Quotes About Perseverance

Obstinacy is the sister of constancy, at least in vigor and stability.

It isn't failing that spells one's downfall; it's running away, giving up.

Annabelle ne renonçait pas; pour elle, le visage de Michel ressemblait au commentaire d'un autre monde. Vers la même époque elle lut la Sonate à Kreutzer, crut un instant le comprendre au travers de ce livre.

Dete je klopka koja se zatvorila, neprijatelj koga ?ete morati i nadalje da izdržavate i koji ?e vas nadživeti.

Lo que llamas sueño es real para el guerrero.

Tengo la sensación de ser una rata que abandona el barco. –Las ratas son mamíferos inteligentes –respondió en un tono pausado, casi divertido–. Muy probablemente sobrevivirán al hombre; su sistema social, en todo caso, es mucho más sólido.

Hay cosas que se pueden hacer, y otras que parecen demasiado difíciles. Con el tiempo, todo parece demasiado difícil; la vida se reduce a eso.

I believe my past is my strength.

I am a poor man and of little worth, who is laboring in that art that God has given me in order to extend my life as long as possible.

Many believe - and I believe - that I have been designated for this work by God. In spite of my old age, I do not want to give it up I work out of love for God and I put all my hope in Him.

The idea is there, locked inside, and all you have to do is remove the excess stone.

Draw, Antonio; draw, Antonio; draw and don't waste time.

When we find ourselves up against practical obstacles that can't be overcome, we must go forward. You either make the film as you can or don't make it at all.

Heaven-born, the soul a heavenward course must hold beyond the world she soars the wise man, I affirm, can find no rest in that which perishes, nor will he lend his heart to ought that doth time depend.

Lord grant that I might always desire more than I can accomplish.

If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all.

The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.

If you knew how much work went into it, you wouldn't call it genius.

Genius is eternal patience.

Patience is eternal genius

In van! Cand vrei sa cazi, nu iei aminte la bratul care vrea sa te ridice.

Our enemies weren't about to give us even an inch.

It was easy to believe when everything was good. But when bad things happened, doubt sowed its seed in fertile soil and burrowed deep. It was my duty to root it out.

I had a friend in college who loved to say: 'If you can dream it, you can do it.' It became my mantra. I assumed it was a pearl of wisdom from some great thinker, a philosopher perhaps, like Descartes. It turned out to be Walt Disney, which in no way diminishes the wisdom of the advice. Anyone who can build a Magic Kingdom deserves to be listened to.