Quotes About Persistence

To run over better waters the little vessel of my genius now hoists her sails, as she leaves behind her a sea so cruel.

You have to be a student of the game if you want to reach the top and stay there. Reaching the top is not the obstacle. Staying on top and making adjustments, that's the obstacle.

At the very end, somebody took a dump right where I stood in the dugout every day. That was the low point. The grounds crew guy cleaned it up. He said, "Oh, I think it's dog crap." I said, "No it ain't. That's human crap."

Sickness comes on horseback but departs on foot.

Success at anything will always come down to this; focus and effort, and we control both.

Success isn't overnight. It's when everyday you get a little better than the day before. It all adds up.

The wall! Your success is on the other side. Can't jump over it or go around it. You know what to do.

Unlike presidential administrations, problems rarely have terminal dates.

How do you master all the varied techniques? By writing stories. Which is to say, by being willing to be wrong. Then, having been wrong, you check back through your stuff for process errors . . . places where you skipped over steps, or went off the path, or started with the road map upside down. Do that enough times, on enough stories, and eventually you'll learn.

Achieve success in any area of life by identifying the optimum strategies and repeating them until they become habits.

In life, redemption was walking up the down escalator: stop to congratulate yourself, and back you slid.

An entrepreneur's life is always a continuous journey.

You have to enjoy life in the process. It may sound corny, but it's true. At the end of the day, we can't always achieve everything that we dream of but you do have to enjoy life in the process.

The biggest pitfall as you make your way through your life is impatience.

To get hwat you want out of life, all you really need to do is be honest about it, don't be afraid to go for it, and have fun while you do it -- and you'll eventually get it.

When you're really passionate, you're going to grab hold of every rope you see, and wrap them around your arms and legs to claw your way out. And that's the way I've felt in my life.

The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle.

As long as there are postmen, life will have zest.

You will find a common dichotomy in life. Those who don't have vision or determination, and refuse to dream the impossible, are always in the majority.

Whatever your goal in life, be proud of every day that you are able to work in that direction.

I will always do stand-up, even if my acting career takes off. Stand-up is my life.

I'm a track star running through life, chasing my dream.

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

Life's battles don't always go to the strongest or fastest; sooner or later those who win are those who think they can.