Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.
Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place, and I don’t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard you hit; it’s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward.” – Rocky Balboa
No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying.
The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.
The only thing worse than starting something and failing… is not starting something.” — Seth Godin
Clearly drive, IQ, and hard work are incredibly important. But ultimately what matters most is resilience–the ability to quickly rebound from failures, indeed to see failure as a stepping stone to success.
Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement.” – Henry Ford
However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.” – Stephen Hawking
Obstacles can’t stop you. Problems can’t stop you. Most of all, other people can’t stop you. Only you can stop you.” —Jeffrey Gitomer
Continuous effort—not strength or intelligence—is the key to unlocking our potential.” —Winston Churchill
Talent is nothing without persistence.” —Dean Crawford
The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” —Thomas Edison
Never give up on your dream…Perseverance is all important. If you don’t have the desire and the belief in yourself to keep trying after you’ve been told you should quit, you’ll never make it.
I don’t so much mind looking back on having lost the election, or having been denied a role in the play, or having had my novel repeatedly rejected, or having been turned down for a date, or recalling laughter at my expense when I attempted some silly challenge. Those things simply prove that I lived life. What I do mind, however, is looking back on the lost opportunities where imagined concerns kept me from even trying—lose or win. I’ve learned that there is no regret in a brave attempt, only in cowering to fear.
Richelle E. Goodrich
There are five important things for living a successful and fulfilling life: never stop dreaming, never stop believing, never give up, never stop trying, and never stop learning.
Roy Bennett
Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.
George E. Woodberry
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 ~ Thomas Carlyle
Those who have a comfortable, easy life become weaker every day, while those who fight a hard battle become stronger — providing they don’t give in. Do not begrudge your difficult life, for it is what will make you strong, if you can conquer it
Chris Boyle
Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty… I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.’ – Theodore Roosevelt
Keep on going and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I have never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down.
Most people who succeed in the face of seemingly impossible conditions are people who simply don’t k~ now how to quit Robert H. Schuller
When you get into a tight place, and everything goes against you till it seems as if you couldn’t hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that ‘s just the place and time that the tide’ll turn.
In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.
Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
Desire is the key to motivation, but it is determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” – Mario Andretti
Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.” – Frank Ocean
Don’t be afraid of hard work. Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Don’t let others discourage you or tell you that you can’t do it.” – Gertrude B. Elion
Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” – Newt Gingrich
Successful people are not gifted; they just work hard, then succeed on purpose.” – G.K. Nelson
Keep Going. Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in the end.”
Don’t try to be perfect. Just try to be better than you were yesterday.
Great things happen to those who don’t stop believing, trying, learning, and being grateful.” – Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
It is your determination and persistence that will make you a successful person.” –Kenneth J Hutchins
Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.” –Abraham Lincoln
Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.’ – Thomas Edison
Keep going. Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in the end.’ – Roy T. Bennett
Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.” —William Feather
Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use. EARL NIGHTINGALE