Quotes About Perseverance

Most of life is routine - dull and grubby, but routine is the momentum that keeps a man going. If you wait for inspiration you'll be standing on the corner after the parade is a mile down the street.

It is not necessary to do extraordinary things to get extraordinary results.

Obstacles are only opportunities to succeed or fail; how we handle them determines what will happen.

Always work hard. Intensity clarifies. It creates not only momentum, but also the pressure you need to feel either friction, or fulfillment.

You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself that you have to go out every day and live up to that.

Most people who fail in their dream fail not from lack of ability but from lack of commitment.

There is nothing more certain than the defeat of the man who gives up.

Fear is never a reason for quitting; it is only an excuse.

You can be absolutely certain that when you feel you are being most unfairly tested, you are being prepared for great achievement.

The person that said winning isn't everything, never won anything.

The history of the human race is the history of ordinary people who have overcome their fears and accomplished extraordinary things.

Success is not arriving at the summit of a mountain as a final destination. It is a continuing upward spiral of progress. It is perpetual growth.

Doubt can only be removed by action.

There is nothing to fear, because you cannot fail... only learn, grow and become better than you've ever been before.

Don't get discouraged: it is often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock. Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

If you are going to go through hell, keep going

The one thing that matters is the effort.

I can live with the pain of losing but I can't live with the thought of not having tried my best.

Never give nor take an excuse.

I'm convinced that about half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.

If things go wrong, don't go with them.

I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and you put the work and time into it. I think your mind really controls everything.

The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to...failure.

If you're afraid of failing you won't get very far