Quotes About Perseverance

Amateurs look for inspiration; the rest of us just get up and go to work.

Art saved my life

Every idea occurs while you are working. If you are sitting around waiting for inspiration, you could sit there forever.

The worst possible thing in the world can happen to you, and you will overcome it. You will be happy again.

Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work

A quilt may take a year, but if you just keep doing it, you get a quilt.

I always thought that inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work.

There are certain spiritual dynamics that happen in each watch. There are certain victories that are only gained during certain watches.

All men have limits. They learn what they are and they learn not to exceed them. I ignore mine.

The fear that lies at the heart. Only this can keep you from what is yours. Conquer the fear in your heart and you may have anything that you desire.

Even if a thing is doomed—there is that moment of absurd hope that is worth the fall, that is worth everything.

No matter how much you change, you still have to pay the price for the things you've done, so I've got a long road. But I'll know I'll see you again, this side or the other.

A fanatic is someone who redoubles his efforts when he has forgotten his aim.

It feels so exhausting to be so bad at something I loved so much.

What prompts you and me to keep going through the hard times of life? God's presence. Nothing more and nothing less. Nothing else.

I remembered the story of the bumblebee. Aerodynamically it is impossible for the bumblebee to fly. The body is too big for the small size of the wings, but apparently no one told the bumblebee that, so he flies! That's pretty much the story of setting goals. Nothing is impossible unless you believe it is." ~ 'Against All Odds: My Story

I remembered the story of the bumblebee. Aerodynamically it is impossible for the bumblebee to fly. The body is to big for the small size of the wings, but apparently no one told the bumblebee that, so he flies! That's pretty much the story of setting goals. Nothing is impossible unless you believe it is.

Tutamu Ohshima, another Shotokan master, encouraged me to go beyond my physical limitations. He pushed me to the point where I didn't think I could do any more, and then he encouraged me to go even further!

I just don't want to die without a few scars.

The best way is not to fight it, just go. Don't be trying all the time to fix things. What you run from only stays with you longer. When you fight something, you only make it stronger.

I don't want to die without any scars.

I don't want to die without any scars.

We think of a martyr as one who dies for his faith; however, it is really one whose life is so totally committed to his faith that nothing will dissuade him from it, not even the threat of death. His death does not make him a martyr; it only confirms that he was truly a martyr.

There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.