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Top 120 Inspirational Perseverance Quotes And Sayings

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November 9, 2018

Moriah Joy Chace

In this post, you will find Top 120 Inspirational Perseverance Quotes And Sayings.

Perseverance Quotes and Sayings

“Perseverance is power.” – Anonymous

“God helps those who persevere.” – The Koran

“He conquers who endures.” – Persius

“Never, never, never, never give up.” – Winston Churchill

“Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.” – Victor Hugo

“Perseverance is my motto.” – Madam C. J. Walker

“Energy and persistence conquer all things.” – Benjamin Franklin

“I have always been one to encourage perseverance.” – Christina Aguilera

“The road to perseverance lies by doubt.” – Francis Quarles

“Champions keep playing until they get it right.” – Billie Jean King

“Perseverance is a virtue that cannot be understated.” – Bob Riley

“Perseverance is another word for faith.” – Earl Nightingale

“By perseverance the snail reached the ark.” – Charles Spurgeon

“I think one of the most important attributes is perseverance.” – David Rose

“Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.” – Julie Andrews

“Perseverance will take you to places that talent can’t even dream of.” – Anonymous

“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” – Walter Elliot

“Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.” – Kobe Bryant

“Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.” – Samuel Johnson

“Perseverance makes all the difference.” – ATGW

“I may not be there yet but I’m closer than I was yesterday.” – Anonymous

“We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves.” – Marie Curie

“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.” – Walter Elliott

“Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.” – Samuel Johnson

“Perseverance is failing 10 times and succeeding the 20th.” – Anonymous

“Perseverance and perspective until victory.” – Lincoln Diaz-Balart

“A winner is just a loser who tried one more time.” – George Augustus Moore

“We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough.” – Helen Keller

“Go as long as you can, and then take another step.” – Anonymous

“Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they’ve got a second.”

“Courage and perseverance make difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” – Anonymous

“When the world says, “Give up,” Hope whispers, “Try it one more time.”

“Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.” – Victor Hugo

“There is no telling how many miles you will have to run while chasing a dream.”

“By perseverance everything reaches its target.” – Catalan Proverb

“Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.” – William Feather

“In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm… in the real world all rests on perseverance.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“I’ve always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn’t have a chance to win.” – Arnold Palmer

“Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.” – Scott Hamilton

“Everything that I’ve ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.” – Scott Hamilton

“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” – Pele

“My personal story has always been about perseverance and always getting up when I fall. Maybe I’m not Olympic champion, but I can teach the world about that.” – Jeremy Abbott

“If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again.” – Flavia Weedn

“Perseverance has always just been something that was in me. And it was a tool that came in very handy as a ballerina.” – Misty Copeland

“In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins – not through strength but by perseverance.” – H. Jackson Brown

“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

“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

“Let me tell you the secret that has led to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.” – Louis Pasteur

“A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.” – Elbert Hubbard

“Courage doesn’t always roar, sometimes it’s the quiet voice at the end of the day whispering I will try again tomorrow.” – Mary Anne Radmacher

“My three Ps: passion, patience, perseverance. You have to do this if you’ve got to be a filmmaker.” – Robert Wise

“Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” – Newt Gingrich

“We truly believe with hard work, dedication and perseverance, we can become the best at what we do. No one wants to become mediocre.” – Andy Biersack

“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.

“Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius

“Through hard work, perseverance and a faith in God, you can live your dreams.” – Ben Carson

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas Edison

“We are looking for a set of personal characteristics that predict success, the first and foremost of which is perseverance in the face of challenges.” – Wendy Kopp

“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” – Dale Carnegie

“Men fail much oftener from want of perseverance than from want of talent.” – William Cobbett

“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.” – Maya Angelou

“Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.” – Thomas Carlyle

“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” – Christopher Reeve

“Decide carefully, exactly what you want in life, then work like mad to make sure you get it!” – Hector Crawford

“Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” – Newt Gingrich

“You aren’t going to find anybody that’s going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without.” – Lou Holtz

“I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed: and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I fail and keep trying.” – Tom Hopkins

“Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.” – Henry Wandsworth Longfellow

“If four things are followed – having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance – then anything can be achieved.” – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

“The key to success is action and the essential in action is perseverance.” – Sun Yat Sen

“Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears.” – Gillian Anderson

“I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.” – Steve Jobs

“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” – John Quincy Adams

“No one succeeds without effort. Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.” – Ramana Maharshi

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

“Perseverance, self-reliance, energetic effort, are doubly strengthened when you rise to battle again.” – Anonymous

“Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay the price and it is yours.” – Orison Swett Marden

“Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.” – Conrad Hilton

“Perseverance is an active principle, and cannot continue to operate but under the influence of desire.” – William Godwin

“You aren’t going to find anybody that’s going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance.” – Lou Holtz

“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

“The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success.” – David Sarnoff

“Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.” – Thomas Carlyle

“The three ordinary things that we often don’t pay enough attention to, but which I believe are the drivers of all success, are hard work, perseverance, and basic honesty.” – Azim Premji

“If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.” – Joseph Addison

“Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“The path from dreams to success does exist. May you have the vision to find it, the courage to get on to it, and the perseverance to follow it.” – Kalpana Chawla

“It’s perseverance that’s the key. It’s persevering for long enough to achieve your potential.” – Lynn Davies

“Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.” – John Quincy Adams

“Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible.” – Lord Chesterfield

“‘Tis a lesson you should heed. Try, try, try again. If at first you don’t succeed – try, try, try again.” – William Edward Hickson

“Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure.” – George Eliot

“There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.” – Buddha

“No one succeeds without effort… Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.” – Ramana Maharshi

“There are two ways of attaining an important end, force and perseverance; the silent power of the latter grows irresistible with time.” – Sophie Swetchine

“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.” – Marie Curie

“Aligning what you do with who you are required commitment, effort, and perseverance. But the rewards are well worth it and it will enhance the quality of your life.” – Lauren Mackler

“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.” – James Whitcomb Riley

“Grit is that ‘extra something’ that separates the most successful people from the rest. It’s the passion, perseverance, and stamina that we must channel in order to stick with our dreams until they become a reality.” – Travis Bradberry

“Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place – that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have the perseverance to realize the great life.” – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

“To succeed, you must have tremendous perseverance, tremendous will. “I will drink the ocean,” says the persevering soul; “at my will mountains will crumble up.” Have that sort of energy, that sort of will; work hard, and you will reach the goal.” – Swami Vivekananda

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “press on” has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” – Calvin Coolidge

“From my dad I learned to be good to people, to always be honest and straightforward. I learned hard work and perseverance.” – Luke Bryan

“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!” – Richard M. Devos

“We look for people who demonstrate perseverance in the face of challenges, the ability to influence and motivate others – people who want to work relentlessly to ensure that kids who are facing the challenges of poverty have an excellent education.” – Wendy Kopp

“It is not enough to begin; continuance is necessary. Mere enrollment will not make one a scholar; the pupil must continue in the school through the long course, until he masters every branch. Success depends upon staying power. The reason for failure in most cases is lack of perseverance.”

“I will persist until I succeed. Always will I take another step. If that is of no avail, I will take another, and yet another. In truth, one step at a time is not too difficult. I know that small attempts, repeated, will complete any undertaking.” – Og Mandino

“Perseverance is a positive, active characteristic. It is not idly, passively waiting and hoping for some good thing to happen. It gives us hope by helping us realize that the righteous suffer no failure except in giving up and no longer trying. We must never give up, regardless of temptations, frustrations, disappointments, or discouragements.” – Joseph P. Wirthlin

“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan Press On! has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” – Calvin Coolidge

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