Quotes About Persistence

We may never be strong enough to be entirely nonviolent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make strong progress towards it.

Some people mistake grit for sheer persistence - charging up the same hill again and again. But that's not quite what I mean by the word 'grit.' You want to minimize friction and find the most effective, most efficient way forward. You might actually have more grit if you treat your energy as a precious commodity.

I don't want to hear the word 'can't.'

The best advice I ever got - and it's the best advice I'd give anybody - is just don't believe the word 'no.' Be persistent. Persevere. Keep going. Never, ever, ever give up.

Rather than saying, 'I can't do this,' 'Sesame Street' encourages us to say, 'I can't do this... yet!' That one word changes everything. It emphasizes that your capability isn't fixed. It highlights the reality that our brain is like a muscle.

The man of character is the persistent man, the man who is faithful to his own word, his own convictions, his own affections.

Marines don't know how to spell the word 'defeat'.

I always substitute the word 'feedback' for 'failure.'

I'm never satisfied unless I get the last word.

The secret of success lies in that old word, 'Drudgery,' in doing one thing long after it ceases to be amusing; and it is 'this one thing I do' that gathers me together from my chaos, that concentrates me from possibilities to powers, and turns powers into achievements.

I was rejected a lot in the early days - I think I heard the word 'no' nine times - and I began to think that maybe I wasn't going to make it as a professional, let alone play for the national team.

Survival can be summed up in three words - never give up. That's the heart of it really. Just keep trying.

My advice to every one expecting to go into business is to hit often and hit hard; in other words, strike with all your might.

I live by two words: tenacity and gratitude.

I type 40 words per minute on a normal computer with my left foot. And with two cups of coffee, I can do 53 words per minute.

Rather than wait to be discovered, discover yourself. Whatever it is that you intend to do later, start doing it now, get good at it, and show people what you've done. Actions speak louder than words.

The words 'give up,' 'raise the white flag' do not exist in my vocabulary.

The biggest job we have is to teach a newly hired employee how to fail intelligently. We have to train him to experiment over and over and to keep on trying and failing until he learns what will work.

Work will win when wishy washy wishing won t.

I work to stay alive.

I think about my work every minute of the day.

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.

With hard work and dedication, anything is possible.

There is no substitute for hard work. Never give up. Never stop believing. Never stop fighting.