Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
What this power is, I cannot say... All I know is that it exists.
Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.
If I had to select one quality, one personal characteristic that I regard as being most highly correlated with success, whatever the field, I would pick the trait of persistence. Determination. The will to endure to the end, to get knocked down seventy times and get up off the floor saying, ''Here comes number seventy-one!''
The harder I work the more I live.
There is nothing more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
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.
When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.
We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history.
The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.
Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
Determination is the wake-up call to the human will.
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.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.
The longer I live, the more I am certain that the great difference between the great and the insignificant, its energy - invincible determination - a purpose once fixed, and then death or victory.
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.
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
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.
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