Quotes about Persistence

Persistence is the fundamental ingredient of true success. Votes: 4

Passion + Persistence = Possibility Votes: 3

Determination + Persistence = Success Votes: 3

Persistence is self-discipline in action. Votes: 3

Persistence and determination are always rewarded. Votes: 3

Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. Votes: 3

Persistence guarantees that results are inevitable. Votes: 3

Persistence is stubbornness with a purpose. Votes: 3

Persistence is the pillar of success. Votes: 3

Energy and persistence conquer all things. Votes: 3

Persistence is often a detective's greatest ally. Votes: 3

Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement. Votes: 3

Persistence goes a lot farther than brains. Votes: 3

Persistence is the soul of a champion. Votes: 3

Persistence and endurance will make you omnipotent. Votes: 3

Persistence and passion will make you invincible. Votes: 3

Persistence is the source of great strength. Votes: 3

Persistence is the mother of personal change Votes: 3

Persistence is the most traveled path to success. Votes: 3

Persistence is nothing more than staying in motion Votes: 3

Have the confidence to fail. Persistence is key. Votes: 3

Persistence is the key to solving most mysteries. Votes: 3

Persistence creates genius; without persistence, there is no winner. Votes: 3

Persistence is the great measure of individual human character. Votes: 3

Persistence is the measurement of your belief in yourself. Votes: 3

Persistence is a characteristic to which success invariably surrenders. Votes: 3

Persistence and love of one's work is the key. Votes: 3

Persistence, persistence, persistence. I'm surprised how few entrepreneurs follow up. Votes: 3

Persistence is the answer, and a sense of humor helps. Votes: 3

Persistence in prayer brings results that casual prayer does not. Votes: 3

Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success. Votes: 3

Persistence. Perfection. Patience. Power. Prioritize your passion. It keeps you sane. Votes: 3

Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel. Votes: 3

Persistence is the quality of winners. Successful people never, never give up. Votes: 3

Persistence is the most powerful force on earth, it can move mountains. Votes: 3

Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel." Votes: 3

Persistence is nothing more than Concentrated Effort mixed with Determination and Faith. Votes: 3

Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in. Votes: 3

Plans become Platitudes, if you don't have Passion and Persistence to Execute them! Votes: 3

Persistence with patience and prayer pays with profits, prosperity and peace of mind. Votes: 3

Motivation fuels the attitude that builds the Confidence necessary to sustain the Persistence. Votes: 3

Persistence overshadows even talent as the most valuable resource shaping the quality of life. Votes: 3

Persistence in a single view has never been regarded as a merit in political leaders. Votes: 3

No matter how difficult a task may look.. Persistence and steady action will get you through Votes: 3

Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up. Votes: 3

Persistence with hope has infinite power, it can create new ways when there is no way. Votes: 3

Persistence is the iron quality of success; if you persist long enough you must eventually succeed Votes: 3

Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work though difficult problems. Votes: 3

For every obstacle there is a solution. Persistence is the key. The greatest mistake is giving up! Votes: 3

Persistence, persistence, and persistence. The Power can be created and maintained through daily practice - continuous effort. Votes: 3

Persistence isn't using the same tactics over and over. Persistence is having the same goal over and over. Votes: 3

A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success. Votes: 3

Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success. Votes: 3

Perhaps the greatest display of self-discipline is persisting when the going gets tough. Persistence is self-discipline in action. Votes: 3

Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time. Votes: 3

Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time. Votes: 3

Become the master of your life. Be dedicated to becoming excellent at what you want. Persistence leads to achievement. Votes: 3

Persistence prevails, like a stream that is temporarily blocked by boulders and then collects force enough to overflow onward. Votes: 3

Failure is only postponed success as long as courage 'coaches' ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory. Votes: 3

By being persistent, you're demonstrating faith. Persistence is simply another word for faith. If you didn't have faith, you'd never persist. Votes: 3

Persistence is incredibly important. Persistence proves to the person you're trying to reach that you're passionate about something, that you really want something. Votes: 3

