Persistence Quotes
573 quotes by 415 authors
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The young think that failure is the Siberian end of the line, banishment from all the living, and tend to do what I then did…
— James A. Baldwin
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Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Work at it, early and late, in season and out of season, not leaving a stone…
— P T Barnum
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Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.
— John Adams
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Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
— John Quincy Adams
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The barriers are not erected which can say to aspiring talents and industry, 'Thus far and no farther.'
— Ludwig van Beethoven
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When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the…
— Alexander Graham Bell
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The best customer service is if the customer doesn't need to call you, doesn't need to talk to you. It just works.
— Jeff Bezos
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My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match. However down I am, I fight until the last ball. My list…
— Bjorn Borg
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Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.
— Hal Borland
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I'm a big believer in persistence, don't be greedy and, above all, work hard. It's what keeps me going.
— Caprice Bourret
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Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.
— Bill Bradley
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Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models.
— Bill Bradley
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The person interested in success has to learn to view failure as a healthy, inevitable part of the process of getting to the top.
— Joyce Brothers
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To make our way, we must have firm resolve, persistence, tenacity. We must gear ourselves to work hard all the way. We can never let…
— Ralph Bunche
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Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacle s, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul…
— Thomas Carlyle
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Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
— Dale Carnegie
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Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible.
— Lord Chesterfield
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Never, never, never give up.
— Winston Churchill
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If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come…
— Winston Churchill
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Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.
— Carl von Clausewitz
Who Wrote These Persistence Quotes
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