to play the guitar or any other musical instrument, and that the sound of my singing voice could probably draw blood from a man's ears, and perhaps kill a dogs outright.

You say you're not a hero? Well, I'm going to tell you the best and the worst thing you've ever heard. Heroes aren't born. You just go out there and grind it out. You fail and you look foolish and you just keep grinding.

Quit now, you'll never make it. If you disregard this advice, you'll be halfway there.

To the Ends of

When I was 30, I used to wonder when I was going to quit playing. Use disorder worry about it. Now, I know I'm never going to quit.

The changes might not show up in a week or a month, but consistent practice over time can turn you into a completely different person.

The act of persistence may be more essential to the meditator than the permanent attainment of Bliss Brain. The true hero may be she who persists, not she who wins. So in your meditation practice, fail happily. Fail an infinite number of times. Falling from ecstasy isn't the problem; it's part of the process. Choosing to elevate your state back to Bliss Brain even if you only succeed in maintaining it for a second is the crucial component of a successful meditation practice.

I decided to go to school for advertising and graphic design. That was what I was gonna do but acting is that thing, it's like a splinter in your mind and you can't get rid of it. So I decided to move to L.A. a few years ago and it just snowballed into this thing called 'The Hunger Games.'

They Can Bury Us Deep, But We Always Grow Back." — Poison Ivy

The future comes one day at a time.

Always remember that the future comes one day at a time.

Do your work not just your work and no more, but a little more for the lavishings sake--that little more which is worth all the rest.

Do your work. Not just your work, do a little more, but that little is worth more than all the rest. And if you suffer, as you must, and if you doubt, as you must, do your work. Put your heart into it, and the sky will clear. Then out of your doubt and suffering will be born the supreme joy of life.

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