Quotes About Perseverance

if we're having a bad time now, we were given a really rockbottom thorough training for it these past three hundred years and more." "Past is past," Mister Eddie says and he said it real easy. "Except when it's present," Lance says.

a group of refugee boys who had survived the unimaginable, strangers now in an unfamiliar land, playing the game with passion, focus, and grace that seemed, for a brief moment anyway, to nullify the effects of whatever misfortune they had experienced in the past.

He who has ascended the cross and refuses to drink the vinegar mingled with gall is the one who knows the Lord. Many go up to the cross rather reluctantly, still thinking of drinking vinegar mingled with gall to alleviate their pain. All who say—"The cup which the Father has given me, shall I not drink it?"—will not drink the cup of vinegar mingled with gall.

There's no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love. There is only a scarcity of resolve to make it happen.

It says, "Dear Wayne: The sun is shining behind the clouds.

The falls of our life provide us with the energy to propel ourselves to a higher level.

Thomas Edison said, "Genius is one percent inspiration, and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

Duck quack and complain. Eagles soar above the crowd.

Take on difficulties while they are still easy; do great things while they are still small.

Things can break down, a depression can wipe out your money, your house can be repossessed, but you, you can be a rock of self-esteem.

There may, however, be occasions when you will fail in some given task according to your own standards. The important thing here is not to equate the act with your own self-worth. Not to succeed in a particular endeavor is not to fail as a person. It is simply not being successful with that particular trial at that particular present moment.

those who held on to a vision of the future were the ones throughout this ordeal who seemed to have a better chance for survival.

Only when we are sick of our sickness shall we cease to be sick.

Wayne W. Dyer

Let the world unfold without always attempting to figure it all out.

If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve.

Keep in mind that when you've reached the valley floor, the only direction you can go is upward.

Some traders are born with an innate discipline. Most have to learn it the hard way.

It's disturbing how fast weeds take root in my garden of worthiness. They're so hard to pull. And grow back so easily.

I was slipping, man, and it was definetly time to get a grip.

I've flown kites before and I know – sometimes they're gone forever, and sometimes they're just waiting in the middle of the road for you to rescue them. Kites can be lucky or they can be ornery. I've had both kinds, and a lucky kite is definitely worth chasing for.

Surely, I thought, a few bushes and some dilapidated wood couldn't stop someone's best and brightest blessing! Surely not!

That's the funny thing about running. The deceptive thing about it. It may seem mindless, but its really mental. If the minds strong, the body acts weak, even if its not.

Wendelin Van Draanen