Quotes About Persistence

In life, an abundance of confidence gives us higher motivation, persistence, and optimism and can allow us to accomplish things we otherwise might not have undertaken.

In the digital world, we have forgotten the meaning of 'persistence of vision'. Art is something we have to hold on to.

I think all musicians have at one time or another experienced one physical problem or another. I have had tendinitis a couple of times, so I try to be really careful. It takes patience and persistence to overcome injury.

I've always wanted, notionally, to be a mother. And I was certain I would be, because everyone I know, gay or straight, married or single, rich or not so much, who truly wants to have a child figures out a way, some way, to have one - whether through adoption, fostering, surrogacy, fertility, accident, or persistence.

I rewrote it and I took all your notes. Read it again, that kind of persistence paid off.

Everyone I know who is having success in film right now is there because of persistence.

Many people in San Francisco know me, and they know my persistence.

I swam across Skaneateles Lake, about a mile, when I was 11 years old. I remember feeling when I was in the middle of the lake that I would be there forever, and having no idea where on shore I'd end up. I made it, and I'm proud of the determination and persistence that took.

Public, noncommercial broadcasting is also giving kids social-emotional skills like persistence and self-control that are fundamental to success in school, not to mention in the military, the institution where I spent most of my career.

I love all my scoop children. But consistency and persistence is really my aim.

I've known entrepreneurs who were not great salespeople, or didn't know how to code, or were not particularly charismatic leaders. But I don't know of any entrepreneurs who have achieved any level of success without persistence and determination.

I don't know if I discovered I had any talent. It was dogged persistence. I had to have the music.

In my case, I got hit a lot by bullies when I was a child, and so I naturally bristle against anybody who abuses power. And that seems to make me rather persistent when it comes to exposing the abuse of power.

You could tell three things about Bill Gates pretty quickly. He was really smart. He was really competitive; he wanted to show you how smart he was. And he was really, really persistent.

I'm not the most patient person in the world. I am one of the most persistent people in the world.

I'm very persistent; I know the Internet very well, because I grew up on the Internet. I had Internet when there was just dial-up, and the Internet was my social outlet.

I had a persistent mindset that I was going to make something happen for myself.

One who is persistent will excel.

One thing of the many things that I know about Jesse Jackson, he is persistent.

To be persistent and to have courage is important to get through difficult times and to achieve what you want to achieve.

If you're a persistent soul artistically, you'll find the truth of your art.

We have to get past this persistent negativity. The negativity has held Rhode Island back for a long time.

When you have been persistent for as long as I have been, you have to exercise a certain amount of caution, but I want to do everything.

I think the mind has a way of getting to where it needs to get to. If you are persistent.