Quotes About Perseverance

Life was an ongoing war against unseen and usually undefined enemies. Your own naiveté was one of those enemies. You had to battle it, and improvise, and guard your back. See

once you commit, don't hesitate or skimp. Do it right.

This is your life and mine! It's skull and bones every incha the road! Christ, we're dyin' by inches!

Any idiot can face a crisis—it's day to day living that wears you out.

Christ, cut us up to little pieces. We'll die for what is right! Put fruit trees where our ashes are!

Writing is the enjoyable part of writing. It's all the rest that drives you mad.

Success is a cloudy vision at the top of a steep hill and you have to make up your mind if you've got the energy and inclination to climb it.

Those who live in fear of failure slowly but inevitably fail.

The extra mile is a lot longer than the rest.

Five personalities were being selected to serve in a public office: a politician, a philanthropist, a doctor, a teacher and a farmer. The first four know their plans in life while the last one is living without many plans. The farmer won by election. It is because the farmer wants to do more than what others have already done.

Like the number of keys in a standard piano, there may only be 88 good steps going to heaven. Don't think about falling!

Our lives will never be perfect no matter how hard we persevere and do good things each day. We may be hurt or humbled, but we will never give up to keep on standing in the midst of hot or cold weather.

The human race is bound to survival, not for self-destruction.

The pinnacle of success does not depend solely on one's luck or perseverance. It is also the environment and the people around you that let you reach the summit.

Behind every mountain where the sun hides and comes out, a glimpse of hope flashes on everyone.

Not everybody is born with perfect qualities. And not everyone will grow up with extraordinary achievements. Time is generous to those who want to succeed and conquer. Just be natural, because you yourself is unique in your own right.

People do not comply because they do not accede. But when they know they will succeed, that is the time they will concede.

Persistence is not defiance, but lawlessness is.

Sometimes life can be tough and hard. Technicalities of life make it harder.

Stubbornness is not the opposite of leniency, but the extension of tolerance.

The law of gravity is like any human problem or any testing situation. You can defy it, but the longer you hold on to it, the heavier it gets.

We should always look at the good and positive side of life. If we pay more attention on failing, then there's no need to keep on going.

Annie Taliaferro had that hammerhead look about her, like a breachy range cow, or a bunch-quitting steer.

You always want to quit while you are ahead. You don't want to be like a fighter who stays too long in the ring until you're not performing at your best.