Quotes about Perseverance

It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.

The great do not always prevail.

Whatever you do, do with all your might.

The Christian who, by God's grace, learns to confess the Lord Jesus in circumstances which might normally be calculated to silence him, is a Christian whose life is a tremendous challenge to other people.

You will encounter misguided people from time to time. That's part of life. The challenge is to educate them when you can, but always to keep your dignity and self-respect and persevere in your personal growth and development.

Every phase of building a company is really hard.

Paradise Lost is a book that, once put down, is very hard to pick up again.

First of all, I was a good Christian kid. My mom and dad taught me never to fight. So I never fought. The other kids picked that up right away. They said, 'Oh, he's not going to try to do anything.' They'd push me, shove me, hit me. I'd just stand there and take it.

I know what it's like to have a No. 1 pick and having everybody picking at him all of the time.

There have been many times in my life when I felt like I'd never pick up the pieces, but God has always given me the power to do it.

I remember talking to comedian Jimmy Pardo about his experience waiting to hear about his own pilot, and we both agreed on one thing: When you can't control your showbiz fate, you can at least control the amount of ice cream you're eating. And if you're like us, it was a lot.

I never imagined even playing in the NFL. It seemed like a pipe dream.