Quotes About Perseverance

There are occasions when losing is a victory, so long as there is a fight.

if you find yourself stuck in politics, the thing to do is start a fight—start a fight, even if you do not know how you are going to win it, because it is only when a fight is on, and everything is in motion, that you can hope to see your way through.

In the concealed darkness of the bag her fingers began to work her rosary, clumsily at first but with increasing dexterity - Push. Click. Slide. Press -

What a day in prospect: the sort of day one waded through with no aim higher than to reach the other end intact.

ciertamente reacio, pero se negó a marcharse hasta haber recibido contestación.

Push out a bayonet. If it strikes fat, push deeper. If it strikes iron, pull back for another day.

How much longer, Catilina, will you try our patience

The most important thing in any endeavour is to get involved in the fight, and in that way learn what to do next.

You may object that this was corny, but don't forget that (a) corn sells by the ton, (b) that I only had two weeks to rework an entire manuscript, and (c) that it sure a hell was a lot better than starting with the derivation of the name Lang.

a rising than a setting sun."' This potent combination of

We fight our wish to die.

something they call the american dream sure we still believe in it i guess an earth man in the tavern said irregardless of the some times night mare facts we always try to double talk our way around and its okay the dreams okay and means whats good could be a damn sight better means every body in the good old u s a should have the chance to get ahead or at least should have three squares a day as for myself i do okay

always remember that when things look darkest, they usually get considerably worse

There ain't a problem on this great green earth helped by feeling sorry for yourself.

Always leave a way out, unless you really want to find out how hard a man can fight when he's nothing to lose.

Cauthon lives, Arganda said. And that's bloody amazing, considering that someone blew up his command post, set fire to his tenet, killed a bunch of his damane, and chased off his wife. Cauthon crawled out of it somehow. Ha! Abell Cauthon said. That's my boy.

Relax, lad. Take life as it comes. Run when you have to, fight when you must, rest when you can.

If you don't know everything, you must go on with what you do know.

Waiting turns men into bears in a barn, and women into cats in a sack.

I have never known anyone else, Egwene said to him, who will work so hard to avoid hard work, Matrim Cauthon.

You break your neck, and I'll see it mended just so I can break it again. ~ Nynaeve

You can never know everything, and part of what you know is always wrong. Perhaps even the most important part. A portion of wisdom lies in knowing that. A portion of courage lies in going on anyway.

You'll use it, boy, and as long as you hate using it, you will use it more wisely than most men would. Wait. If ever you don't hate it any longer, then will be the time to throw it as far as you can and run the other way.

Most of those we call heroes only did what they had to do.