Quotes About Endurance

When running up a hill, it's all right to give up…as long as your feet keep moving.

What good to conquer an enemy in battle, only to be vanquished by hunger or cold?

An overnight success usually takes about ten years. — Anonymous

When on a long trek, it's okay to quit whenever you like, as long as your feet keep moving.

You can only look forward to a South Dakota winter if, as with childbirth, remodeling a house, or writing a novel, you're able to forget how bad it was the last time.

who, like Crozier, would rather have his kidney stones removed with a spoon than be forced to suffer sermons —

Doomed with enfeebled carcass to outstretch His loathed existence through ten centuries

It is hard to die. Harder to live.

Mountaineers know that all mountains are in a constant state of collapse—their verticality being inescapably and inevitably worn down every moment by wind, water, weather, and gravity—but

Time sure kicks the shit out of people...

martyrs of the Antarctic.

Strange," said Natalie. "What?" "Two gunshot wounds, pneumonia, a concussion, three broken ribs, and enough cuts and bruises to keep a football team happy for a full season." "Jews are hard to kill.

The Consul gripped the edges of the mat with fingers gone white. He had tied the strap of his duffel bag around his belt, otherwise the bag would have tumbled off to a glacier far below.

Maybe not today, Maybe not tomorrow. But somewhere down the line, there has to be a light.

Don't worry about the finish line. Don't question what you're doing. Just quiet your mind and keep up the pace.

But I do remember this thing that this famous rabbi wrote once about how Christians build cathedrals, these gorgeous impressive structures, but Jews, with a long history of watching their buildings get destroyed, build their cathedrals in time. The High Holidays. Shabbat. Cathedrals carved out of time that can never be worn down. I know you're no Jew but I kind of think that's what you did with your summer down here.

You carry the pain and you also carry the reward.

Struggle is not an option: it's a biological requirement.

after some time continually driving them from me, and letting

deixar-se abater pela desgraça é redobrar seu peso, e quem acha ela lhe custará a vida de fato há de morrer.

L'attesa di un male è un supplizio assai più grave del male stesso, soprattutto se non abbiamo la possibilità di scuoterci di dosso quell'ansia tormentosa.

The key to resilience is trying really hard, then stopping, recovering, and then trying again.

No battle plan survives first contact. And the only way out is through. All

The only question now is: How much can I hang on to?