Persistent Quotes

271 quotes by 236 authors

The smallest flower is a thought, a life answering to some feature of the Great Whole, of whom they have a persistent intuition. — Honore de Balzac
There is no faculty of the human soul so persistent and universal as that of hatred. — Henry Ward Beecher
Prayer in the hour of need is a great boon. From simple trials to our Gethsemanes, prayer - persistent prayer - can put us in… — Ezra Taft Benson
Life never was intended to be easy. Rather, it is a period of proving and growth. It is interwoven with difficulties, challenges, and burdens. We… — Richard G. Scott
The mystery of life is certainly the most persistent problem ever placed before the thought of man. There is no doubt that from the time… — Guglielmo Marconi
Persistent calling upon the name of the Lord breaks through every stronghold of the devil, for nothing is impossible with God. For Christians in these… — Jim Cymbala
I know that I have the ability to achieve the object of my Definite Purpose in life, therefore, I demand of myself persistent, continuous action… — Napoleon Hill
Persistent questioning and healthy inquisitiveness are the first requisite for acquiring learning of any kind. — Mahatma Gandhi
There has been one persistent theme through all Axis propaganda. This theme has been that Americans are admittedly rich, that Americans have considerable industrial power… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
The passion of self-aggrandizement is persistent but plastic; it will never disappear from a vigorous mind, but may become morally higher by attaching itself to… — Charles Horton Cooley
Very few persons, comparatively, know how to Desire with sufficient intensity. They do not know what it is to feel and manifest that intense, eager,… — Robert Collier
Life is very persistent and very ingenious in seizing every opportunity. — Joseph Wood Krutch
No great achievement is possible without persistent work. — Bertrand Russell
It is not races but individuals that are noble and courageous or ignoble and craven or considerate or persistent or philosophical or reasonable. The race… — Edwin Way Teale
With the exception of the instinct of self-preservation, the propensity for emulation is probably the strongest and most alert and persistent of the economic motives… — Thorstein Veblen
Love is a consistent passion to give, not a meek persistent hope to receive. The only demand of life is the privilege to love all. — Chinmayananda Saraswati
I think that realistically we can shoot for the title this year. If we stay healthy and be persistent throughout the season, I think we… — Jason Kidd
To live a spiritual life we must first find the courage to enter into the desert of loneliness and to change it by gentle and… — Henri Nouwen
Edison was by far the most successful and, probably, the last exponent of the purely empirical method of investigation. Everything he achieved was the result… — Nikola Tesla
Choose one meditation and then put all your effort in it. That effort has to be very regular because will is created only out of… — Rajneesh

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