Quotes About Endurance

It's the self that suffers, and there's a place where the self--ceases. I don't know how to say it. But I believe that the reality--the truth that I recognize in suffering as I don't in comfort and happiness--that the reality of pain is not pain. If you can get through it. If you can endure it all the way.

Your heart is a weapon the size of your first. Keep fighting. Keep loving. More than bombs, fire, guns or arrows, love is the most powerful weapon in the Hunger Games. It stirs and feeds the rebellion. It saves the doomed. It destroys the bereaved. And it gives even the most devastated survivors a reason to go on.

Katniss Everdeen can survive her darkness because she understands the same truth that's expressed in that graffiti in Palestine. Her heart is a weapon, and the way to keep fighting against all the horror and cruelty of the world is to wield that weapon. To keep loving.

If the sun refused to shine, I'd still be loving you. If mountains crumble to the sea, there will still be you and me.

If the sun refused to shine I would still be loving you When mountains crumble to the sea There will still be you and me

To be a Rock, and not to Roll...

What separates the professionally successful ... from all the rest is their ability to stay steady, to have stamina. It is one thing to write a good sentence, another to write a good book.

When you're talking about fighting, as it is, with no rules, well then, baby you'd better train every part of your body!

Persistence is important in every endeavor. Whether it's finishing your homework, completing school, working late to finish a project, or "finishing the drill" in sports, winners persist to the point of sacrifice in order to achieve their goals.

I jade fast," she said

Exercise to stimulate, not to annihilate. The world wasn't formed in a day, and neither were we. Set small goals and build upon them.

In prosperity we need moderation; in adversity, patience

The trick is to make sure you don't die waiting for prosperity to come.

You've got to say, I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough I can have it. It's called perseverance.

It's a good thing God doesn't let you look a year or two into the future, or you might be sorely tempted to shoot yourself. But He's a charitable Lord: He only lets you see one day at a time. When times get tough, there's no choice except to take a deep breath, carry on, and do the best you can.

It looks bad right now, but remember, this too shall pass.

My own image of my work is that I no sooner settle into something than a break occurs. These breaks are always painful and depressing but despite them I see that there's a consistency that holds out, but is hard to define.

part of her life wouldn't end with her death.

a woman's life is endless work and suffering. There is suffering and then more suffering. It's better to expect it, you know. You're becoming a woman now, so you should be told this. For a woman, the man you marry will determine the quality of your life completely. A good man is a decent life, and a bad man is a cursed life?but no matter what, always expect suffering, and just keep working hard. No one will take care of a poor woman?just ourselves.

Man, life's going to keep pushing you sround, but you have to keep playing Book 3, p378

Man, life's going to keep pushing you around, but you have to keep playing Book 3, p378

If you run away from trouble, it always follows.

There are two things that won't last long in this world, and that's dogs chasing cars and pros putting for pars

Somewhere along the line I'll be recognized as one of the top players in the Nicklaus era. That's all I want to be remembered for