Quotes About Perseverance

Never give in - never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.

Even the worst days have an ending, and the best days have a beginning.

It's hard, when you're up to your armpits in alligators, to remember you came here to drain the swamp.

Good schools, good jobs, good government. These are not unreasonable demands. But sadly, some of our people have already lost heart and have left Hawaii to look for these things elsewhere.

A government must not waiver once it has chosen its course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward.

If I'd known how much packing I'd have to do, I'd have run again.

It was a struggle financing CNN, but I did it without ever asking the government for a nickel.

I worked, studied, mothered and continued to be an activist. I found that Cuba was much different from the US; its government was genuinely trying to erase racism.

Aim for the stars and maybe you'll reach the sky.

I expect to fight that proposition until hell freezes over. Then I propose to start fighting on the ice.

I was raised on government cheese. As an adult, in my first marriage, my husband and I worked real hard just to go bankrupt. I happened to write some jokes about it. I did real well for myself.

If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.

Stay the course, light a star, Change the world where'er you are.

I make my weaknesses my strengths and my stengths stronger.

You're going to fall down, but the world doesn't care how many times you fall down, as long as it's one fewer than the numbers of times you get back up.

It takes a while. It's gonna take you a while. It's normal to take a while. You just have to fight your way through that.

Whenever I hear, 'It can't be done,' I know I'm close to success.

My favorite animal is the turtle. The reason is that in order for the turtle to move, it has to stick its neck out.

Learn to trust yourself. That's very vital. ... Just stand with yourself. Remember, in his lifetime, Van Gogh sold only two paintings. I personally sold even fewer.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Everything that's difficult you should be able to laugh about.

If your uniform isn't dirty, you haven't been in the game.

You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.

Write your own part. It is the only way I've gotten anywhere. It is much harder work, but sometimes you have to take destiny into your own hands.