Persist Quotes

329 Persist quotes by 270 unique authors

Scientific greatness is less a matter of intelligence than character; if the scientist refuses to compromise or accept incomplete answers and persists in grappling the… — Albert Einstein
Basically, being alive means keeping yourself ready for the sky to fall in on you at any time. If you start from the assumption that… — Yasmina Khadra
I’ve come to the point of view that for European-American society and culture to persist requires a European-American majority, and a clear one at that. — John Tanton
Challenges aren't frightening, defeats aren't terrifying either. A principle that I now insist and persist on is the understanding that you can fulfill your dreams… — Seungri
If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist. — Isaac Asimov
The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone. — Tacitus
We persist and linger longer than we think, leaving traces of ourselves wherever we go. If you take that away, then we all simply vanish. — Dinaw Mengestu
The scene changes but the aspirations of men of good will persist. — Vannevar Bush
Once a trend is established it tends to persist and to run it’s full course. — George Soros
It is evident that many wars are fought over resources which are now becoming increasingly scarce. If we conserved our resources better, fighting over them… — Wangari Maathai
At the heart of the problem is the fact that the United States is a racially divided nation where extreme racial inequalities continue to persist. — Robert D Bullard
No one who has seen a baby sinking back satiated from the breast and falling asleep with flushed cheeks and a blissful smile can escape… — Sigmund Freud
Persist - don't take no for an answer. If you're happy to sit at your desk and not take any risk, you'll be sitting at… — David Rubenstein
How does one stay mindful? Where feelings are known as they arise, known as they persist, known as they pass away. Thoughts are known as… — Gautama Buddha
The deep inequalities that persist are visible reminders of the effects of apartheid and colonialism. Until these scars are healed, the vision of our Constitution… — Unknown Author
We add that it would be all too easy to object that mutations have no evolutionary effect because they are eliminated by natural selection. Lethal… — Pierre-Paul Grasse
An outdated view still prevails that a low-carbon lifestyle requires immense personal suffering and sacrifice. In my view, nothing could be further from the truth.… — Mark Lynas
. . . persist in that invocation until the unity of the world is subsumed for you in a single sphere, so that with the… — Ibn Ata Allah
I persist on praising not the life I lead, but that which I ought to lead. I follow it at a mighty distance, crawling — Seneca the Younger
Total relaxation is the ultimate. That's the moment when one becomes a buddha. That is the moment of realization, enlightenment, christ-consciousness. You cannot be totally… — Rajneesh
Remember one very fundamental thing about life: Any experience that has not been lived will hang around you, will persist: "Finish me! Live me! Complete… — Rajneesh
What you persist in doing gets easier. The task hasn't changed, but your ability to do it has increased. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
But the wicked passions of men's hearts alone seem strong enough to leave pictures that persist the good are ever too luke-warm. — Algernon Blackwood
While poverty persists, there is no true freedom. — Nelson Mandela
To err is human, to persist in error is diabolical. — Georges Canguilhem

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