Quotes About Persistence

Those who weep recover more quickly than those who smile.

Keep walking and keep smiling.

An answering smile drifted across his tanned face. "What is mine, I intend to keep.

When people tell you, "No," just smile and tell them, "Yes, I can."

Never, ever give up. And smile

That's hard core, Gin," Finn replied. "Very hard core. Kind of kinky too." A grim smile tightened my lips. "That's me. Gin Blanco. Hard core and kinky to the bitter end.

I know something about performing. I know that when it seems like the avalanche is about to roll over you, you face into it and keep both arms swimming as hard as you can. You smile and you sell it.

Dont let them go, but just remember, some come, some go, keep trying, hold on and always, always believe in yourself, so keep your head high, keep your chin up and smile in every situation :

If I cannot overwhelm with my quality, I will overwhelm with my quantity.

My dad has always been really helpful. He taught me that talent is a bonus, but persistence is what wins out.

Wenn ein Mann zurueckweicht, weicht er zurueck. Eine Frau weicht nur zurueck, um besser Anlauf nehmen zu koennen.

The paper is finished, the pen is finished, and we are finished, But, the fable of desire, is still not finished.

Failure has been my best friend as a writer. It tests you, to see if you have what it takes to see it through.

I guess I'm what you call a slush-piler. I just sent my manuscripts to the slush pile of publishers and hoped for the best. Over seven years, I was rejected seven times on three different books. The fourth attempt was picked up by a small publisher, and I still have great memories of staying up all night, talking to my brother and sisters (my dad called me at 2:30 in the morning because I was overseas).

Al menos la maratón de Londres tiene un final, pero la otra carrera -destinada a alcanzar la elusiva promesa de una vida libre de problemas- no tiene fin: tiene línea de largada, pero no de llegada.

Those who write are writers. Those who wait are waiters.

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drip and fling and pour color onto the glass. Then I push the paint around. You have to have some faith. If it looks like nothing, if you think you've destroyed what might have been a good painting, keep at it. If you've scraped all but a few streaks away, chances are those streaks will suggest something else. Don't give up. Don't be afraid of the mess.

Nothing is wasted when you are a writer. The stuff that doesn't work has to be written to make way for the stuff that might; often you need to take the long way around. And if you're writing memoir you're bound to discover things about yourself you didn't realize before, may indeed prefer never to have know, but there you are: progress of some sort.

If a man says to you, I have labored and not found, do not believe him. If he says, I have not labored but still have found, do not believe him. If he says, I have labored and found, you may believe him.

The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.

Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.

I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.