You cannot fake effort; talent is great, but perseverance…

Sometimes I think your face and your bearing and your energy have so much more to do with the jobs you get than the…

— Elizabeth Reaser

Too much vigor in the beginning of an undertaking often intercepts and prevents the steadiness and perseverance always necessary in the conduct of a…

— Samuel Johnson

Final perseverance is the necessary evidence of genuine conversion.

— Charles Spurgeon

Patience and perseverance are necessary in autosuggestion, as well as in everything else.

— Emile Coue

What I love about the East End is that there's a great perseverance, determination and courage. What I dislike about it is that there…

— Eddie Marsan

Decide carefully, exactly what you want in life, then work like mad to make sure you get it!

— Hector Crawford

Every obstacle yields to stern resolve.

— Leonardo da Vinci

Failure is not the falling down but the staying down.

— Mary Pickford

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

— Marie Curie

Effort without talent is a depressing situation... but talent without effort is a tragedy.

— Mike Ditka

Many people are talented yet few distinguish themselves. The ability to rise above lies more in effort than in talent.

— Varsha Sharma

“Without effort, your talent is nothing more than your unmet potential. Without effort, your skill is nothing more than what you could have done…

— Angela Duckworth

Success is a combination of effort, talent and hard work. There's got to be hard work and mental toughness. It's not just one thing…

— Brock Lesnar

“Talent is never enough. Effort, not talent, is the key to success.”

— Mensah Oteh

You need a lot of effort and talent to produce greatness.

— Tom Rath