Persistence Quotes - Page 3

Genius is perseverance in disguise.

Success in any endeavor does not happen by accident. Rather, it’s the result of deliberate decisions, conscious effort, and immense persistence...all directed at specific goals.

Continued persistence overcomes almost all resistance.

There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.

Film editing is now something almost everyone can do at a simple level and enjoy it, but to take it to a higher level requires the same dedication and persistence that any art form does.

While persistence offers no guarantees, it does give 'luck' a chance to operate.

Have the dogged determination to follow through to achieve your goal; regardless of circumstances or whatever other people say, think, or do

As for goals, I don't set myself those anymore. I'm not one of these 'I must have achieved this and that by next year' kind of writers. I take things as they come and find that patience and persistence tend to win out in the end.

I think you just have to keep knocking down doors, you have to keep being aggressive, and even if somebody says 'No', then you have to knock on the next door.

There is nothing more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

Dig until you hit rock. Then take out that jackhammer and go a little deeper.

Character produces endurance and persistence when the going gets tough, and life truly is an endurance race, not a sprint.

The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.

If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist.

There are moments when I feel like giving up or giving in, but I soon rally again and do my duty as I see it: to keep the spark of life inside me ablaze.

Having spent too many years in show business, the one thing I see that succeeds is persistence. It's the person who just ain't gonna go home. I decided early on that I wasn't going to go home. This is what I'll be doing until they put me in jail or in a coffin.

No great achievement is possible without persistent work.

How you start is important, but it is how you finish that counts. In the race for success, speed is less important than stamina. The sticker outlasts the sprinter.

We are made to persist. that's how we find out who we are.

God is not bothered by your persistence. Keep asking.

Have the confidence to fail. Persistence is key.

Not realizing what you want is a problem of knowledge. Not pursuing what you want is a problem of motivation. Not achieving what you want is a problem of persistence.

You don't start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That's why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence.

Unless God has raised you up for this very thing, you will be worn out by the opposition of men and devils. But if God be for you, who can be against you? Are all of them together stronger than God? O be not weary of well doing!

The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.