Quotes About Perseverance

Commitment is like putting your foot in the ocean of life, if it is not all the way in, you are not committed." Andreas Simic

Destiny cannot be thwarted; however you can assist her on your way to success.

Get your BUT out of the way of your own success.

Let the failures of today be the springboards for tomorrow. If you let them they will lead you to even more successes!

Life is a never ending to do list waiting for you to tackle.Andreas Simic

Never let doubt and fear cloud your way to success"

Success can be elusive, sometimes disguising itself as repeated failures. But if you dig deeper you will see the crystals of its formation beginning to show, patience is the key to most successes.

Success in life is knowing what you want, going for it and getting there over and over again." Andreas Simic

There is nothing like routine, which leads to consistency and persistency. Both are needed for success." Andreas Simic

Both now and for always, I intend to hold fast to my belief in the hidden strength of the human spirit.

We should not minimize our sacred endeavors in this world, where, like faint glimmers in the dark, we have emerged....

Perpetual inspiration is as necessary to the life of goodness, holiness and happiness as perpetual respiration is necessary to animal life.

There is no use whatever trying to help people who do not help themselves. You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb himself.

Anything in life worth having is worth working for!

Concentration is my motto - first honesty, then industry, then concentration.

When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make lemonade.

Down these mean crates a man must dig." page 41.

Alexander (grinning): When Darius was scorching the earth, devastating villages and spoiling provisions, it drove me round the bend, but now indeed what have I to fear, when he gives me a battle to contend?

B)ut really, it doesn't matter how big the army is—we just have to deal with the enemies at the very front...We don't have to defeat a whole army all at once. If we fight smart and we don't panic, we'll be good.

But Jordan's violin was especially deadly. It screeched like a frightened owl. Mr. Graisha glared at her, snapping his baton up and down, side to side, fighting to keep all twenty-three students playing in unison. It was a losing battle. He glanced up at the clock and then waved both arms as if he needed to stop a freight train.

But all he could really do was his best, each moment. That was what mattered most—even more than the final outcome. Because the final outcome wasn't up to him alone.

But if the messiness makes me feel like this, then it's worth it, right?

It takes three years to build a ship; it takes three centuries to build a tradition.

If you're going through hell, keep going [as stolen from Winston S. Churchill]