Quotes About Perseverance

I gritted my teeth and got out of Butters's car

it left me suspended uncomfortably, stretched out between the overwhelming opposing forces, just trying to hang on. Story of my freaking life.

At the end of the day . . . some son of a bitch had freaking killed me. That's not the kind of thing you can just let stand.

And I had a hole in my chest that was going to take time to heal. But after a lot of time, and hurt, it would heal.

said. Michael

managed to kill me yet.

Kill the bridge, dammit!" I shouted back. I heard the Sword of Faith come alight in his hands, and a glance over my shoulder showed him hacking through the bridge at his feet as if it had been made of so many soap bubbles. I spun back to the enemy, brought my shield up—and stood tall. "You!" I said, relishing the moment. "Shall not! Pass!" They replied with a hail of automatic weapons fire. The impacts against my shield all but blinded me.

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When the enemies of Spire Albion were in the walls, the great-great granddaughter of old Admiral Tagwynn had refused to have a good lie-down, and it was as simple and as profound as that.

This can only be accomplished by people who live, breathe, eat and sleep what they are doing.... [I am] associated with a large group of knowledgeable, dedicated [people] who eat, breathe, and sleep the world of aeronautics.... Man's objective should be opportunity for greater accomplishment and greater service. The greatest pleasure life has to offer is the satisfaction that flows from... participating in a difficult and constructive undertaking.50

If you are patient...and wait long enough...Nothing will happen

It's not the valleys in life I dread so much as the dips.

But the Mites had become like a magnet to anyone looking for something to cheer about. They were a reason to live during the Great Depression.

had been taught long ago never to whimper or moan or to blame someone else for his troubles. Life is tough, so accept the consequences. With the good also comes the bad, and vice versa.

To be a writer you have to write, not sit around reading books about how to do it.

You can't rest on yesterday's growth. You must be dedicated to growing today... and every day.

God blesses you when you stand up for what you believe in despite opposition.

God is faithful even when we are unfaithful.

It's not how you start that's important, but how well you finish!

In many ways spiritual exercise is like physical exercise. If you stop exercising physically, your body may not show the results of inactivity for a while. But one day you wake up and find everything is sagging in all the wrong places.

Every major accomplishment in a man's life requires a major level of commitment.

Even when the odds are overwhelming, you can believe in God and His promises.

Let your past failures prepare you for future victories.

Your tragedy is God's opportunity to show Himself faithful.