Persistence only proves persistence-it does not prove love. The fact that a romantic pursuer is relentless doesn't mean you are special-it means he is troubled. Votes: 3

Persistence in prayer for someone whom we don't like, however much it goes against the grain to begin with, brings about a remarkable change in attitude. Votes: 3

Persistence means giving full concentration to whatever you are doing right now. ... Persistence is success through trial, error, resetting your goals, and moving toward the target. Votes: 3

I don't think I'm stubborn. I just focus on the task at hand and do what it takes. Persistence is the single most important thing for success. Votes: 3

Strong enough to make holes in the rock are tiny drops of water that persist to fall. Persistence is the attitude that breaks down mountains one rock at a time! Votes: 3

The truth of the matter is that the people who succeed in the arts most often are the people who get up again after getting knocked down. Persistence is critical. Votes: 3

Keep at it. Persistence does pay dividends. But there is a catch; you gotta believe it before manifestation will validate conviction as [your] truth. And sacrifice is a required path to fulfillment. Votes: 3

Persistence may not solve everything - at least in our lifetime - but it is truer to the meaning of life for us to wait for another plowing, another seeding, another harvest, then not. Votes: 3

Persistence is important in every endeavor. Whether it's finishing your homework, completing school, working late to finish a project, or "finishing the drill" in sports, winners persist to the point of sacrifice in order to achieve their goals. Votes: 3

Persistence is the direct result of habit. The mind absorbs and becomes a part of the daily experiences upon which it feeds. Fear, the worst of all enemies, can be effectively cured by forced repetition of acts of courage. Votes: 3

Persistence is a unique mental strength; a strength that is essential to combat the fierce power of the repeated rejections and numerous other obstacles that sit in waiting and are all part of winning in a fast-moving, ever-changing world. Votes: 3

Persistence and determination are incredibly important. But sometimes you need to analyze the situation and understand when you're wrong. You need to be able to cop to being wrong, learn to change, and continue to grow as a human being. Votes: 3

Persistence isn't very glamorous. If genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration, then as a culture we tend to lionize the one percent. We love its flash and dazzle. But great power lies in the other ninety-nine percent. Votes: 3

A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle. life with ups and downs is better than a flat life or one that goes in circles. Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time. Votes: 3

There is one prevailing key to success. Do what you resolve to do. Then you'll be a success. If you can discipline yourself to follow through on your promises to yourself, your self-esteem goes up. Persistence is self-discipline in action. Self-discipline is the foundation of self-confidence . Votes: 3

Persistence is worth at least as much as talent. The writing life is not a series of gentle encouragements. It's more like a series of brutal kicks in the teeth. Those who grow a thick enough skin to persevere, survive. Those who do not, do not. Votes: 3

Persistence is a pretty important part of making it in this business, which, in retrospect, is the easy part. Maintaining a profile is the difficult part of the job. Somehow or another, I muddled through that system and somehow am around to still enjoy playing for people. Votes: 3

Nothing in this 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. Votes: 3

Persistence is probably the single most common quality of high achievers. They simply refuse to give up. They longer you hang in there, the greater the chance that something will happen in your favor. No matter how hard it seems, the longer you persist the more likely your success. Votes: 3

There's no "magic secret"; writing is like everything else; ten percent inspiration or talent, and ninety percent hard work. Persistence; keeping at it till you get there. As Agnes de Mille said, it means working every day"”bored, tired, weary, or with a fever of a hundred and two. Votes: 3

Never, never, never give up. Votes: 2

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th. Votes: 2

The habit of persistence is the habit of victory. Votes: 2

You just can't beat the person who never gives up. Votes: 2

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. Votes: 2

Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries. Votes: 2

Great things are done by a series of small things brought together. Votes: 2

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit. Votes: 2

It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer. Votes: 2

Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent. Votes: 2

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. Votes: 2

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. Votes: 2

Continuous, unflagging effort, persistence and determination will win. Let not the man be discouraged who has these. Votes: 2

