Quotes About Perseverance

The young think that failure is the Siberian end of the line, banishment from all the living, and tend to do what I then did - which was to hide.

Growing up during the Depression, I worked for the Forest Service and CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps). I tend to work very, very hard. I wouldn't change that for anything.

What people tend to forget is the journey that I had getting to Formula One. There were plenty of years where I had to learn about losing and having bad races.

I think a lot of people interested in space exploration tend to hear stories about the great missions, how they work technically, what we learned. But they don't really hear the story of what it takes to get a mission from scratch to the launch pad and into space.

The National guys will tell you the same thing - I tend to work until the last possible minute.

You must never get carried away by your success; many people tend to do so after they achieve success in the initial stages of their life. Your feet must be on the ground all the time.

For example, I tend to personally reward myself for specific acts of exceptional discipline.

It's all about progression, not getting stuck and about having aspirations, which can lead you to do more and not just be satisfied. I was always that way about my dancing, and that's how I am about whatever it is I tend to pursue.

The first time I try anything is invariably not very successful. I tend to grow slowly, but solidly.

In this kind of situation, we tend to cling to his convictions, we believe that, by magic, we are going to recover. Then we agree to drive less good cars and we are fatally more exposed. It is what finally happened to me with Ensign.

My biggest hurdle usually has to do with concentration. I have a tendency to kind of start working on something, and then, all of a sudden, I'll totally divert and do something totally different.

I am very determined but I also have a tendency to be very stubborn. If I'm ever told I can't do something I put my mind to or that I won't be able to accomplish, I automatically think of it is a dare that I won't do it and it makes me that much more determined to get it accomplished.

Things have a tendency in the film business to fall apart more often than they come together.

Especially in this league, you can have a tendency to look ahead, but really, it's about one taking one day at a time, one game at a time.

Golfers have a tendency to be very masochistic. They like to punish themselves for some reason. A lot of them like tough courses.

Some people who suffer run away from God, and I know the tendency, but instead I just run to Him.

When things aren't working out, we have a tendency to say, 'Go do other things,' but you shouldn't do other things. You need to stay at your desk and continue to try to write. You need to insist on it.

I think these days, new artists have a tendency to try to cut corners.

If I can't do something and excel at it and do it well, I have a tendency to give up on it really easy.

I just tried not to just quit. Because sometimes I did have a tendency to think that I would never be back I would never be wearing an NBA logo.

You can only beat a guy down so far before he has a tendency to start listening to what you're saying.

I married at a tender age during my early stage and radio struggles.

Losing my father at a tender age was extremely important in being able to accept what happened to me later when I became a quadriplegic.

I know a lot of artists and chefs don't talk about this, but sometimes you just don't get to the finish line. That honesty and tenderness is something we're kind of not supposed to express.