Quotes About Perseverance

I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.

Women and girls can do whatever they want. There is no limit to what we as women can accomplish.

I might bend, but I will NEVER break because it's in my nature as a strong woman.

We want women leaders today as never before. Leaders who are not afraid to be called names and who are willing to go out and fight. I think women can save civilization. Women are persons.

No more tears now; I will think about revenge.

We will fight in every valley, in every street, in every oasis, and every town. We won't surrender again; we are not women; we will keep fighting.

If you get all tangled up, just tango on.

When you're a black woman, you seldom get to do what you just want to do; you always do what you have to do.

I most sincerely doubt if any other race of women could have brought its fineness up through so devilish a fire.

Decide...whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.

I am thankful for all the hard times I've been through and all the tears I've cried because that has put me as closer to God and made me the strong woman I am today!

When you put your hand to the plow, you can't put it down until you get to the end of the row.

After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.

Oh, if I could but live another century and see the fruition of all the work for women! There is so much yet to be done.

Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.

Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.

When you look fear in the face, you are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'

As long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman, the contagion may spread and the scene is not desolate. Hope is the thing that is left us in a bad time.

Some women are lost in the fire. Some women are built from it.

I don't need easy, I just need possible.

I endeavor to make the most of everything.

Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.

No matter how big or soft or warm your bed is, you still have to get out of it.

You know, I've held women and babies and jewels and money, but nothing will ever feel as good as holding that Cup.