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there. Votes: 2

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. Votes: 2

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity. Votes: 2

Even at my age, I'm trying to improve. Never give up, no matter what. Even if you get last place - finish. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

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!'' Votes: 2

Paralyze resistance with persistence. Votes: 1

The art of love is largely the art of persistence. Votes: 1

Quantity and persistence will get you the outcomes you need. Votes: 1

Never let your persistence and passion turn into stubbornness and ignorance. Votes: 1

Ambition is the path to success, persistence is the vehicle you arrive in. Votes: 1

Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence. Votes: 1

Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence. Votes: 1

I'm a big believer in persistence, don't be greedy and, above all, work hard. It's what keeps me going. Votes: 1

Survival, in the cool economics of biology, means simply the persistence of one's own genes in the generations to follow. Votes: 1

The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail. Votes: 1

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. Votes: 1

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. Votes: 1

When I meet successful people I ask 100 questions as to what they attribute their success to. It is usually the same: persistence, hard work and hiring good people. Votes: 1

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. Votes: 1

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. Votes: 1

Growing up in a group home, and with an undiagnosed learning disability to boot, the odds of success were not on my side. But when I joined the high school football team, I learned the value of discipline, focus, persistence, and teamwork - all skills that have proven vital to my career as a C.E.O. and social entrepreneur. Votes: 1

Throughout human history, in any great endeavour requiring the common effort of many nations and men and women everywhere, we have learned - it is only through seriousness of purpose and persistence that we ultimately carry the day. We might liken it to riding a bicycle. You stay upright and move forward so long as you keep up the momentum. Votes: 1

The big talent is persistence. Votes: 0

When nothing works, persistence will. Votes: 0

Failure cannot cope with persistence. Votes: 0

Success is when persistence meets preparation. Votes: 0

Continued persistence overcomes almost all resistance. Votes: 0

Temporary setbacks are overshadowed by persistence. Votes: 0

Success requires preparation and persistence effort. Votes: 0

Lucky is where skill meets persistence. Votes: 0

Your persistence is your belief in yourself. Votes: 0

In every human endeavor, persistence is everything. Votes: 0

You must persistence long enough to triumph. Votes: 0

With patient persistence, you will conquer any situation. Votes: 0

All great successes are the triumph of persistence. Votes: 0

The secret of success is conviction and persistence. Votes: 0

Talent means energy and persistence and nothing more! Votes: 0

The persistence of an all-absorbing idea is terrible. Votes: 0

Failure is often the line of least persistence. Votes: 0

Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent. Votes: 0

The difference between success and failure is persistence. Votes: 0

Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. Votes: 0

Success cannot resist the temptation of consistency and persistence. Votes: 0

You can accomplish anything with pure persistence and drive. Votes: 0

Asking in faith requires honesty, effort, commitment, and persistence. Votes: 0

The basis of persistence is the Power of Will. Votes: 0

Worrying paralyzes progress; prayer, preparation and persistence ensures it. Votes: 0

Imagination, persistence, perseverance, and trust transform dreams into reality. Votes: 0

God is not bothered by your persistence. Keep asking. Votes: 0

Sheer persistence is the difference between success and failure. Votes: 0

Success is the byproduct of desires, purpose-oriented actions, and persistence. Votes: 0

It takes self-discipline and persistence action to achieve the goal. Votes: 0

The spirit of perseverance and persistence will calm mighty storms. Votes: 0

The source of greatness lies in commitment, persistence, and perseverance. Votes: 0

