Quotes About Perseverance

lived through an extraordinary experience, yet I was fortunate enough to learn from it and walk away a better person. I can't change my past, and it does not grant me the right to use it as a crutch, nor am I destined to become a prisoner because of it. For years I have lived by the philosophy: that which does not kill you can only make you stronger. I simply had to learn to pick myself up at an earlier age.

I believed that I was alone in my struggle and that my battle was one of survival. By

That day I wished Mother would have mercy and kill me quickly. As

After years of struggle, my purpose became clear; for above all, I came to realize that America was truly the land where one could come from less than humble beginnings, to become a winner from within.

The only way to keep your head above water is to convince yourself you are going to make it.

I gave up on everything in my life, including escaping my misery through my school-work. Upon

day I vowed to myself that I would never, ever again give that bitch the satisfaction of hearing me beg her to stop beating me.

The body can endure practically anything--pain, fatigue, you name it-- but its the mind that matters.

I was on my own, and every night I prayed to God that I could be strong both in body and soul.

That day I vowed to myself that I would never, ever again give that bitch the satisfaction of hearing me beg her to stop beating me. In

I made a promise to myself that if I came out of my situation alive, I had to make something of myself.

no matter what lies in their past, they can overcome the dark side and press on to a brighter world.

I warn you, the trip will not be easy. Once you choose to walk in the light, your path will lead you places you do not want to go.

People who live with OCD drag a metal sea anchor around. Obsession is a break, a source of drag, not a badge of creativity, a mark of genius or an inconvenient side effect of some greater function.

To resist a compulsion with willpower alone is to hold back an avalanche by melting the snow with a candle. It just keeps coming and coming and coming.

Mind over matter represents the triumph of will over physical hindrance. Our thoughts are our weapon against the world.

David Adams Richards

We fought so hard against the small things that we became small ourselves. —EUGENE O'NEILL

But sometimes I have to get out of my comfort zone to stay motivated to do excellent work over the long term.

Los vientos y las olas siempre favorecen a los navegantes más hábiles. —EDWARD GIBBON

Complete the projects you begin, fulfill the commitments you have made, live up to your promises—then both your subconscious and conscious selves can have success, which leads to a feeling of fulfillment, worthiness and oneness. —John-Roger

It is not enough to stare up the steps; we must step up the stairs.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators. —Edward Gibbon At

Bailing water in a leaky boat diverts energy from rowing the boat.