Quotes About Persistence

Sometimes, the things They say, the laws They make, the way the world spins doesn't make any sense at all... Which is exactly why you have to ask "Why?" and keep on asking until you get the TRUTH...

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before (Philippians 3:13).

There's a word for a writer who never gives up: published.

Fate is a future you didn't try hard enough to change.

There's a word for an author who doesn't give up... published.

You take whatever victories you find in this game, and you measure success in the smallest of increments.

He can run, but he can't hide.

I done the best I could with what I had -- Joe Louis

try and try again. if you give up then good for you kiddo.

You've got to have dreams. If you don't continue to have dreams, then you're only defeating yourself. If you continue to follow your dreams, you're going to succeed.

Winners, I am convinced, imagine their dreams first. They want it with all their heart and expect it to come true. There is, I believe, no other way to live.

If you're not gonna go all the way, why go at all?

If you aren't going all the way, why go at all?" —

I want to see success right away. And I want to never give up, never stop.

But visualization is one thing. Being brutally honest means expecting bad shots. Because the reality is you will hit a lot of bad shots. The secret is to move on from those bad shots, and the way to do that is to be ready for them.

A furia di provarci, comincio a pensare che il fatto di tentare senza mai riuscirci sia parte di me, proprio come quello che invece riesco a fare

We broke and ran. The squirrel, however, was not a quitter. Glancing over my shoulder, I saw that it was in fact gaining on us, and Leonard's cussing was having absolutely no effect, other than to perhaps further enrage the animal, who might have had Baptist leanings. We

How many times have you thought you couldn't handle something. It would not be a short list if you are a normal human. Now think about what happened ev try time you thought you couldn't handle something. You wound up handling it! You always handle it. So, the next time that thought appears tell yourself this out loud: I CAN handle it, because I always do. -from Work Smarter, Live Better

How many times have you thought you couldn't handle something. It would not be a short list if you are a normal human. Now think about what happened every time you thought you couldn't handle something. You wound up handling it! You always handle it. So, the next time that thought appears tell yourself this out loud: I CAN handle it, because I always do. -from Work Smarter, Live Better

Once you're in the game and it's a part of your life, you never want to leave it. But you have to be committed to be able to travel and do the things you need to do to be successful in whatever role you're doing.

I have three favorite politicians: Reagan, Truman, and Bobby Kennedy - Bobby for showing remarkable political courage despite being loathed by many on both sides.

You are never going to stop me from achieving my goal, Perry. You ought to know that by now. Do you wish to know the definition of a tragic hero?""Not particularly.""A tragic hero is an individual who, with every attempt to restore things to normal, only pushes himself further away from normalcy."She nodded. "That is you, Perry.

I can sit and view the scene with detachment because I know that delays are part of the game. It is what it is – but many people haven't discovered that yet.

In the long run no individual prospers beyond the measure of his faith.