Curiosity, boldness, and persistence help you to be a success. Votes: 0

The Warrior knows the value of persistence and of courage. Votes: 0

Ignorance is not bad faith. But persistence in ignorance is. Votes: 0

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Votes: 0

They key of persistence opens all door closed by resistence Votes: 0

Life is a fairytale of courage, fear, failure, persistence and triumph. Votes: 0

I succeed in almost everything I do. My secret is persistence. Votes: 0

Patience, persistence, and power to do are only acquired by work. Votes: 0

All I had was persistence. Turns out that's all you need... Votes: 0

There's no genius behind it. It's persistence and listening to people. Votes: 0

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence. Votes: 0

I am overwhelmed by the grace and persistence of my people. Votes: 0

Difficulties will assail you only when you lack in concentration and persistence. Votes: 0

I'm still waiting for perfection. In the meantime, I'll settle for persistence Votes: 0

Character never quits; and with patience and persistence; Dreams do come true! Votes: 0

Studies indicate that the one quality all successful people have is persistence. Votes: 0

So the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence. Votes: 0

My persistence is the measure of the belief I have in myself. Votes: 0

Publishing requires a lot of persistence and a fair amount of luck. Votes: 0

Many people in San Francisco know me, and they know my persistence. Votes: 0

My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match. Votes: 0

People who achieve their goals do so with passion, planning, persistence and purpose. Votes: 0

While persistence offers no guarantees, it does give 'luck' a chance to operate. Votes: 0

I don't believe in luck. ... It's persistence, hard work, and not forgetting your dream. Votes: 0

Thoughts mixed with definiteness of purpose, persistence, and a burning desire are powerful things. Votes: 0

Burning passion, definite purpose and joyful persistence are the defining force for true success. Votes: 0

The single most important route of success is persistence - never, ever give up! Votes: 0

A man without persistence will never make a good shaman or a good physician. Votes: 0

Never has man reached his destination by persistence in deviation from the straight path. Votes: 0

There is no magic to achievement. It's really about hard work, choices, and persistence. Votes: 0

Nothing succeeds like persistence. The common denominator of all successful people is their persistence. Votes: 0

Writing is the only thing I've ever done with persistence, except for being married. Votes: 0

I love all my scoop children. But consistency and persistence is really my aim. Votes: 0

Success is a function of persistence and doggedness and the willingness to work hard. Votes: 0

I seek the truth...it is only persistence in self-delusion and ignorance that does harm. Votes: 0

Through persistence numerous individuals win accomplishment out of what appeared bound to be sure disappointment. Votes: 0

Achievement does not require extraordinary ability. Achievement comes from ordinary abilities applied with extraordinary persistence. Votes: 0

Friendships offer good practice in accepting the transience of experience and the persistence of feeling. Votes: 0

Write when drunk. Edit when sober. Market it with the persistence of a drug peddler. Votes: 0

Book marketing is a skill: it takes knowledge, effort, and persistence to really be successful. Votes: 0

Patience and persistence are vital qualities in the ultimate successful accomplishment of any worthwhile endeavor. Votes: 0

Improvement of one's economic position is helped more by cool persistence than by hot enthusiasm. Votes: 0

Be patient with yourself.The journey of life requires alot of patient, persistence and perseverance. Votes: 0

The recalcitrant forces in the historical drama have a power and persistence beyond our reckoning. Votes: 0

What is important is what inspires persistence and determination- in other words what you care about. Votes: 0

What is grit? Grit is refusing to give up. It's persistence. It's making your own luck. Votes: 0

I attribute my success to my deep driving desire and persistence to face the tremendous adversity. Votes: 0

Everyone I know who is having success in film right now is there because of persistence. Votes: 0

Success is the result of clear goal, unshakable confidence, proper planning, enthusiastic ACTION and consistent persistence. Votes: 0

While no road is ever straight, dedication and persistence will always lead you to your dreams. Votes: 0

My greatest point is my persistence... However down I am, I fight until the last ball. Votes: 0

Rugby may have many problems, but the gravest is undoubtedly that of the persistence of summer. Votes: 0

If gymnastics were easy, it would be called football. 10% talent, 90% hard workEnergy and persistence conquer all things. Votes: 0

Constant repetition of tongue-twisters was like lifting weights for me, but patience and persistence have paid off. Votes: 0

