Persistence Quotes - Page 2

• The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.

  Herbert Kaufman

  Motivational, Gymnastics, Victory

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• Strive for perfection in everything. Take the best that exists and make it better. If it doesn't exist, create it. Accept nothing nearly right or good enough

  Henry Royce

  Acceptance, Creating, Perfection

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• Real excellence does not come cheaply. A certain price must be paid in terms of practice, patience, and persistence - natural ability notwithstanding.

  Stephen Covey

  Real, Practice, Excellence

  Stephen R. Covey (1991). “Principle-centered leadership”, Free Press

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• When you reach an obstacle, turn it into an opportunity. You have the choice. You can overcome and be a winner, or you can allow it to overcome you and be a loser. The choice is yours and yours alone. Refuse to throw in the towel. Go that extra mile that failures refuse to travel. It is far better to be exhausted from success than to be rested from failure.

  Mary Kay Ash

  Motivational, Inspiring, Success

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• Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

  Charlie Chaplin

  Courage, Failure, Humility

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.

  B. F. Skinner

  Education, Perseverance, Giving Up

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• Success ... seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.

  Conrad Hilton

  Life, Motivational, Success

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• Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Inspirational, Strength, Adversity

  Norman Vincent Peale “The Power of Positive Thinking”, Om Books International

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• Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.

  Newt Gingrich

  Stay Strong, Perseverance, Determination

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• Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.

  Marie Curie

  Inspirational, Strength, Confidence

  "Madame Curie: A Biography". Book by Eve Curie Labouisse translated by Vincent Sheean, 1937.

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• Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.

  Marilyn vos Savant

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  "Perfectionism: What's Bad About Being Too Good". Book by Miriam Adderholdt and Jan Goldberg, 1987.

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• Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time.

  Marabel Morgan

  Sister, Leadership, Perseverance

  Marabel Morgan (1986). “The Electric Woman”

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• A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.

  Elbert Hubbard

  Inspirational, Success, Perseverance

  Elbert Hubbard (2005). “Loyalty in Business: One and Twenty Other Good Things”, p.29, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Honour belongs to those who never forsake the truth even when things seem dark and grim, who try over and over again, who are never discouraged by insults, humiliation and even defeat.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspirational, Moving On, Perseverance

  Nelson Mandela (2011). “Conversations With Myself”, p.150, Pan Macmillan

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• Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.

  Josh Billings

  Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

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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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• Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.

  Jack Welch

  Inspirational, Leadership, Perseverance

  "Speed, Simplicity, Self-Confidence". Interview with Noel Tichy and Ram Charan, hbr.org. September/October 1989.

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• History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.

  B. C. Forbes

  Inspirational, Perseverance, Courage

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• Never under estimate the Power of the Mind. Persist in creating new thoughts to prevent falling back into negative patterns. It is an ongoing struggle and you have to commit to winning if you are to succeed.

  Bob Proctor

  Success, Struggle, Fall

  FaceBook post by Bob Proctor from Jan 08, 2013

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• A true champion is someone who wants to make a difference, who never gives up, and who gives everything she has no matter what the circumstances are. A true champion works hard and never loses sight of her dreams.

  Dot Richardson

  Softball, Sports, Dream

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  If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

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• No-one gets an iron-clad guarantee of success. Certainly, factors like opportunity, luck and timing are important. But the backbone of success is usually found in old-fashioned, basic concepts like hard work, determination, good planning and perseverance.

  Mia Hamm

  Success, Sports, Perseverance

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• If you don't give up, eventually you will break the cycle and you will overcome any obstacle.

  Lyoto Machida

  Inspirational, Giving Up, Don't Give Up

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• For great things do not done just happen by impulse but are a succession of small things linked together.

  Vincent Van Gogh

  Inspirational, Motivational, Perseverance

  Letter to Theo van Gogh from The Hague, www.webexhibits.org. October 22, 1882.

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• 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

  Inspirational, Success, Perseverance

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