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• Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.

  Hal Borland

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

  "Countryman: A Summary of Belief". Book by Hal Borland, 1965.

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• Persistence is the iron quality of success; if you persist long enough you must eventually succeed

  Brian Tracy

  Iron, Long, Quality

  FaceBook post by Brian Tracy from Dec 10, 2009

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• Persistence guarantees that results are inevitable.

  Paramahansa Yogananda

  Guarantees That, Results, Inevitable

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• They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to misfortune, rather than to insufficient application. At the core of every true talent there is an awareness of the difficulties inherent in any achievement, and the confidence that by persistence and patience something worthwhile will be realized. Thus talent is a species of vigor.

  Eric Hoffer

  Failure, Inspiration, Achievement

  Eric Hoffer (1982). “Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer”, HarperCollins Publishers

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• Talent means energy and persistence and nothing more!

  Heinrich Schliemann

  Mean, Energy, Talent

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• By persisting in your path, though you forfeit the little, you gain the great.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Perseverance, Littles, Gains

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (2012). “Self-Reliance and Other Essays”, p.49, Courier Corporation

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• Tough times test your valor, persistence and ability to make decisions. They force you to fight for your dreams.

  Paulo Coelho

  Dream, Fighting, Decision

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• Persistence is stubbornness with a purpose.

  Richard DeVos

  Purpose, Stubbornness

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• The big talent is persistence.

  Octavia Butler

  Talent, Bigs

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• I've known entrepreneurs who were not great salespeople, or didn't know how to code, or were not particularly charismatic leaders. But I don't know of any entrepreneurs who have achieved any level of success without persistence and determination.

  Harvey Mackay

  Determination, Entrepreneur, Leader

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• Failure cannot cope with persistence.

  Napoleon Hill

  Life, Failure, Think And Grow Rich

  Napoleon Hill (2016). “How to overcome Failure and achieve SUCCESS”, p.28, Elkrimbouziane

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• Through persistence, self-knowledge, prayer, commitment, optimism, a resolute trust in God and the building of your own personal moral strength, you can enjoy the blessings of a deeper faith and face the difficulties of life with courage and confidence.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Life, Strength, Being Strong

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• The price of change is measured by our will and courage, our persistence, in the face of difficulty.

  Peter Block

  Faces, Difficulty

  Peter Block (2003). “The Answer to How Is Yes: Acting on What Matters”, p.46, Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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• It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through.

  Zig Ziglar

  Inspirational, Motivational, Encouragement

  FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Feb 15, 2013

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• 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 it's dreams; it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared.

  Tupac Shakur

  Dream, Feet, Air

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  Nothing will work unless you do.

  Maya Angelou

  Inspirational, Motivational, Moving On

  Twitter post from Jan 13, 2017

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• Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

  Tony Robbins

  Inspirational, Education, Teacher

  Tony Robbins (2012). “Awaken The Giant Within”, p.57, Simon and Schuster

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• 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

  Small Steps, Leap, Steps Forward

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• You know, many of you kids can't relate to what it takes to get to the top rung, the top of the heap, to have success. We're looking for things that come in a minute. It just doesn't happen.

  Dave Winfield

  Success, Sports, Perseverance

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• The difference between being a winner and being a loser is how you pick yourself up again, especially when you're down for the third or fourth or twentieth time!

  Susan Humphreys

  Success, Sports, Perseverance

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• Saints are sinners who kept on going.

  Robert Louis Stevenson

  Perseverance, Giving Up, Don't Give Up

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• Persistence is self-discipline in action.

  Brian Tracy

  Perseverance, Self, Discipline

  Brian Tracy (2009). “Flight Plan: The Real Secret of Success”, p.136, Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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• Startup success is driven most by the product passion, quality, vision, team-work and persistence of the founding team and the talent that the team attracts.

  Jim Breyer

  Team, Passion, Vision

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• For me, losing a tennis match isn't failure, it's research.

  Billie Jean King

  Tennis, Competition, Research

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• The future of the world depends on the full restoration of the Sacred Feminine in all its tenderness, passion, divine ferocity, and surrendered persistence.

  Andrew Harvey

  Passion, Sacred Feminine, Restoration

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