Persist Quotes - Page 2

• Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.

  Christopher Morley

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Life, Softball, Wisdom

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Walter Arnold Kaufmann (1961). “Faust: part one and sections from part two”

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• Seems like the light at the end of the tunnel may be you.

  Steven Tyler

  Humor, Vegas, Tunnels

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• To the pessimist the light at the end of the tunnel is another train.

  Joan Rivers

  Humor, Las Vegas, Tunnels

  Joan Rivers (1997). “Bouncing back: I've survived everything-- and I mean everything-- and you can too!”, Thorndike Pr

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• My greatest point is my persistence... However down I am, I fight until the last ball.

  Lance Armstrong

  Fighting, Persistence, Balls

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• The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job.

  Napoleon Hill

  Motivational, Perseverance, Jobs

  Napoleon Hill (1997). “Napoleon Hill's Positive Action Plan: 365 Meditations For Making Each Day a Success”, p.70, Penguin

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• 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.

  Samuel Johnson

  Motivational, Perseverance, Determination

  Samuel Johnson (1834). “The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia: A Tale”, p.14

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• Quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.

  George Allen

  Perseverance, Determination, Men

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• Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Persistence, Obstacles And Challenges, Strength In Adversity

  Dr. Norman Vincent Peale (2003). “The Power of Positive Thinking: 10 Traits for Maximum Results”, p.123, Simon and Schuster

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• 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

  Inspirational, Success, Determination

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• Let perseverance be your engine and hope your fuel.

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

  Hope, Perseverance, Bad Day

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• 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

  Sports, Perseverance, Giving Up

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• Victory belongs to the most persevering.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Inspirational, Positive, Success

  "Excellent Quotations for Home and School" by Julia B. Hoitt, (p. 51), 1888.

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• I've never heard of anyone stumbling on something sitting down.

  Charles Kettering

  Commitment, Persistence, Sitting Down

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• Decide carefully, exactly what you want in life, then work like mad to make sure you get it!

  Hector Crawford

  Motivational, Positive, Perseverance

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• I see light at the end of the tunnel.

  Walt Whitman Rostow

  Positive, Humor, Vegas

  Walt Whitman Rostow (1955). “Russia and China Under Communism”

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• Studies indicate that the one quality all successful people have is persistence.

  Joyce Brothers

  Success, Perseverance, Persistence

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• Focus on the solution, not the problem

  Walter Inglis Anderson

  Persistence, Focus, Problem

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• My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match.

  Bjorn Borg

  Being Strong, Giving Up, Persistence

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• Champions keep playing until they get it right.

  Billie Jean King

  Inspirational, Sports, Running

  Twitter post from Jan 26, 2015

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• Either I will find a way, or I will make one.

  Philip Sidney

  Motivational, Education, Stay Strong

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  If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

  Michael Jordan

  Motivational, Basketball, Running

  Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

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  Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Inspirational, Success, Perseverance

  "Proverbial Wisdom: Proverbs, Maxims and Ethical Sentences, of Interest to All Classes of Men". Book by Abram N. Coleman, p. 233, 1903.

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  It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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