Quotes about Persistence

Do not allow defeat to extinguish your dreams. If you keep working and remain optimistic, opportunities can come your way.

I've worked hard over the years, I've been injured and I've worked hard through it, and I've made it.

My first church had seven members in it, and I have to remember, the rent was $225 a month and I worked for Union Carbide and took the check I made from work to pay for the rent to keep the church open.

When times are down, keep believing, keep working hard, and things will pick up.

What we reliably find is that people's perseverance scores are actually higher than their passion scores, and I think it really does get to the fact that working hard is hard, but maybe finding your passion is even more difficult.

The amateur tweets. The pro works.

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

Morse conquered his electrical difficulties although he was only a painter, and I don't intend to give in either till all is completed.

I want to preach till the last breath in my lungs runs out.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

One of the things is we tend to give up too soon. We get knocked down a couple of times, and we stay down. It's so important to get back up again.