Quotes about Perseverance

Fortunate is the person who has developed the self-control to steer a straight course toward his objective in life, without being swayed from his purpose by either commendation or condemnation.

Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you.

As to the aridity you are suffering from, it seems to me our Lord is treating you like someone He considers strong: He wants to test you and see if you love Him as much at times of aridity as when He sends you consolations. I think this is a very great favor for God to show you.

All this will not be finished in the first one hundred days. Nor will it be finished in the first one thousand days, nor in the life of this administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet.

A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope or confidence.

Hope works in these ways: it looks for the good in people instead of harping on the worst; it discovers what can be done instead of grumbling about what cannot; it regards problems, large or small, as opportunities; it pushes ahead when it would be easy to quit; it "lights the candle" instead of "cursing the darkness."

People will try to pull you down, but you need to fight the negativity in your life. It's always good to stay positive and think positive.

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

I would like people to recognize in looking at my story that the person who has the most to do with what happens to you is you. It's not the environment, it's not the other people who were there trying to help you or trying to stop you. It's what you decide to do and how much effort you put behind it.

Death at times seems like a dark tunnel to be traveled, and the future seems bleak.

Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.