Persistence Quotes

573 quotes by 415 authors

Paralyze resistance with persistence. — Woody Hayes
The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job. — Napoleon Hill
Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel. — Napoleon Hill
When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted… — Napoleon Hill
Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit. — Napoleon Hill
Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success. — Napoleon Hill
The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail. — Napoleon Hill
I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games. — Ben Hogan
A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success. — Elbert Hubbard
The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. — Robert Hughes
Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. — Thomas Jefferson
My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle… — Muhammad Ali Jinnah
As for goals, I don't set myself those anymore. I'm not one of these 'I must have achieved this and that by next year' kind… — Paul Kane
Failure is only postponed success as long as courage 'coaches' ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory. — Herbert Kaufman
Champions keep playing until they get it right. — Billie Jean King
Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come.… — Anne Lamott
The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender. — Vince Lombardi
The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
You're made to feel ugly, and I made ugly beautiful. Just by sheer persistence. Nobody has the right to say that I am ugly, and… — John Lydon
I've known entrepreneurs who were not great salespeople, or didn't know how to code, or were not particularly charismatic leaders. But I don't know of… — Harvey Mackay

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