--- title: "8 Wants Quit Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Wants Quit quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Wants Quit sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de5/kameron-hurley-2960_game_being-a-writer-writing-for-a-living-is-o_382983.jpg" --- > [Being a writer, writing for a living, is one long persistence game. Everyone wants you to quit. Quite often, you want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kameron-hurley/being-a-writer-writing-for-a-living-is-one-long-persistence-game/) [Kameron Hurley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kameron-hurley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de5/kameron-hurley-2960_game_being-a-writer-writing-for-a-living-is-o_382983.jpg) > [The real competition is against the little voice inside you that wants to quit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-sheehan/the-real-competition-is-against-the-little-voice-inside-you-that/) [George A. Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-sheehan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/676/george-a-sheehan-10745_competition_the-real-competition-is-against-the-litt_398837.png) > [“When a smoker says he wants to quit but can’t, what he’s really saying is, “I want to quit but I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-franzen/when-a-smoker-says-he-wants-to-quit-but-can-t-what-he-s-really-saying/) [Jonathan Franzen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-franzen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c00/jonathan-franzen-801_personal-responsibil_when-a-smoker-says-he-wants-to-quit-but_691821.jpg) > [It's up to the individual to decide when he wants to quit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/inzamam-ul-haq/it-s-up-to-the-individual-to-decide-when-he-wants-to-quit/) [Inzamam-ul-Haq](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/inzamam-ul-haq/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bd/inzamam-ul-haq-5974_decide_it-s-up-to-the-individual-to-decide-when_748622.jpg) > [People who go to work to be a part of the cause don't go home. They are home. Now - who wants…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sinek/people-who-go-to-work-to-be-a-part-of-the-cause-don-t-go-home-they/) [Simon Sinek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sinek/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a4/simon-sinek-349_causes_people-who-go-to-work-to-be-a-part-of-th_1317088.png) > [“is easiest. Consider a smoker who wants to quit. She needs to recognize the first sign of a craving, and where it’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelly-mcgonigal/is-easiest-consider-a-smoker-who-wants-to-quit-she-needs-to-recognize/) [Kelly McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelly-mcgonigal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/287/kelly-mcgonigal-20652_quote_is-easiest-consider-a-smoker-who-wants-t_1368179.jpg) > [In every race there is a crucial moment when the body wants to quit. Then it needs imagination and mental tenacuty to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-ibbotson/in-every-race-there-is-a-crucial-moment-when-the-body-wants-to-quit/) [Derek Ibbotson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-ibbotson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47d/derek-ibbotson-232404_body_in-every-race-there-is-a-crucial-moment_2791525.jpg) > [No one wants to quit when he's losing and no one wants to quit when he's winning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-petty/no-one-wants-to-quit-when-he-s-losing-and-no-one-wants-to-quit-when/) [Richard Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-petty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d09/richard-petty-25735_football_no-one-wants-to-quit-when-he-s-losing-an_3183138.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wants-quit/#itemlist", "name": "Wants Quit Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Being a writer, writing for a living, is one long persistence game. 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