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Persistence Quotes by Octavia Butler
- You don't start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it.…
- People who want to write either do it or they don't. At last I began to say that my most important talent - or habit…
- If there's any single talent a writer needs, it's persistence. If you can keep at your writing and you can learn as you write, you…
- First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories.…
- The big talent is persistence.
More Persistence Quotes
- The young think that failure is the Siberian end of the line, banishment from all the living, and tend to do what… — James A. Baldwin
- Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Work at it, early and late, in season and out of season, not… — P T Barnum
- Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases. — John Adams
- Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. — John Quincy Adams
- The barriers are not erected which can say to aspiring talents and industry, 'Thus far and no farther.' — Ludwig van Beethoven
- When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do… — Alexander Graham Bell
- 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
- My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match. However down I am, I fight until the last… — Bjorn Borg
- Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence. — Hal Borland
- I'm a big believer in persistence, don't be greedy and, above all, work hard. It's what keeps me going. — Caprice Bourret
- Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in. — Bill Bradley
- Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models. — Bill Bradley