Quotes About Perseverance

They asked her (Ruth Graham) did she ever think about divorce and she said, 'No, I've never thought of divorce in all these 35 years of marriage, but,' she said, 'I did think of murder a few times

Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel.

Marriage is like the army. Everybody complains, but you'd be surprised at how many re-enlist.

Marriage is an adventure, like going to war.

More marriages might survive if the partners realized that sometimes the better comes after the worse.

Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

Someday everything will make perfect sense. So for now, laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears and keep reminding yourself that everything happens for a reason.

My only purpose is to live a happy life and if I can't fulfill that purpose then my effort, courage and ambition isn't enough.

You cant plan life. Theres bad things and its tough. Its hard every day and then something beautiful happens. Then its tough again and you are struggling and then theres a miracle, and thats really what life is. Its not just perfect all the time, but we have those amazing moments that make everything worth it.

The best things in life make you sweaty.

There will always be people in life who treat you wrong. be sure you thank them for making you strong.

Worthy is the one who remembers to thank the Lord for all His blessings; but admirable is the one who still thank God in spite of difficulties.

Sometimes we pass through many ups and downs but they are there to make us stronger than we imagine. Don't hate someone because of the challenges they pose on us. Just thank them for they are making you stronger.

Those who thank God even in trials, turn the burden into blessings. So keep your faith close to your heart and God will provide.

One of life's gifts is that each of us, no matter how tired and downtrodden, finds reasons for thankfulness: for the crops carried in from the fields and the grapes from the vineyard.

I thank God for my handicaps, for, through them, I have found myself, my work, and my God

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 1 Corinthians

It's been hard. Easier was the wrong word. There's nothing easy about freedom. You have to strive. You have to make a plan and stick to it.

we never quit on each other. None of us. Each of us ran into trouble, and through it all, right up to today, we all stuck together.

certainly lived through more troubles than Tina, though Tina's own life couldn't be considered an easy one.

How many gunshots did a woman have to tend in one lifetime?

Maizy swallowed hard, a motion that almost strangled her in this blasted dress, and she nodded.

He pictured Maizy here, permanently. His. He liked the idea so much it shocked him. And then he pictured her at his side when they got thrown off the land. Rylan hated to see her go. But he knew if he talked her into staying permanently, he'd end up dragging her down with him when he failed. And that would hurt worse than broken ribs any day.

She stalked toward the door and as she swung it open, she turned back and said, "You're not even steady on your feet. You wouldn't last two minutes on the back of a horse, and I sure as shootin' ain't riding to town for the doctor. So you can just forget gettin' that cast off today. The doctor wouldn't agree to that fool notion anyway.