Quotes About Persistence

One of the great undiscovered joys of life comes from doing everything one attempts to the best of one's ability. The smallest task, well done, becomes a miracle of achievement.

The way to succeed is never quit. That's it. But really be humble about it. ... You start out lowly and humble and you carefully try to learn an accretion of little things that help you get there.

In all thy undertakings, let a reasonable assurance animate thy endeavors if thou despairest of success, thou shalt not succeed.

Success is a tale of obstacles overcome, and for every obstacle overcome, an excuse not used.

Three Rules for Literary Success: 1. Read a lot. 2. Write a lot. 3. Read a lot more, write a lot more.

success is 99% failure

Great ideas need landing gear as well as wings.

Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.

No matter what you do, do it to your utmost. I always attribute my success to always requiring myself to do my level best, if only in driving a tack in straight.

The first requisite of success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem without growing weary.

Success is a ladder that cannot be climbed with your hands in your pocket - The road to success is always under construction

It is better to fail in a cause that will ultimately succeed than to succeed in a cause that will ultimately fail.

Success depends on how much you are willing to sacrifice, how much you are willing to alter your everyday life for a particular goal.

I have had a lot of success with failure

Success comes from taking the initiative and following up or persisting.

Success is on the far side of failure.

Studies indicate that the one quality all successful people have is persistence.

The key of success is for you to set one big, challenging goal and then to pay any price, overcome any obstacle and persist through any difficulty until you finally achieve it

People always told me that my natural ability and good eyesight were the reasons for my success as a hitter. They never talk about the practice, practice, practice.

Success does not come to the most righteous and rigorously disciplined but to those who continue running.

To strive tirelessly and at all times to reach one's goal - therein lies the secret of success.

Be prepared to ride the cycles and trends of life; success is never permanent, and failure is never final.

Everyone starts strong. Success comes to those with unwavering commitment to be at the end.

Imagination allows you to think of the journey worth making. Motivation gets you started. But, it's patience and perseverance that get you there.