Successful trout fishing isn't a matter of brute force or even persistence, but something more like infiltration. Votes: 0

Successful charitable fund-raising has much in common with managing a business: It requires leadership, persistence, and creativity. Votes: 0

On my best days, I fancy myself a combination of Dad's persistence/patience and Mom's toughness/skepticism. Votes: 0

Doggedness depends on emotional traits - enthusiasm and persistence in the face of setbacks - above all else. Votes: 0

I give you points for persistence, but you lose a few for being slow on the uptake. (Rae) Votes: 0

I have for many years been puzzled by the persistence of Hugh Hefner. Why is he still here? Votes: 0

Riches don't respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence. Votes: 0

The price of change is measured by our will and courage, our persistence, in the face of difficulty. Votes: 0

The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job. Votes: 0

Success Recipe: 2 cups faith, 2 cups love, 1 cup hard work, 1 cup persistence, 1 tbsp vision and a dash of swagger. Votes: 0

Success is 3Ms: Your vision produces the Map; your actions produce the Motion; your persistence produces Monetary rewards. Votes: 0

The lifeblood of Christianity is not our persistence in moving toward God but God's persistence in moving toward us. Votes: 0

Replace perfectionism with persistence. After all, in recovery and life, it's persistence that really pays off. Forget about perfection. Votes: 0

If you do not have persistence then no amount of education, talent or genius can make up for it. Votes: 0

Never underestimate the hidden power of one very determined person. There is nothing more powerful than determination and persistence. Votes: 0

Eventually, if it's on your mind, you stumble on it. You need a certain amount of luck and persistence. Votes: 0

Whatever you accomplish in a lifetime will be in direct proportion to the intensity and persistence of your faith Votes: 0

Tough times test your valor, persistence and ability to make decisions. They force you to fight for your dreams. Votes: 0

It's a funny word, persistence. It means not giving up, but it also means just passing on through time. Votes: 0

Success never resides in the world of weak wishes, but in the palace of purposeful plans and prayerful persistence. Votes: 0

With patience and calm, persistence and stoicism, good handwriting and careful labeling, they would meet persecution, indignity, and hardship head-on. Votes: 0

The Charkha, which is the embodiment of willing obedience and calm persistence, must therefore succeed before there is civil disobedience. Votes: 0

Attitude, humor and action (persistence) will whip fears and rejection. Fear of failure doesn't exist, if you believe it doesn't. Votes: 0

To make a great dream come true, the first requirement is a great capacity to dream; the second is persistence. Votes: 0

In life there is nothing more common than talent and intelligence. What is missing is passion, persistence, commitment, and dedication. Votes: 0

How protean are the devices available to human intelligence when it lends itself to the persistence of the conformist error. Votes: 0

One thing we all know, if one does not possess PERSISTENCE, one does not achieve noteworthy success in any calling. Votes: 0

Character produces endurance and persistence when the going gets tough, and life truly is an endurance race, not a sprint. Votes: 0

Implement your plans with courage and persistence. Have complete faith in your ability to succeed and never, ever give up. Votes: 0

I don't know if I discovered I had any talent. It was dogged persistence. I had to have the music. Votes: 0

What people see as fearlessness is really persistence. Because I am focused on the solution, I don't see the danger. Votes: 0

My dad has always been really helpful. He taught me that talent is a bonus, but persistence is what wins out. Votes: 0

Straight white males: that's the predominant moviegoing category, and the persistence of that is a dismaying maintenance of the status quo. Votes: 0

Often, failure is success trying to be born in a bigger way, and persistence helps you to experience that greater result. Votes: 0

You don't achieve success by "taking it easy" or "working on it later." You achieve it thru persistence and hard work. Votes: 0

The persistence of erroneous beliefs exacerbates the widespread anachronistic failure to recognize the urgent problems that face humanity on this planet. Votes: 0

The obstacles were intended to be a distraction from the goal.You must keep a persistence focus to realise the goal. Votes: 0

