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title: "4 Persevere Working Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [You're going to hit some rough patches. You're going to run into obstacles. People are going to say, 'You can't do it.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-harris-jr/you-re-going-to-hit-some-rough-patches-you-re-going-to-run-into/)

[Chris Harris, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-harris-jr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39a/chris-harris-jr-11710_believing-in-yoursel_you-re-going-to-hit-some-rough-patches-y_304141.jpg)

> [“It doesn't matter if people are playing jazz or writing poetry -- if they want to be successful, they need to learn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-lehrer/it-doesn-t-matter-if-people-are-playing-jazz-or-writing-poetry-if/)

[Jonah Lehrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-lehrer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cf/jonah-lehrer-9286_232_it-doesn-t-matter-if-people-are-playing_2075609.png)

> [It doesn't matter if people are playing jazz or writing poetry. If they want to be successful, they need to learn how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-lehrer/it-doesn-t-matter-if-people-are-playing-jazz-or-writing-poetry-if-2/)

[Jonah Lehrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-lehrer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c64/jonah-lehrer-9286_achievement_it-doesn-t-matter-if-people-are-playing_2455826.jpg)

> [To really be conscious of how long the journey is, be patient, push yourself, persevere and always be working on your craft…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahershala-ali/to-really-be-conscious-of-how-long-the-journey-is-be-patient-push/)

[Mahershala Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahershala-ali/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/556/mahershala-ali-6687_be-patient_to-really-be-conscious-of-how-long-the-j_2933816.jpg)

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