Quotes About Perseverance

But faith was always there for him, whether in sun or in shadow. Faith was at her best in darkness. Then, faith shone.

Decide what you want and do what gets it.' " Dom nodded. "Nothing else matters. No rules, no laws. Not what you should want. Not being right. Not your pride.

the French translation;

Let me, I like to.

Bennie tried to keep her face forward

Weak people abound, strong people abide.

Fall down eight times, stand up nine. For me, this saying is less about the dead paving the way for future generations than it is for the women of Jeju. We suffer and suffer and suffer, but we also keep getting up. We keep living. You would not be here if you weren't brave. Now you need to be braver still.

A brave heart? It feels like a swollen and aching thing in my chest.

My mother used to tell me that Heaven never seals off all exits.

have forced myself to move forward, but I can never move on.

For a tree that has many branches, even a small breeze will shake some loose.

You have special abilities," she goes on. "I don't mean you are a witch or a fox spirit. And you've never seemed drawn to the special gift of healing or magic. Rather, you are like A-ma Mata, who gave birth to the Akha people, who pushed against her restraints, who said, 'No, I will not accept my bad fate,' and who endured against all odds with her intelligence, compassion, and perseverance. All that comes from this grove. And the mother tree." A-ma

Dreamers are born to be disappointed.

Women live quietly, I said. However angry or broken a woman might get, she does not think about beating someone, does she?

If you try to live, you can live on well.

But why bother trying to turn a monkey into a goat?

If you work hard, you will eat easy. If you work easy, you will eat hard.

When the string breaks while working, there is still the rope. When the oars wear out, there is still the tree, she recited. You feel you can't go on, but you will.

Sometimes you must experience heartache to have a treasured result.

because sometimes it's just so damn hard to be a mother. We have to wait and wait and wait for our children to open their hearts to us. And if that doesn't work, we have to bide our time and look for the moment of weakness when we can sneak back into their lives and they will see us and remember us for the people who love them unconditionally.

hers was just one of many loud voices, since the ears of all haenyeo are damaged over time by water pressure.

We're told that men are strong and brave, but I think women know how to endure, accept defeat, and bear physical and mental agony much better than men.

Your tears will be added to the oceans of salty tears that wash in great waves across our planet. This I know. If you try to live, you can live on well.

Her laugh carries weariness and despair) All you can do is live. You don't have a choice. Life continues whether we want it to or not. The sun will rise despite our suffering.