Quotes about Persistence
There she blows!—there she blows! A hump like a snow-hill! It is Moby Dick!
— Herman Melville
Faith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these dead doubts she gathers her most vital hope.
— Herman Melville
eats the whale by its own light, does
— Herman Melville
Why, thou monkey, we've been cruising now hard upon three years and thou hast not raised a whale yet. Whales are scarce as hen's teeth when thou art up there.
— Herman Melville
But Faith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these dead doubts she gathers her most vital hope.
— Herman Melville
Thus, some minds for ever keep trimming boat.
— Herman Melville
When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.
— Abraham Lincoln
Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you.
— George Whitefield
Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.
— Dale Carnegie
It's just life. You have to be able to get up, face your flaws, and just, whatever it is, a step, an inch, you just got to keep moving forward.
— Monty Williams
If you fall, fall on your back. If you can look up, you can get up.
— Les Brown