Perseverance

"You may get skinned knees and elbows, but it's worth it if you score a spectacular goal." ~ Mia Hamm

If you want to get somewhere you have to know where you want to go and how to get there, then never, never, never give up." ~ Norman Vincent Peale

When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you until it seems that you cannot hold on for a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. ~ Harriet Beecher Stowe

Victory belongs to the most persevering. ~ Napoleon Bonaparte

Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little. ~ Plutarch

The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success. ~ David Sarnoff

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. ~ Confucius

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. ~ John Quincy Adams

Onipa`a. Stand firm. ~ Queen Lili`uokalani

Don't give up. Keep going. There is always a chance that you stumble onto something terrific. I have never heard of anyone stumbling over anything while he was sitting down. ~ Ann Landers

"You can do anything you think you can." ~ Christopher Reeve

Life is like riding a bicycle. You don't fall off unless you stop pedaling. ~ Claude Pepper

In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins not through strength but by perseverance. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. ~ Newt Gingrich

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another. ~ Walter Elliott

Be of good cheer. Do not think of today's failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere; and you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles. ~ Helen Keller

Just keep going. Everybody gets better if they keep at it. ~ Ted Williams

I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right. ~ Albert Einstein

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. ~ Calvin Coolidge

Whether you want to be the top violinist or a CEO, strangely enough, hard work and perseverance can overcome a lot of things. ~ Cliff Hudson

Success depends upon staying power. The reason for failure in most cases is lack of perseverance. ~ James Russell Miller

"By perseverance the snail reached the ark." ~ Charles H. Spurgeon

If you are going through hell, keep going. ~ Winston Churchill

It is not enough to begin; continuance is necessary. Mere enrollment will not make one a scholar; the pupil must continue in the school through the long course, until he masters every branch. Success depends upon staying power. The reason for failure in most cases is lack of perseverance. ~ James Russell Miller

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity. ~ Louis Pasteur

It ís not that I'm so smart, it ís just that I stay with my problems longer. ~ Albert Einstein

In case of doubt, push on just a little further and then keep on pushing. ~ George Patton

Vitality shows not only in the ability to persist, but in the ability to start over. ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald