Quotes About Persistence

The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, 'In that case, there is no time to lose plant it this afternoon'

We fight[,] get beat[,] rise and fight again.

Never give up because, if an opportunity arises, you have to be ready to take it.

Keep practicing," he told her. "Until I get it right?" she said. But he corrected her. "No. Until you don't get it wrong.

Got to keep losing horses," he said drowsily. "Bad habit.

I'll find you, Will!" Then the wind filled the big, square sail of the wolfship and she heeled away from the shore, moving faster and faster towards the northeast. For a long time after she'd dropped below the horizon, the sodden figure sat there, his horse chest-deep in the rolling waves, staring after the ship. And his lips still moved, in a silent promis only he could hear.

Problems postponed have a habit of solving themselves

Mind you, Princess Cassandra used to stalk us when she sneaked out of the castle as a girl.

Never give up because, if an opportunity arises, you have to be ready to take it. Don't give up

Keep practicing," he told her. "Until I get it right," she said. But he corrected her. "No. Until you don't get it wrong.

Don't practice until you get it right, practice until you never get it wrong

As the old saying went, Most people practice till they get it right. Rangers practice till they never get it wrong.

An ordinary archer practices till he gets it right. A ranger practices till he never gets it wrong.

YOU WILL NOT. IT'S OUT OF THE QUESTION

Now," he said, "all you have to do is learn to use them. And you know what that means, don't you? Will nodded his head, grinning. "A lot of practice

An ordinary archer practices until he gets it right. A Ranger practices . . .'?" He let the phrase hang in the air, waiting for them to finish it off. "Until he never gets it wrong

Until I get it right," she said. But he corrected her. "No. Until you don't get it wrong.

But you could try to make it sound a little less like an elephant trumpeting in agony

Most of our time is spent waiting. A Ranger's best asset is patience.

Zo eenvoudig is het?' vroeg Malcolm met een lachje. Will trok één wenkbrauw op. 'Ja, een fluitje van een cent. Als je tenminste eerst vijf jaar oefent om die pijl in dat gaatje te schieten!

Failure is just a few seconds away from success.

An ordinary archer practices until he gets it right. A ranger practices until he never gets it wrong.

Patience is the best medicine.

Sometimes I think life is just a rodeo, the trick is to ride and make it to the bell.