Nobody automatically believes in your dream. Nobody! You have to turn it into reality through your own sheer grit, bullheadedness and persistence. Votes: 0

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Votes: 0

There's no such thing as a lost cause, or a dead end. Through persistence, attitude, and creativity, there's always an escape route. Votes: 0

Successful people are defined as ordinary people who never gave up on their dreams and passion is the secret of that persistence! Votes: 0

The conditions that direct the order of . . . the living world . . . are marked by their persistence in improving the birthright of successive generations. Votes: 0

We have to recognise that there cannot be relationships unless there is commitment, unless there is loyalty, unless there is love, patience, persistence. Votes: 0

Real excellence does not come cheaply. A certain price must be paid in terms of practice, patience, and persistence - natural ability notwithstanding. Votes: 0

Success is not a matter of mastering subtle, sophisticated theory but rather of embracing common sense with uncommon levels of discipline and persistence. Votes: 0

Average people and the average community can change the world. You can do it just based on common sense, determination, persistence and patience. Votes: 0

Making the absolute best of ourselves is not an easy task. It is a pleasurable pursuit...but it requires patience, persistence, and perseverance. Votes: 0

Nothing worthwhile was ever accomplished without the will to start, the enthusiasm to continue and, regardless of temporary obstacles, the persistence to complete Votes: 0

It is the persistence of dance in helping people to resist, reduce, and escape stress since early humanity that attests to its efficacy. Votes: 0

When you chase a dream, you learn about yourself. You learn your capabilities and limitations, and the value of hard work and persistence. Votes: 0

True winners remain winners because they truly believe that challenges, struggles, and obstacles can all lead to big blessings through persistence and perseverance. Votes: 0

Forgiveness takes intelligence, discipline, imagination, and persistence, as well as a special psychological strength, something athletes call mental toughness and warriors call courage. Votes: 0

Nowhere can it rain harder and with a more tiresome persistence than in California during the brief season when it rains at all. Votes: 0

Human kind has always been in the shadows of each other since its persistence of social interventional among the large groups of human societies. Votes: 0

The future of the world depends on the full restoration of the Sacred Feminine in all its tenderness, passion, divine ferocity, and surrendered persistence. Votes: 0

Extreme patience and persistence are required, Yet everybody succeeds at this before being handed The surprise box lunch of the rest of his life. Votes: 0

Learning to deal with setbacks, and maintaining the persistence and optimism necessary for childhood's long road to mastery are the real foundations of lasting self-esteem. Votes: 0

You need to recognize and sweep aside certain weaknesses which stand between you and your goals. Your persistence develops into a respected, proved, progressive power. Votes: 0

With some basic skills, ambition and persistence, then there is little limit to what you can achieve, and by trying you can often surprise yourself. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Success requires persistence, the ability to not give up in the face of failure. I believe that optimistic explanatory style is the key to persistence. Votes: 0

"Softly, softly, catchee monkey," is the West African rendering of a very valuable precept. An awful lot of men fail through lack of patient persistence. Votes: 0

I was brought up on a farm, and I've learned that every opportunity that I've had in my life has come from hard work and persistence. Votes: 0

To make our way, we must have firm resolve, persistence, tenacity. We must gear ourselves to work hard all the way. We can never let up. Votes: 0

Success in any endeavor does not happen by accident. Rather, it's the result of deliberate decisions, conscious effort, and immense persistence...all directed at specific goals. Votes: 0

I think that persistence and stubbornness and hard work are probably, at the end of the day, more important than the willingness to take a risk. Votes: 0

One of the tests that I frequently use in an interaction is I push on the idea and what I'm looking for is both flexibility & persistence. Votes: 0

It seems far-fetched, even preposterous, to blame the global economic order for the persistence of severe poverty in countries that are ruled by obvious thugs and crooks. Votes: 0

Passion and persistence are what matter. Dreams are achievable and you can make your fantasy come true, but there are no shortcuts. Nothing happens without hard work. Votes: 0

