Quotes About Perseverance

No fighter ever won his fight by covering up—by merely fending off the other fellow's blows. The winner hits and keeps on hitting even though he has to take some stiff blows in order to be able to keep on hitting. —ADMIRAL ERNEST J. KING, Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, 1942

Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.

Me, on whom, in case of failure — which Heaven forefend! —

he at no time thought himself out of the Black Douglas's reach, any more than the good Christian supposes himself out of reach of the wiles of the devil; while every new temptation, instead of confirming his hope, seems to announce that the immediate retreat of the Evil One will be followed by some new attack yet more cunningly devised.

Which of them would sit six hours on a wet hillside to hear a godly sermon?

I will not slip my dog before the game's a-foot.—But

Success or failure in business is caused more by mental attitude even than by mental capabilities.

sufficient for the day was the evil thereof.

Ye never saw dull weather clear without a shower; and if the world is turned upside down, why, honest men have the better chance to cut bread out of it.

A lover persevere in his suit under very discouraging circumstances. Affection can withstand very severe storms of rigor, but no a long polar frost of downright indifference. Don't, even with your attractions, try the experiment upon any lover whose faith you value. Love will subsist on wonderfully little hope, but no altogether without it.

Disappointments are like weeds in the garden. You can let them grow and take over your life, or you can rout them out and let the flowers sprout.

Faith is like a muscle, and it needs to be exercised in order to become strong.

Things don't always go the way we want. I've come to realize that some things just aren't meant to be.

Life is like a snowball. The important thing is finding wet snow and a really long hill.

We don't have to be smarter than the rest. We have to be more disciplined than the rest.

Intensity is the price of excellence.

Our favorite holding period is forever. We are just the opposite of those who hurry to sell and book profits when companies perform well but who tenaciously hang on to businesses that disappoint. Peter Lynch aptly likens such behavior to cutting the flowers and watering the weeds.

Never give up searching for the job that you are passionate about

If you aren't willing to own a stock for ten years, don't even think about owning it for ten minutes.

My favourite holding period is forever

with others, are likely to experience such a year.

I've died before. It was boring, so I stood up.

Rough week, right? Listen, every book in your home is one of us saying to you, please hold on until the end. We want you to stay with us so we can all see, together, how it all turns out. You're not alone. One of us is with you all the time. Hold on tight. See you next week.

He took a deep breath and got a noseful of sun-warmed dog shit for his trouble.