Quotes on Perseverance

Few things are impossible to diligence and skill.

The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done.

So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.

The king knows with what ardor and perseverance I have at all times been devoted to the cause of liberty and to the principles of humanity, equality and justice.

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.

Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

I've got a woman's ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it.

Must is a hard nut to crack, but it has a sweet kernel.

I have never had to face anything that could overwhelm the native optimism and stubborn perseverance I was blessed with.

History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.

He who allows oppression shares the crime.

I'm proof against that word failure. I've seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure of cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best.

TALENT PROVIDES HOPE FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT, BUT PERSEVERANCE GUARANTEES IT.

Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working.

Perseverance and tact are the two most important qualities for the individual who wants to move ahead.

Woman has suffered for eons, and that has given her infinite patience and infinite perseverance.

We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.

There are but two roads that lead to an important goal and to the doing of great things: strength and perseverance. Strength is the lot of but a few privileged men; but austere perseverance, harsh and continuous, may be employed by the smallest of us and rarely fails of its purpose, for its silent power grows irresistibly greater with time.