Quotes about Perseverance
The starting point of all achievement is drive, determination, and desire.
— John Maxwell
Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.
— John Maxwell
You cannot harvest life's rewards without first planting seeds.
— John Maxwell
How do you know something is an excuse? Ask yourself, "Would it stop me from doing something I love to do?" If it wouldn't, it's an excuse.
— John Maxwell
Start doing what is necessary; then do what is possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
— John Maxwell
Focus and follow through.
— John Maxwell
Author Kenneth Blanchard says, "There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results." That's what leaders do. They commit and follow through.
— John Maxwell
You know that your attitude capacity has increased when your attitude is remaining positive even as your difficulties rise.
— John Maxwell
1. Cop-outs. People who have no goals and do not commit. 2. Holdouts. People who don't know if they can reach their goals, so they're afraid to commit. 3. Dropouts. People who start toward a goal but quit when the going gets tough. 4. All-outs. People who set goals, commit to them, and pay the price to reach.
— John Maxwell
As leaders we need to remember that. Strong convictions precede great actions. When we know something is right-- and that conviction is bolstered by the knowledge that our motives are pure...-- we need to follow through. Others may second-guess our thinking and our decision-making. But when we know what's right, we can't let those things throw us off. We need to stand by our convictions.
— John Maxwell
it's not over until you've learned from it.
— John Maxwell
The number-one reason most people lose arguments is not because they're wrong; it's because they don't know when to quit.
— John Maxwell