Quotes about Persistence
What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it.
— Alexander Graham Bell
The universe can take quite a while to deliver.
— Desmond Tutu
Do you mortify? Do you make it your daily work? Be always at it whilst you live; cease not a day from this work; be killing sin or it will be killing you.
— John Owen
The greatest difficulty always comes right before the birth of a dream.
— Joel Osteen
The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every calling, is diligence.
— Abraham Lincoln
I've seen new actresses do one show and disappear or struggle for years to get their next break. I've been fortunate enough to have four shows back-to-back as lead.
— Sanjeeda Sheikh
In my early teens, I was a janitor. In high school, I got up early to deliver to accounts that required early service.
— Joseph Wirthlin
Education is… hanging around until you've caught on.
— Robert Frost
Anyone can carry his burden, however hard, until nightfall. Anyone can do his work, however hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly, patiently, lovingly, purely, till the sun goes down. And this is all life really means.
— Robert Louis Stevenson
Saints are sinners who kept on going.
— Robert Louis Stevenson
The saints are the sinners who keep on trying.
— Robert Louis Stevenson
All shadows of insecurity dissolve in the warm glow of persistence.
— Robin Sharma