Quotes about Persistence

Failure isn't failure if you do better the next time.

More than anything else, what keeps a person going in the midst of adversity is having a sense of purpose. It is the fuel that powers persistence.

Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it. —DON MARQUIS

It's easier to move from failure to success than from excuses to success.

Saying you believe in yourself will not guarantee your success, but saying you don't believe in yourself will guarantee your failure.

Nothing in the 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.

There can be no success without sacrifice. The two go hand in hand. If you desire to accomplish little, sacrifice little. But if you want to accomplish great things, be willing to sacrifice much.

There are really only three kinds of people. Those who don't succeed, those who achieve success temporarily, and those who become and remain successful. Character is the only way to sustain success.

My dad drilled into us kids that if we started something, we would have to finish it. He used to say, "When you made the choice to start, you made the choice to finish. It's not two choices; it's one.

Successful people do the things that unsuccessful people are unwilling to do.

The best way to develop rational, well-balanced confidence is to go after a few victories immediately following a failure.

Success expert Peter Lowe, who has gleaned success secrets from hundreds of people who are at the top of their profession, says, "The most common trait I have found in all successful people is that they have conquered the temptation to give up.