Quotes About Perseverance

t does it take to hope? everything.

wait... promise me one more thing: if tomorrow you wake up feeling unoriginal or frail-hearted or faithless or tired of this world please pick up this book and start back at page one.

Ability is inborn, but only intense study brings out its potential. It takes endurance.

I know from experience that you spend your tears on the big hurts, not the little day-to-day jabs." -Star

You can be successful even when you're getting pounded.

When you're under fire, when it all changes and goes the other way, a lot of guys get panicky and lose their clarity, because they're all geared up for winning. But I love adversely - it's where I see a chance to prove myself to myself.

How do we remain disciplined, focused, and confident in the face of constant uncertainty?

U" is gone. I suppose you're aware. The 1st aeiouy to go. Up until now the other graphemes were not aeiouys. When the aeiouys start to go, Ella, writing to you turns exponentially more grueling. I will not throw in the towel, though. I trust that you won't either. I truly relish our partnership.

The Key is to be like a Duck, Smooth and unruffled on the surface but paddling furiously underneath!

Strength is not created by adversity; it is merely awakened by it.

It isn't that Gandalf thinks the Shire is not worth looking after, but rather that in order for any land to be kept from utter darkness for many ages to come, the quest to destroy the ring must succeed, and in the darkness into which they are all walking, it is better to trust to the loyalty of friends than to the power of well-meaning strangers

It helps us to create and re-create ourselves, often against harsh odds. So I will be talking here about the crafting of souls.

Bad things happen fast: The brakes give out; the stroller goes bouncing down the steps; the lump of gristle sticks in your throat (and sticks). Good things are all about progress: effort, expectation, and desire, and something evermore about to be, as the poet says.

Americans don't like a quitter.

Look, dudes, we didn't come this far down the rabbit hole to stop on the one-yard line in the middle of like Nazi headquarters," said Nick. "Did we?" "No, but if you tried, you could probably mix a few more metaphors," said Elise.

WILL'S RULES FOR LIVING #5: HEALING TAKES MUCH LONGER THAN YOU THINK. THE BIGGEST SCARS YOU CARRY AREN'T THE ONES YOU CAN SEE.

WILL'S RULES FOR LIVING #11: IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW YOU DO IT. IT ONLY MATTERS THAT YOU DO IT.

So being brave doesn't mean you're not scared, then." "It means you're scared, and you do what you have to do in spite of it.

WILL'S RULES FOR LIVING #12: IN THE FACE OF OVERWHELMING ODDS, DO ONE SMART THING AT A TIME.

When a dark age comes, hold the light inside.

the light you possess will burn to the great benefit of this world long after our poor footprints have been washed from the sand.

The only difference between realizing a dream and losing oneself in fantasy [is] backbreaking work.

WILL'S RULES FOR LIVING #16: WHEN YOU REACH THE END OF YOUR ROPE, DON'T HANG AROUND.

Mark Galeotti