Quotes about Persistence

I type 40 words per minute on a normal computer with my left foot. And with two cups of coffee, I can do 53 words per minute.

Work will win when wishy washy wishing won t.

Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.

I'm far from being god, but I work god damn hard.

Keep the faith; work hard: practice does make you perfect. Do what you can, and meet the right people to make it work.

I have to work hard, just like any other player.

I mean, it's not just one day you get up, bang, and you got Osama bin Laden. It's the kind of thing where an awful lot of people over a long period of time - thousands have worked this case and these issues and followed on the leads and captured bad guys and interrogated them and so-forth.

You're always going to believe in yourself, and I have to thank God for that, but it's pretty hard to believe that you can make it to the big leagues and that you can possibly get 200 hits three years in a row. I feel very proud.

I think music will thrive where it wants to.

It is a most delightful reflection that if I come to the throne of God in prayer, I may feel a thousand defects, but yet there is hope. I usually feel more dissatisfied with my prayers than with anything else I do.

I am so dedicated, so passionate, and that counts for more than what crazy people throw at me.

When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.