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Great Perseverance Quotes

“It's the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance and sweeps away all obstacles.”

“Energy and persistence conquer all things.”

“Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.”

“The world is full of educated derelicts.”

“Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.”

“The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.”

“Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.”

“If at first you don't succeed, try management.”

“A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.”

“There is nothing more common than unsuccessful men with talent.”

“If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.”

“If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”

“Champions keep playing until they get it right.”

“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.”

“My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.”

“After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.”

“Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.”

“Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.”

“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”

“The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come.”

“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.”

“Victory belongs to the most persevering.”

“There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.”

“Brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls aren't there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to show us how badly we want things.”

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”

“If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”

“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.”

“The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts of generosity. But when you have resolved to be great, abide by yourself, and do not weakly try to reconcile yourself with the world. The heroic cannot be the common, nor the common the heroic.”

“Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.”

“In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.”

“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”

“Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want”

“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.”

“If you're going through hell, keep going.”

“You've got to say, "I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough I can have it." It's called perseverance.”

“A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done.”

“Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”

“"Failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down.”

“Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never -- in nothing, great or small, large or petty -- never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense.”

“You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.”