Persistent Quotes

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Why do they make things so complicated?" "So that those who have the responsibility for understanding can understand.," he said. "Imagine if everyone went around… — Paulo Coelho
Though a good cop, Luc Claudel has the patience of a firecracker, the sensitivity of Vlad the Impaler, and a persistent skepticism as to the… — Kathy Reichs
Out of some persistent sense of large-scale ruin, we kept inventing hope. — Don DeLillo
I see this as the central issue of our time: how to find a substitute for war in human ingenuity, imagination, courage, sacrifice, patience... War… — Howard Zinn
Persistent people are able to visualize the idea of light at the end of the tunnel when others can't see it — Seth Godin
Where utopianism is advanced through gradualism rather than revolution, albeit steady and persistent as in democratic societies, it can deceive and disarm an unsuspecting population,… — Mark Levin
I think certain types of processes donâ€™t allow for any variation. If you have to be part of that process, all you can do is… — Haruki Murakami
Majority decisions tend to be made without engaging the systematic thought and critical thinking skills of the individuals in the group. Given the force of… — Philip Zimbardo
You asked for a loving God: you have one... The consuming fire Himself, the Love that made the worlds, persistent as the artist's love for… — C.S. Lewis
This is the extraordinary thing about creativity: If just you keep your mind resting against the subject in a friendly but persistent way, sooner or… — John Cleese
Fiction is like that, once it is released into the world: contagious, persistent. Like the contents of Pandora's box, a story that's freely given can't… — Jodi Picoult
As a performer, I wanted to be the loudest, most persistent alarm clock I could be, because there didnâ€™t seem like any other way to… — Marilyn Manson
A persistent breeze lifted the thin curtains, fluttering a few moments of tranquility into the turbulent day. — Susan Abulhawa
True purity, however, is a direction, a persistent, determined pursuit of righteousness. This direction starts in the heart, and we express it in a lifestyle… — Joshua Harris
Sorry,â€ she said breathlessly. â€œI got lost in the crowd.â€ â€œI noticed,â€ he said. â€œOne second I was dancing with you, and the next you… — Cassandra Clare
Thatâ€™s one way of looking at it. I prefer to look at it another wayâ€”which is that if they are persistent enough, even tiny drops… — Veronica Roth
The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain - he is inspired by it. The persistent winner is not discouraged by a problem--he… — William Arthur Ward
Persistent people begin their success where others end in failure. — Edward Eggleston
One of the most persistent ambiguities that we face is that everybody talks about peace as a goal. However, it does not take sharpest-eyed sophistication… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I am not a reluctant peer but a persistent commoner — Tony Benn

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