Quotes about Perseverance

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it - but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.

It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are today, but we have just begun. Today we begin in earnest the work of making sure that the world we leave our children is just a little bit better than the one we inhabit today.

My stride is perfect for 15 steps till I cross the seventh hurdle when I switch to 17 steps.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

One of the things is we tend to give up too soon. We get knocked down a couple of times, and we stay down. It's so important to get back up again.

A hundred struggle and drown in the breakers. One discovers the new world. But rather, ten times rather, die in the surf, heralding the way to that new world, than stand idly on the shore.

Positive things come out of even the most difficult times.

Sometimes God will deliver you from the fire, and other times God will make you fireproof.

Even the securest financial plan and the finest health coverage aren't enough to hold us steady when the challenges come. We need something more, something deeper and unshakeable, something that will see us through life's hard times.

The biggest challenge of my career has always been to improve my timing, and it will always be so.

I know this stuff really does sound stupid, but this is one of the reasons why I think I've seen some success in this sport - the tiny little habits. I really consider being successful in this sport as just dropping pennies in the bank.

'Tis known by the name of perseverance in a good cause, and of obstinacy in a bad one.