Quotes About Perseverance

My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-seven now, and we don't know where the hell she is.

I used to have Mad Cow's disease, but I'm alright Nooooooooow.

The profession of book-writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.

I'm back... and you knew I was coming. On my way here I passed a cinema with the sign 'The Mummy Returns'.

Life is hard. After all, it kills you.

If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.

I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.

I failed to make the chess team because of my height.

By trying we can easily endure adversity. Another man's, I mean.

I went on a diet, swore off drinking and heavy eating, and in fourteen days I lost two weeks

If you think nothing is impossible, try slamming a revolving door.

He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. -Isaiah 40:29-31

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. -Deuteronomy 31:6

If we only have the will to walk, then God is pleased with our stumbles.

To those of you who received honors, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you too may one day be president of the United States.

The human spirit needs to accomplish, to achieve, to triumph to be happy.

Keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere to go. My own wisdom, and that of all about me, seemed insufficient for the day.