Quotes about Perseverance
St. Francis of Assisi said, "Start doing what is necessary; then do what is possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
— John Maxwell
Cutting corners is a sign of impatience and poor self-discipline. But if you are willing to follow through, you can achieve a breakthrough. That's why Albert Gray says, "The common denominator of success lies in forming the habit of doing things that failures don't like to do.
— John Maxwell
If your perception of and response to failure were changed, what would you attempt to achieve?
— John Maxwell
You will never get to the point that you no longer make mistakes, that you no longer fail. But that's okay.
— John Maxwell
IT'S THE JOB THAT IS NEVER STARTED THAT TAKES THE LONGEST TO FINISH.
— John Maxwell
People who blame others for their failures never overcome them. They simply move from problem to problem.
— John Maxwell
The price of success is failure.
— John Maxwell
Work Through Your Insecurities:
— John Maxwell
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.
— John Maxwell
The largest locomotive in the New York Central system, while standing still, can be prevented from moving by a single one-inch block of wood placed in front of each of the eight drive wheels! The same locomotive, moving at 100 miles per hour, can crash through a wall of steel-reinforced concrete five feet thick. The only difference is momentum. Confidence gives you the momentum that makes the difference. You
— John Maxwell
Crisis doesn't necessarily make character, but it certainly does reveal it. Adversity
— John Maxwell
Poet Lord Byron was right when he stated, "Adversity is the first path to truth.
— John Maxwell