Quotes about Persistence

No one can travel so far that he does not make some progess each day. So let us never give up. Then we shall move forward daily in the Lord's way. And let us never despair because of our limited success. Even though it is so much less than we would like, our labour is not wasted when today is better than yesterday!

You can only become great at something you are willing to sacrifice for

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails admit it frankly and try another but above all try something.

We never do great things without trying.

Just because you are struggling does NOT mean you are failing. Every great success requires some kind of struggle to get there.

If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

Remember that just the moment you say, "I give up," someone else seeing the same situation is saying, "My, what a great opportunity."

Every great leader of the past, whose record I have examined, was beset by difficulties and met with temporary defeat before 'arriving

Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself.

Any great achievement is preceded by many difficulties and many lessons; great achievements are not possible without them.

Great people are not people who have never fallen down. Greatness has to do with how you get back up.

Great people are just ordinary people with an extraordinary amount of determination. They simply don't know how to quit. They just keep on 'keepin' on'.