Quotes About Perseverance

Wie romanschrijver wil worden heeft het de eerste honderd jaar nogal moeilijk.

als ge de roman vergelijkt met het Leven ziet ge dat het niet veel meer is dan lap-en-vliegwerk, en heeft het de meer dan frappante gelijkenis met de acrobatie van de clown die de koorddanser achternakomt, maar ginds in de hoge nok van het cirkus, al wankelend en al bewust gekke gebaren makend, eveneens plots kan uitglijden ...

Voor geen chanterik peu!

Incluso la época de agobio es digna de respeto, pues es obra no del hombre, sino de la Humanidad y, por lo tanto, de la naturaleza creadora, que puede ser dura, pero jamás absurda. Si es dura la época en que vivimos, tanto más debemos amarla, empaparla de nuestro amor, hasta que logremos desplazar las pesadas masas de materia que ocultan la luz que brilla al otro lado.

I'm not saying it's going to be easy. Nothing in life is easy. But that's no reason to give up. You'll be surprised what you can accomplish if you set your mind to it. After all, you only have one life, so you should try to make the most of it.

It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward.

If only, if only, the moon speaks no reply; Reflecting the sun and all that's gone by. Be strong my weary wolf, turn around boldly. Fly high, my baby bird, My angel, my only

What amazes me is that most days feel useless. I don't seem to accomplish anything-just a few pages, most of which don't seem very good. Yet, when I put all those wasted days together, I somehow end up with a book of which I'm very proud.

When you spend your whole life living in a hole, the only way you can go is up. (Zero/Hector Zeroni)

Zero wasnt worried, " When you spend your whole life living in a shole", he said, "the only way you can go is up.

But I'm taking small steps 'Cause I don't know where I'm going I'm taking small steps And I don't know what to say. Small steps, Trying to pull myself together And maybe I'll discover A clue along the way!

Nothing in life is easy. But that's no reason to give up. you'll be surprised what you can accomplish if you set your mind to it.

Life is like crossing a river. If you take a huge step-aim for too bigger dreams-then the current will knock you off your feet and carry you away. The way to do it is small steps, you will take hold of life. You will get there in the end.

I'd made it this far and refused to give up because all my life I had always finished the race.

All I want to tell young people is that you're not going to be anything in life unless you learn to commit to a goal. You have to reach deep within yourself to see if you are willing to make the sacrifices.

Yet a part of you still believes you can fight and survive no matter what your mind knows. It's not so strange. Where there's still life, there's still hope. What happens is up to God.

I was raised to face any challenge.

don't be afraid to make mistakes; they are just the stepping-stones to success.

On surviving on the raft for 47 days) We had truly made it on a wing and prayer.

The great lesson of my life is perseverance. Never give up. It's like my brother said, "Isn't one minute of pain worth a lifetime of glory?

People tell me, "You're such an optimist." Am I an optimist? An optimist says the glass is half full. A pessimist says the glass is half empty. A survivalist is practical. He says, "Call it what you want, but just fill the glass." I believe in filling the glass. —LOUIS SILVIE ZAMPERINI

you're not going to be anything in life unless you learn to commit to a goal. You have to reach deep within yourself to see if you are willing to make the sacrifices. Your dreams won't always come true, but you'll never know if you don't try. Either way, you will always discover so much of value along the way because you'll always run into problems—or as I call them, challenges.

If you can take it, you can make it

Isn't one minute of pain worth a lifetime of glory?