I think I'm seen as trustworthy. I'm seen as having determination and persistence, and I'm seen as having a capacity to reach achievable answers to difficult issues. Votes: 0

It looks like the thing that separates out the capable students from the really successful ones is not so much their knowledge...but their persistence at something, Votes: 0

When you collect bad loans... you sure learn a lot about making good ones. You also learn a lot about the power of persuasion, persistence and desperation. Votes: 0

Living the dream is simply a form of living out your passion, of making that passion gradually, through persistence and effort, a central part of your life. Votes: 0

There is no such thing as a quantum leap. There is only dogged persistence - and in the end you make it look like a quantum leap. Votes: 0

Such a courageous boy I was. To act brazenly under scrutiny and risk further injury to my wounded heart. Ah, the resilience, the blind, dumb persistence of youth. Votes: 0

The challenge of statesmanship is to have the vision to dream of a better, safer world and the courage, persistence, and patience to turn that dream into reality. Votes: 0

Anything lost, can be found again, except for time wasted A vision without action is merely a dream Action, it's the grind, it's the hustle, it's the persistence Votes: 0

I believe persistence is a major key to success in any great endeavor. I want to remind folks to PERSIST in whatever they are tackling at the moment! Votes: 0

I was relentless, even in the face of total lack of encouragement, because much more often than you'd think, sheer persistence is the difference between success and failure. Votes: 0

Printed books usually outlive bookstores and the publishers who brought them out. They sit around, demanding nothing, for decades. That's one of their nicest qualities - their brute persistence. Votes: 0

The foundation of the Buddha's teachings lies in compassion, and the reason for practicing the teachings is to wipe out the persistence of ego, the number-one enemy of compassion. Votes: 0

To be a success you need to have persistence of drive, persistence of vision, and persistence of action. You will be doing yourself a disservice by not staying resilient. Votes: 0

When resistance closes the door against you, remember that persistence holds the key. Don't give up too early; insist to endure to the end... You will never regret it! Votes: 0

Yes! to this thought I hold with firm persistence; The last result of wisdom stamps it true; He only earns his freedom and existence Who daily conquers them anew. Votes: 0

After taking risk into account, do more managers than you'd see by chance outperform with persistence? Virtually every economist who studied this question answers with a resounding 'no.' Votes: 0

To be an entrepreneur, it just takes a lot of persistence, dedication, and drive. No matter what happens, you have to be wiling to get back up and try again. Votes: 0

The unhappy persistence of both the practice and the lingering effects of racial discrimination ...is an unfortunate reality...and the government is not disqualified from acting in response to it. Votes: 0

He could totally be your boyfriend," [Angel] went on with annoying persistence. "You guys could get married. I could be like a junior bridesmaid. Total could be your flower dog. Votes: 0

Not realizing what you want is a problem of knowledge. Not pursuing what you want is a problem of motivation. Not achieving what you want is a problem of persistence. Votes: 0

When we say that the persistence of competition is ensured by fate, we mean that individual freedom is so guaranteed. The one thing to which fate binds us is liberty. Votes: 0

Don't be discouraged when they laugh at your adversity; instead, smile at them, because through persistence, perseverance and faith, you would be laughing at their surprised faces in the future. Votes: 0

Obstinacy is will asserting itself without being able to justify itself. It is persistence without a reasonable motive. It is the tenacity of self-love substituted for that of reason and conscience. Votes: 0

Those who are passionate about what they do have an advantage that is nearly impossible to overcome. In passion there is energy, creativity, resilience and persistence. Passion will get it done. Votes: 0

The adjectives that are in the book ["Win"] - passion, persuasion, persistence, perfection, prioritization, being people-centered - none of them are as important as principles. Without principles, the language will fail. Votes: 0

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; un-rewarded genius is almost a proverb. Votes: 0

