Quotes About Persistence

remember that what has once been done may be done again.

Life is very tenacious in these lawyers.

Life is no more than the repeated fulfilling of a permanent desire.

A meno che non muoia, sarò sempre ciò che sono.

Forward! Still forward! said he. When it shall be time, God will tell me, as he has told the others.

hearts inflamed by obstacles to their desire grew cold in time of security;

The attempt was far from being completely successful, for the serfs—this was before the Emancipation—could not be made to work like regularly trained German labourers. In spite of all admonitions, threats, and punishments, they persisted in working slowly, listlessly, inaccurately, and occasionally they broke the new instruments from carelessness or some more culpable motive.

No matter how much I stir, my soup still sticks to the pot.

Moral #1: "If you work hard, stay focused, and never give up, you will eventually get what you want in life." Moral #2: Sometimes the things we want most in life are the things that will kill us.

As the wit W. C. Fields advised: 'If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then quit. There is no point making a fool of yourself.' This advice is easy to give and difficult to put into practice, but as you build your strengths, sometimes making great progress, sometimes slipping back, take comfort from the fact that this is how a strong life is supposed to be lived.

If there is any difference between you and me, it may simply be that I get up every day and have a chance to do what I love to do, every day.

The acid test of a strength? The ability is a strength only if you can fathom yourself doing it repeatedly, happily, and successfully.

Pigeon, your wings are no good.

Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it.

Amidst all the clutter, beyond all the obstacles, aside from all the static, are the goals set. Put your head down, do the best job possible, let the flak pass, and work towards those goals.

Freedom through discipline is the idea behind what has become known as "the ten-thousand-hour rule."[9]

He lost himself in visions of work to be done, that always remained to be done.

Pray over the Scriptures. Christians just setting out on the path of prayer sometimes pray for everything they can think of, glance at their watches, and discover they have been at it for all of three or four minutes. This experience sometimes generates feelings of defeat, discouragement, even despair. A great way to begin to overcome this problem is to pray through various biblical passages.

Persevere en la adoración. Clame a Dios pidiéndole que le dé un conocimiento renovado de los «ríos de agua viva» (en referencia al Espíritu Santo) que en Juan 7:38 Jesús prometió que brotarían en todo el que creyera en él. Pero no deje de adorar; nunca se dé por vencido en el desierto. Usted no sabe qué tan amplio es, y podría estar a punto de terminar de atravesarlo.

But don't stop worshiping. Never give up in the desert. You don't know how wide it is, and you may be almost across.

But there is probably nothing in the world as determined as a child with a dream

Press on and keep pressing. If you can't fly, run; if you can't run, walk; if you can't walk—CRAWL.

Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.

Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken.