Motivational Quotes

Perseverance

You become a champion by fighting one more round. When things are tough, you fight one more round.

- Corbett, James J.

Best Quotes about Perseverance

When I have fully decided that a result is worth getting I go ahead of it and make trial after trial until it comes.

Edison, Thomas A.

Don't worry about genius. Don't worry about being clever. Trust to hard work, perseverance and determination. And the best motto for a long march is: Don't grumble. Plug on!

Treves, Sir Thomas

Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer. You have only to persevere to save yourselves.

Churchill, Winston

Never give up. Keep your thoughts and your mind always on the goal.

Bradley, Tom

How long should you try? Until.

Rohn, Jim

Austere perseverance, hash and continuous... rarely fails of its purpose, for its silent power grows irresistible greater with time.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

What we do not see, what most of us never suspect of existing, is the silent but irresistible power which comes to the rescue of those who fight on in the face of discouragement.

Hill, Napoleon

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.

Beecher, Henry Ward

It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can do only a little. Do what you can.

Smith, Sydney

10.

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

Edison, Thomas A.

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Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.

Elliott, Walter

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In the fell clutch of circumstance, I have not winced nor cried aloud: Under the bludgeoning of chance my head is bloody, but unbowed.

Henley, William Ernest

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The drops of rain make a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft falling.

Lucretius

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Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacle s, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.

Carlyle, Thomas

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If you are truly flexible and go until... there is really very little you can't accomplish in your lifetime.

Robbins, Anthony

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Many drops make a bucket, many buckets make a pond, many ponds make a lake, and many lakes make an ocean.

Ross, Percy

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Your persistence is your measure of faith in yourself.

18.

Must is a hard nut to crack, but it has a sweet kernel.

Spurgeon, Charles Haddon

19.

No one wants to quit when he's losing and no one wants to quit when he's winning.

Petty, Richard

20.

Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go anywhere, accomplished.

Grant, Ulysses S.

21.

All great achievements require time.

Schwartz, David J.

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You win some, you lose some, and some get rained out, but you gotta suit up for them all.

Askenberg, J.

23.

Never, never, never, never give up.

Churchill, Winston

24.

Paralyze resistance with persistence.

Hayes, Woody

25.

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

Burke, Edmund

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It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.

Ruth, Babe

27.

One of the most difficult things everyone has to learn is that for your entire life you must keep fighting and adjusting if you hope to survive. No matter who you are or what your position is you must keep fighting for whatever it is you desire to achieve.

Allen, George

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Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake somebody.

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

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I am not concerned that you have fallen -- I am concerned that you arise.

Lincoln, Abraham

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The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that must precede the victory.

Engstrom, Ted W.

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Your biggest break can come from never quitting. Being at the right place at the right time can only happen when you keep moving toward the next opportunity.

Pine, Arthur

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Champions keep playing until they get it right.

King, Billie Jean

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One should act in consonance with the way of heaven and earth, which is enduring and eternal. The superior man perseveres long in his course, adapts to the times, but remains firm in his direction and correct in his goals.

I Ching

34.

I am confident. I never give up.

Vicario, Arantxa Sanchez

35.

The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job.

Hill, Napoleon

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Fall seven times and stand up eight.

Proverb, Japanese

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We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us.

Bovee, Christian Nevell

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Don't halt before you are lame.

Proverb, English

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When you put your hand to the plow, you can't put it down until you get to the end of the row.

Paul, Alice

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Plenty of men can do good work for a spurt and with immediate promotion in mind, but for promotion you want a man in whom good work has become a habit.

Doherty, Henry L.

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It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired, you quit when the gorilla is tired.

Strauss, Robert

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I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.

Palmer, Arnold

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Boys, there ain't no free lunches in this country. And don't go spending your whole life commiserating that you got the raw deals. You've got to say, I think that if I keep working at this and want it bad enough I can have it. It's called perseverance.

Iacocca, Lee

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Lots of people limit their possibilities by giving up easily. Never tell yourself this is too much for me. It's no use. I can't go on. If you do you're licked, and by your own thinking too. Keep believing and keep on keeping on.

Peale, Norman Vincent

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History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.

Forbes, B. C.

46.

To be somebody you must last.

Gordon, Ruth

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Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.

Morley, Christopher

48.

We can always redeem the man who aspires and strives.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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I've got a woman's ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it.