65 Of The Very Best Persistence Quotes

~Persistence Quotes~

1. Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success-Napoleon Hill
2. A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success-Elbert Hubbard
3. Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence-Colin Powell
4. Energy and persistence conquer all things-Benjamin Franklin
5. Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success-Dale Carnegie
6. As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time-Denis Waitley
7. Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacle s, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It is this that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak-Thomas Carlyle
8. Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning-Denis Waitley
9. Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence-Hal Borland
10. 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-Napoleon Hill
11. Ambition is the path to success, persistence is the vehicle you arrive in-William Eardley IV
12. My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match. However down I am, I fight until the last ball. My list of matches shows that I have turned a great many so-called irretrievable defeats into victories-Bjorn Borg
13. Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel-Napoleon Hill
14. The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job-Napoleon Hill
15. Never let your persistence and passion turn into stubbornness and ignorance-Anthony J. D’Angelo
16. Failure is only postponed success as long as courage ‘coaches’ ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory-Herbert Kaufman
17. Continuous, unflagging effort, persistence and determination will win. Let not the man be discouraged who has these-James Whitcomb Riley
18. 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-James Whitcomb Riley
19. The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire, and persistence. Talent without these things vanishes and even modest talent with those characteristics grows-Milton Glaser
20. Paralyze resistance with persistence-Woody Hayes
21. To make our way, we must have firm resolve, persistence, tenacity. We must gear ourselves to work hard all the way. We can never let up-Ralph Bunche
22. You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking its good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That’s why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence-Octavia Butler
23. When I meet successful people I ask 100 questions as to what they attribute their success to. It is usually the same: persistence, hard work and hiring good people-Kiana Tom
24. I’m a big believer in persistence, don’t be greedy and, above all, work hard. It’s what keeps me going-Caprice Bourret
25. Constant repetition of tongue-twisters was like lifting weights for me, but patience and persistence have paid off-Nicholas Brendon
26. The best way out is always through-Robert Frost
27. Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature’s laws wrong, it learned to walk without having feet. Funny, it seems to by keeping its dreams; it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared-Tupac Shakur
28. The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense-Thomas A. Edison
29. It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward-Louis Sachar
30. Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries-James A. Michener
31. Don’t ever give up, Don’t ever give in, Don’t ever stop trying, Don’t ever sell out, And if you find yourself succumbing to one of the above for a brief moment, pick yourself up, brush yourself off, whisper a prayer, and start where you left off. But never, ever, ever give up-Richelle E. Goodrich
32. In my experience, nothing worthwhile has ever really been all that easy. But it certainly has been worthwhile regardless how difficult it seemed-Robert Fanney
33. We are made to persist, that’s how we find out who we are-Tobias Wolff
34. The sky is not my limit…I am-T.F. Hodge
35. The only things you learn are the things you tame-Antoine de Saint
36. Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans-Peter F. Drucker
37. The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is, that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t-Henry Ward Beecher
38. No matter how much falls on us, we keep plowing ahead. That’s the only way to keep the roads clear-Greg Kincaid
39. Persistence is the key to solving most mysteries-Christopher Pike
40. They key of persistence opens all door closed by resistence-John Di Lemme
41. Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden-Cormac McCarthy
42. Waiting is a form of passive persistence-Ogwo David Emenike
43. There is no such thing as helplessness. It’s just another word for giving up-Jefferson Smith
44. Persistence, perfection, patience, power. Prioritize your passion; it keeps you sane-Criss Jami
45. Rain puts a hole in stone because of its constancy, not its force. Just keep knocking on doors until the right one opens-H. Joseph Gerber
46. My trash can got stolen five times. Finally the owner just let me have it-Jarod Kintz
47. As long as there’s breath in you; PERSIST!-Bernard Kelvin Clive
48. Change is hardest at the beginning, messiest in the middle and best at the end-Robin S. Sharma
49. If you do not have persistence then no amount of education, talent or genius can make up for it-Stephen Richards
50. Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time-Habeeb Akande
51. Talent is nothing without persistence-Dean Crawford
52. Success doesn’t come to you; you go to it-T. Scott McLeod
53. Let the man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim. Attacking is his only secret. Dare, and the world always yields: or, if it beat you sometimes, dare again, and it will succumb-William Makepeace Thackeray
54. It is a noble responsibility to not back down when you know that you know that you know that you are right-Criss Jami
55. As you think and act, so your world becomes-T. Scott McLeod
56. Whatever you do in your life, always go the distance-Ken Norton
57. Slight persistent effort can move you successfully forward in anything you do-Kelli Wilson
58. Patience and persistence are the keys… The keys to unlock doors of success… With these two virtues, you grow in reasoning and experience-Ogwo David Emenike
59. In conservation, the motto should always be ‘never say die-Gerald Durrell
60. While persistence offers no guarantees, it does give ‘luck’ a chance to operate-Tom Shippey
61. Do you have the talent?’ is rarely the question. ‘Do you have the guts to finish?’ is the real question-Orrin Woodward
62. Holding on, holding out and holding fast when the going is tough constitutes a winning mindset-Ogwo David Emenike
63. Persistence and determination are always rewarded-Christine Rice
64. It’s not about what you’re capable of; it’s about what you are willing to endure-Orrin Woodward
65. The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal-Criss Jami

~Persistence Quotes~