Quotes about Persistence

1906 Anne of Green Gables is rejected by four publishers. Montgomery puts the manuscript away in a hatbox.

The sad pattern of lack of trust in God has persisted since the Creation.

If a man says to you, I have labored and not found, do not believe him. If he says, I have not labored but still have found, do not believe him. If he says, I have labored and found, you may believe him.

Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.

I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.

You can have anything you want if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose.

I do the very best I can, I mean to keep going. If the end brings me out all right, then what is said against me won't matter. If I'm wrong, ten angels swearing I was right won't make a difference.

We shall sooner have the fowl by hatching the egg than by smashing it.

The path was worn and slippery. My foot slipped from under me, knocking the other out of the way, but I recovered and said to myself, It's a slip and not a fall.

Don't give up. Come on. Just keep on trying. Don't frown. Smile! You can do it. If you just try a little harder. I've got a feeling this whole thing might just work out okay. You'll see. Don't give up. Tomorrow is a brand new day. Now I want to see all of you get up on your feet and look like you're enjoying yourselves. Come on, let's see some of that famous 'Pennsylvania optimism' I've heard so much about...

Slow but steady wins the race.

Perseverance is surer than swiftness.