Quotes About Persistence

The Emperor Napoleon is said to have confronted Cardinal Consalvi, the secretary of state to Pope Pius VII, saying that he, Napoleon, would destroy the Church—to which the Cardinal deftly responded, "Oh my little man, you think you're going to succeed in accomplishing what centuries of priests and bishops have tried and failed to do?

Victory is never won by the multitudes.

There is always a way, if the desire be coupled with courage," answered the Cimmerian

You can not escape me!" he roared. "Lead me into a trap and I'll pile the heads of your kinsmen at your feet. Hide from me and I'll tear apart the mountains to find you! I'll follow you to hell and beyond hell!

The first stage is n-o—no. No! If that doesn't work, move up to g-o— go. Go! Get lost! That will usually work, but if it doesn't, then you have to get tough, and you say F.O.! F.O. is bound to do the trick

I can imagine few things more trying to the patience than the long wasted days of waiting.

It is always rather dismal work walking over the great snow plain when sky and surface merge in one pall of dead whiteness, but it is cheering to be in such good company with everything going on steadily and well.

In my experience, nothing worthwhile has ever really been all that easy. But it certainly has been worthwhile regardless how difficult it seemed.

It turns out that what makes history come out in triumph is some dumb sheep that couldn't find its way home.

Una persona no puede correr y aprender a la vez. Debe permanecer en un lugar durante un tiempo.

Well, you know what? The actor still gets up in the morning, if he's still got something to work with, you go out there and you do it. Never quit!

This means that days 1, 2 and 3 are the most important days in getting off to a good start in hitting the next milestones––days 5, 8, 13 and then day 21.

The human spirit will not invest itself in a compromise.

A successful lawsuit is the one worn by a policeman.

A person will sometimes devote all his life to the development of one part of his body — the wishbone.

The only way round is through.

It's the spirit here that counts. The time may be long, the vehicle may be strange or unexpected. But if the dream is held close to the heart, and imagination is applied to what there is close at hand, everything is still possible.

FIVE-STEP SUCCESS FORMULA Determine what you really want. Set a specific goal to obtain it. To be effective, this goal must include a specific time frame and plan for its accomplishment. The goal should also be written down and studied regularly. Gain knowledge about your goal—listen to tapes, talk to experts, go to seminars to learn about it. Associate with people who share your goals and attitudes while avoiding those who don't. Don't stop until you get it.

The mechanic, when a wheel refuses to turn, never thinks of dropping on his knees and asking the assistance of some divine power. He knows there is a reason. He knows that something is too large or too small; that there is something wrong with his machine; and he goes to work and he makes it larger or smaller, here or there, until the wheel will turn.

But they had already tried, again and again and again, and always, when the first crashing wave of mutual longing subsided, the ugly wreck of the past lay revealed again, its shadow lying darkly over everything they tried to rebuild.

difficile est longum subito deponere amoren, difficile est, uerum hoc qua lubet efficias… …it is hard to throw off long-established love: Hard, but this you must manage somehow…

He's the turd that won't flush," as Strike put it to Lucy,

He was starting to feel like a truffle pig trying to do its job in a room full of incense, dead fish and strong cheese.

Robert Galbraith