Quotes About Perseverance

If this life be not a real fight, in which something is eternally gained for the universe by success, it is no better than a game of private theatricals from which one may withdraw at will. But it feels like a real fight." William James

If you got the chance, you acted. If you sat back and waited and hoped that something good would come along and save you, or fix what you were too frightened or weak or stupid to fix for yourself, you could wait a lifetime and still be trapped.

An ordinary Haitian mule, it was said, would serve you faithfully for ten years just for the chance to kick your brains in

It is time to face real world, even if it is harder and painful. I'd rather fly and crash, than just snuggle and sleep.

This means that I can do whatever I really want. God is always with me. There is no thing as a loser after all.

Crap happens in life. It could happen tonight.

Don't quit. It will happen one day.

Sometimes, when nobody is by your side, you have to become your own cheering squad.

Admiration passes, love endures.

Chetan Bhagat

There you go. I've told you the four thunderstorms—disappointment, frustration, unfairness and isolation. You cannot avoid them, as like the monsoon, they will come into your life at regular intervals. You just need to keep the raincoat handy to not let the spark die. I

Chetan Bhagat

I can't let someone I just met get the better of me, I thought, shaking my head. I switched off the lights and lay down. I had to catch an early-morning flight to Mumbai the next day and had a four-hour window of sleep. I couldn't wait to reach home. However

I have a problem in life, uncle. I have always found it hard to "just move on".

But it will work, man. If you put your heart into it, it will.

Chetan Bhagat

A nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground. Then it is finished, no matter how brave its warriors or how strong their weapons.

Don't look for excuses to lose. Look for excuses to win.

Trevino is in a league by himself. We don't even count him. We figure when you come in second, you're a winner.

Mal tinha chegado ao país e queria encontrar todas as portas abertas ou explodi-las a dinamite. Eu já sabia que as portas estavam apenas encostadas. Talvez amanhã eu me visse eventualmente perdido num labirinto de 700portas.

Al final de tantos sinsabores, creo que hasta me he vuelto más guapo, como sucede a quien sufre un proceso sin saber por qué.

From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more, forever.

This looked easier on YouTube.

Ice hockey players can walk on water.