I believe that persistent effort, supported by a character-based foundation, will enable you to get more of the things money will buy… — Zig Ziglar Copy Share Image
There is one recurring, persistent, perennial, and dogging personal problem which, more than any other, steals the force and peace of people… — Ervin Seale Copy Share Image
We were trying to show that you should be hopeful, you should be optimistic, but you have to be consistent and persistent,… — Andrew Aydin Copy Share Image
The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie--deliberate, contrived and dishonest--but the myth--persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. Too often we… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I consider parenting skills, those skills that help children: (1) develop clear and important goals; and (2) figure out flexible and persistent… — Timothy Carey Copy Share Image
Many of us, particularly those of us with disabilities who have faced persistent discrimination throughout our lives, not least when trying to… — Stella Young Copy Share Image
One tended to lose one’s bearings in the presence of willful and persistent acts of craziness, and the more gentle the act,… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
Technological defeatism - a belief that, since a given technology is here to stay, there's nothing we can do about it other… — Evgeny Morozov Copy Share Image
A key impact of recent events was a very persistent, if not permanent shock in the oil supply. This was caused as… — Michael Kumhof Copy Share Image
You could easily play the guy as straight-up hood throughout the whole movie, the Imperial Courts, but writer and director Malik Vitthal… — John Boyega Copy Share Image
The status quo is persistent and resistant. It exists because everyone wants it to. Everyone believes that what they've got is probably… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
The measure of woman's distaste for any part of her life lies not in the loudness of her lamentations (these are only… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
O my Bergson, you are a magician, and your book is a marvel, a real wonder in the history of philosophy .… — William James Copy Share Image
At the very top state institutions, like UCLA, Berkeley and the University of Texas, however, the trend of downward minority enrollment remains… — Adam Schiff Copy Share Image
One of the most persistent yet elusive dreams of the Modern Movement in architecture has been prefabrication: industrially made structures that can… — Martin Filler Copy Share Image
There has been one persistent theme through all Axis propaganda. This theme has been that Americans are admittedly rich, that Americans have… — Franklin D. Roosevelt Copy Share Image
True purity, however, is a direction, a persistent, determined pursuit of righteousness. This direction starts in the heart, and we express it… — Joshua Harris Copy Share Image
But being an American woman married to an Arab guy - and a Muslim to boot! - put me in a different… — Annia Ciezadlo Copy Share Image
“Everyday should be a working day on those difficult tasks. A little bit per day is the only way to make it… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
I think it's imperative to follow your heart and choose a profession you're passionate about, and if you haven't found that 'spark'… — Steve Kerr Copy Share Image
Choose one meditation and then put all your effort in it. That effort has to be very regular because will is created… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, we feel conscious but unable to move our body. The first thing to do is focus in a prayer, then start… — Toba Beta [Betelgeuse Incident Copy Share Image
By a persistent effort of will it is possible to change the whole body. The athlete must always keep in mind this… — Emil Zatopek Copy Share Image
A man of distinguished, beautiful eloquence, and persistent, over pressing thought... Ameen Rihani was one of the foremost pioneers of modern illumination.… — Mikhail Naimy Copy Share Image
Through persistence, you can be one of those happy, victorious people who not only chases dreams, but who catches them! The persistent… — Catherine Ponder Copy Share Image
“Good for you and be proud of yourself because you have your priorities in order. Be proud of yourself if you are… — Ana Monnar Copy Share Image
We are prodding, challenging, seeking contradictions or small, persistent residual errors, proposing alternative explanations, encouraging heresy. We give our highest rewards to… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
I think that realistically we can shoot for the title this year. If we stay healthy and be persistent throughout the season,… — Jason Kidd Copy Share Image
Work is the true elixir of life. The busiest man is the happiest man. Excellence in any art or profession is attained… — Theodore Martin Copy Share Image
Persistent calling upon the name of the Lord breaks through every stronghold of the devil, for nothing is impossible with God. For… — Jim Cymbala Copy Share Image
Every immigrant family, it seems, has someone who does not belong in the new country they have come to. It feels like… — Michael Ondaatje Copy Share Image
Never lose hope, be persistent and stubborn and never give up. There are many instances in history where apparent losers suddenly turn… — Theodore Kaczynski Copy Share Image
The hallmark of creative people is their mental flexibility... Sometimes they are open and probing, at others they're playful and off-the-wall. At… — Roger von Oech Copy Share Image
belated maternity has had its compensations; small children have a habit of conferring persistent youth upon their parents, and by their eager… — Vera Brittain Copy Share Image
“I prefer to look at it another way-which is that if they are persistent enough, even tiny drops of water, over time,… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
Seemingly minor yet persistent things penetrate the mind over time making it difficult to ever realize the impact; hence, though quite unfortunate,… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
It is necessary to understand that Black Power is a cry of disappointment. The Black Power slogan did not spring full grown… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
I regret trusting The Guardian. I didn't want to do an interview, but the journalist was persistent. [The writer] was masked as… — Lana Del Rey Copy Share Image
We 'rid ourselves of conceptual thought' when, by persistent observation, we recognize the unreality of our self-centered thoughts. Then we can remain… — Joko Beck Copy Share Image