Success in life isn't only for the gifted or the privileged or those with a high IQ. Success is totally dependent on three things: persistence, determination and a positive mental attitude. Votes: 0

But hope has an astonishing resilience and strength. Its very persistence in our hearts indicates that it is not a tonic for wishful thinkers but the ground on which realists stand. Votes: 0

The test of character is not persistence when you expect a light at the end of the tunnel. The true test is performance and persistence when you see no light coming. Votes: 0

Happiness requires courage, stamina, persistence, fortitude, perseverance, bravery, boldness, valor, vigor, concentration, solidity, substance, backbone, grit, guts, moxie, nerve, pluck, resilience, spunk, tenacity, tolerance, will power, chutzpah, and a good thesaurus. Votes: 0

The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire, and persistence. Talent without these things vanishes and even modest talent with those characteristics grows. Votes: 0

It's all about patience and persistence - you often have to expose a child to a new food numerous times before he or she will begin to like it. So keep trying! Votes: 0

Success is a function of persistence and doggedness and the willingness to work hard for twenty-two minutes to make sense of something that most people would give up on after thirty seconds. Votes: 0

First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice. Votes: 0

As an early-and-often chronicler of Chicago-on-the-Potomac, I am amazed at the stubborn and clingy persistence of President Barack Obama's snowblowers in the media. See no scandal, hear no scandal, speak no scandal. Votes: 0

If there's any single talent a writer needs, it's persistence. If you can keep at your writing and you can learn as you write, you can tell any story you want to tell. Votes: 0

Vigilance in watching opportunity, tact and daring in seizing upon opportunity, force and persistence in crowding opportunity to its utmost of possible achievement - these are the martial virtues which must command success Votes: 0

Don't do something just for the money. Money is a side effect of persistence. You persist in things you are interested in. Explore your interests. Then persist. Then enjoy all the side effects. Votes: 0

The Jews are known for their perseverance and this is what helps them achieve their goals. Perseverance means continuous persistence in a course of action, a purpose, in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement. Votes: 0

In my view, it's irreverence, foolish confidence and naivety combined with persistence, open mindedness and a continual ability to learn that created Facebook, Google, Yahoo, eBay, Microsoft, Apple, Juniper, AOL, Sun Microsystems and others. Votes: 0

To be a highflier and a name to conjure with, you must decide your dimension, plan your path, master the moment, focus on the future, determine your degree, push your persistence and leadyour life. Votes: 0

We never really know and the very fact that there are such words in the language as disappointment, regret, etc., is testimony to the pervasiveness and persistence of this feature of the human condition. Votes: 0

Healing the wounds of the earth and its people does not require saintliness or a political party, only gumption and persistence. It is not a liberal or conservative activity; it is a sacred act. Votes: 0

God is action, complete with mistakes, fumblings, persistence, agony. God is not the power that has found eternal equilibrium, but the power that is forever breaking every equilibrium, forever searching for a higher one. Votes: 0

I don't impose any word count or number-of-hours quota on myself, or have any rules, except one: persistence. Nothing glamorous. No epiphanies. Just revisiting and rewriting. For me, momentum is far more important than inspiration. Votes: 0

Film editing is now something almost everyone can do at a simple level and enjoy it, but to take it to a higher level requires the same dedication and persistence that any art form does. Votes: 0

Franklin's illness...gave him strength and courage he had not had before. He had to think out the fundamentals of living and learn the greatest of all lessons - infinite patience and never ending persistence. Votes: 0

Through persistence, you can be one of those happy, victorious people who not only chases dreams, but who catches them! The persistent man also perseveres long enough for his dreams to catch up with him! Votes: 0

You're made to feel ugly, and I made ugly beautiful. Just by sheer persistence. Nobody has the right to say that I am ugly, and I will not be a professional victim, you know. Sorry! Votes: 0

One couldn't even measure roughness. So, by luck, and by reward for persistence, I did found the theory of roughness, which certainly I didn't expect and expecting to found one would have been pure madness. Votes: 0