Quotes About Perseverance

I have never struggled, and I have never done anything.

We had nothing, no money, when I was young. We lived in a council house. My dad struggled; my mum struggled. But that made me what I am. If I had everything on a plate from the start, maybe I would not have been a champion for 11 years.

My grandfather was a great advocate of Scottish art at a time when Scottish artists struggled to be taken seriously. They were not highly regarded, but he fought for them, befriended them, and championed them.

So much of school, you have to write, but I just struggled. I couldn't help it.

All of the most interesting people had a horrible time as kids. All the best rappers struggled.

You know, 'people like us,' it involves... it's everybody who has struggled, you know what I'm saying? Everybody who has... who has had a difficult time getting to where they want to be, and now they can look at us as examples of, 'Hey, I can do this because they did it and I see it happening. Maybe I can do it, too.'

My immune system just really struggled with the medicine after the appendix and I kept on getting ill. People said I was injured but I was never injured.

I struggled for so many years.

I came to Dortmund from a relatively small team and I struggled during my first six months to find my place there. I was a bit shy and, to be honest, I wasn't brave enough do certain things. But thanks to the help of my team-mates, and with the help of Jurgen and his staff, too, I managed to improve.

The first year I kind of struggled to find where my shots was coming from, when to cut, where to be.

I struggled for 10 years before I made my first film.

There were times when I struggled mentally and felt betrayed.

We came to the U.S. with $40. My parents were both professionals in China who had difficulty finding employment here. They worked multiple jobs, but we still really struggled. There were times when we could not make rent and were dependent on the good graces of people that we met, and sometimes we depended on shelters.

We struggled for years before we got that record deal. It was tough because we were girls. People were slamming doors in our faces for years.

I was born to a single mother and often struggled to find my next meal. With the right opportunities from public education and mentors, I achieved the American dream.

I was diagnosed with dyslexia - I struggled a lot in school and didn't enjoy it. I'm not great when it comes to sitting in a classroom - I'm much more about doing things. Boxing massively helped with that frustration and anger.

I was in the team and then I had COVID and came out, and struggled to get back in.

My family, for generations, has struggled through the effects of working blue-collar jobs long past the age of retirement.

Struggles are what made everything worth while.

You're going to have your struggles every now and then, but you've just got to always keep it in perspective and try to have a good time.

I think we all strive to push ourselves, to overcome our struggles. And when we do, we get to know ourselves better.

I always find power in struggles. You end up a lot happier that way.

I came out even with all the struggles I endured on Rikers Island.

Like everyone else in this world, I have had struggles. There's disappointment and obstacles in everybody's life. I feel like I was writing 'Second Chance' not just for myself, but also for the people who have struggled.