Quotes About Perseverance

If I'd had some set idea of a finish line, don't you think I would have crossed it years ago?

No matter how carefully you plan your goals they will never be more than pipe dreams unless you pursue them with gusto.

If you want to get somewhere you have to know where you want to go and how to get there. Then never, never, never give up.

One person with commitment accomplishes more than a thousand with an opinion.

The question in life is not whether you get knocked down. You will. The question is, are you ready to get back up... And fight for what you believe in?

Failing forward is the ability to get back up after you've been knocked down, learn from your mistake, and move forward in a better direction.

Leaders learn by leading, and they learn bestby leading in the face of obstacles. As weather shapes mountains, problems shape leaders.

Leadership is found in the action to defeat that which would defeat you… You are made by the struggles you choose.

Great leadership is not attained by pursuing greatness but by persevering through great tests.

History will never accept difficulties as an excuse.

Enduring setbacks while maintaining the ability to show others the way to go forward is a true test of leadership.

Satan will try to use our troubles to worry and weaken us. But God uses them to strengthen us.

I'll never give up on a player regardless of his ability as long as he never gives up on himself. In time he will develop.

Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal.

If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles.

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests on perseverance.

A leader, once convinced that a particular course of action is the right one, must....be undaunted when the going gets tough.

There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.

Try not to do too many things at once. Know what you want, the number one thing today and tomorrow. Persevere and get it done.

Leadership comes with consistency.

If the experience of leadership is like being at the edge of an unfamiliar chasm, the act of leadership is building a bridge across that chasm.

Making a true decision means committing to achieving a result, and then cutting yourself off from any other possibility.

Great leadership is not the visit of an unexpected fate but rather a flame which is kept burning in spite of the winds of risk and opposition.

A leader should have higher endurance and ability to accept and embrace failure.