Quotes about Persistence

And that is why we sometimes have to push through enemy territory when we pray. It is not that we are praying out of the will of God, or that God is unwilling to hear us, but that we have to penetrate a hostile kingdom in the heavenlies in order to reach Him.

The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy.

When all is said and done, the life of faith is nothing if not an unending struggle of the spirit with every available weapon against the flesh.

I'm gonna be making records anyway, even if I had to sell 'em out of the trunk of my car. I'm that kind of musician and singer.

The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up the rain.

In order to get to the rainbow you must be able to deal with the rain.

The way I see it, if you want a rainbow you have to put up with the rain.

If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.

The way I see it, if you want a rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.

Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner.

Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable.