Perseverance
779 quotes: 22 by Keith Craft, 757 from other voices.
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- Where the determination is, the way can be found.
- While you don’t control the outcome, you do control the effort.
- Whoever gives me credit for anything besides being a plodder will do too much. I can plod; I can persevere in any difficult pursuit; and to that I owe everything.
- Whoever perseveres will be crowned.Johann Gottfried HerderCommonly attributed
- Winners are not those who never fail, but those who never quit.
- Winning is fun… Sure. But winning is not the point. Wanting to win is the point. Not giving up is the point. Never letting up is the point. Never being satisfied with what you’ve done is the point.
- With engineering, I view this year's failure as next year's opportunity to try it again. Failures are not something to be avoided. You want to have them happen as quickly as you can so you can make progress rapidly.
- With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.Thomas Fowell BuxtonSourced
- Without commitment, you’ll never start. Without consistency, you’ll never finish.
- Work. Keep digging your well. Water is there somewhere.
- Yes, sometimes we fall short, but you don't normally climb a ten-step staircase without falling short nine times.
- You always pass failure on the way to success.
- You are not defeated when you lose. You are defeated when you quit.Paulo CoelhoCommonly attributed
- You can get nowhere without persistence, a fact which cannot be too often repeated.Napoleon HillSourced
- You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win.
- You can take from every experience what it has to offer you. And you cannot be defeated if you just keep taking one breath followed by another.
- You can win a lot in life just by being the last one to give up.James ClearCommonly attributed
- You cannot fail unless you quit.Abraham LincolnCommonly attributed
- You can’t do radically innovative work unless you’re willing to be misunderstood for many years.
- You can’t guarantee your success, but you can guarantee your failure. Don’t give up, and you cannot fail.
- You carry on no matter what are the obstacles. You simply refuse to give up - and, when the going gets tough, you get tougher. And, you win.
- You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.
- You don’t need an easier life, but rather an attitude of perseverance. Attitude precedes outcome.
- You dont need to be smart. You need to be consistent.
- You don’t succeed by being perfect. You succeed by doing good work, consistently.
- You either win, or you give up before you win. There are no other outcomes.
- You fix what can be fixed, and what can't be fixed you endure.Charlie MungerCommonly attributed
- You have three choices in life: give up, give in or give it all you got.
- You have to accept the plan and realize that if you slip, and you might, you can’t use that as a reason to give up or stop.
- You have to keep plugging away. We are all growing. There is no shortcut. You have to put time into it to build an audience
- You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.
- You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome.
- You may fail, but fall still fighting; Don't give up, whate'er you do; Eyes front, head high to the finish. See it through!
- You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I’ll rise.
- You may not hit a home run — but that's no reason to stop swinging.
- You must first become consistent before you can become exceptional.
- You must have long-range goals to keep you from being frustrated by short-range failures.
- You never fail until you stop trying.
- You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice.
- You never lose a dream. It just incubates as a hobby.