Quotes about perseverance
perseverance giving-up artist
The only tip I have for an artist is perseverance... Never give up. Wayne White
perseverance spring blessing
Necessity is always the first stimulus to industry, and those who conduct it with prudence, perseverance and energy will rarely fail. Viewed in this light, the necessity of labor is not a chastisement, but a blessing,--the very root and spring of all that we call progress in individuals and civilization in nations. Samuel Smiles
perseverance trying failing
Try again. Fail again. Try better. Samuel Beckett
perseverance teacher real
People are attracted to teaching because they want to make a real impact. The teachers who are making the greatest difference go far beyond meeting standardised test measures. They aspire to truly level the playing field for their students, which means inspiring a love of learning, fostering the highest levels of critical thinking, building perseverance in working towards academic excellence, and so on. Wendy Kopp
perseverance believe book
As readers, we remain in the nursery stage so long as we cannot distinguish between taste and judgment, so long, that is, as the only possible verdicts we can pass on a book are two: this I like; this I don't like. For an adult reader, the possible verdicts are five: I can see this is good and I like it; I can see this is good but I don't like it; I can see this is good and, though at present I don't like it, I believe that with perseverance I shall come to like it; I can see that this is trash but I like it; I can see that this is trash and I don't like it. W. H. Auden
perseverance men want
Men fail much oftener from want of perseverance than from want of talent. William Cobbett
perseverance animal order
If we bestow but a very little attention to the economy of the animal creation, we shall find manifest examples of premeditation, perseverance, resolution, and consumate artifice, in order to effect their purpose. William Bartram
perseverance blessed optimism
I have never had to face anything that could overwhelm the native optimism and stubborn perseverance I was blessed with. Sonia Sotomayor
perseverance war self
In perseverance, in self command, in forethought, in all virtues which conduce to success in life, the Scots have never been surpassed. Thomas B. Macaulay
perseverance passion animal
Desire , to know why, and how, CURIOSITY; such as is in no living creature but Man ; so that Man is distinguished, not only by his Reason; but also by this singular Passion from other Animals ; in whom the appetite of food, and other pleasures of Sense, by predominance, take away the care of knowing causes; which is a Lust of the mind, that by a perseverance of delight in the continual and indefatigable generation of Knowledge, exceedeth the short vehemence of any carnal Pleasure. Thomas Hobbes
perseverance lust curiosity
Desire to know why, and how curiosity, which is a lust of the mind, that a perseverance of delight in the continued and indefatigable generation of knowledge exceedeth the short vehemence of any carnal pleasure.
perseverance war history
In all their wars against the French they [the Americans] never showed such conduct, attention and perseverance as they do now. Thomas Gage
perseverance hard-work self
Wealth is more often the result of a lifestyle of hard work, perseverance, planning, and, most of all, self-discipline. Thomas J. Stanley
perseverance determination thinking
When you want a thing deeply, earnestly and intensely, this feeling of desire reinforces your will and arouses in you the determination to work for the desired object. When you have a distinct purpose in view, your work becomes of absorbing interest. You bend your best powers to it; you give it concentrated attention; you think of little else than the realization of this purpose; your will is stimulated into unusual activity, and as a consequence you do your work with an increasing sense of power.
perseverance sacrifice today
You will come to know that what appears today to be a sacrifice will prove instead to be the greatest investment that you will ever make. Gordon B. Hinckley
perseverance persistence voice
You go on. You set one foot in front of the other, and if a thin voice cries out, somewhere behind you, you pretend not to hear, and keep going. Geraldine Brooks
perseverance fate men
Trench says a wild man is a willed man. Well, then, a man of will who does what he wills or wishes, a man of hope and of the future tense, for not only the obstinate is willed, but far more the constant and persevering. The obstinate man, properly speaking, is one who will not. The perseverance of the saints is positive willedness, not a mere passive willingness. The fates are wild, for they will; and the Almighty is wild above all, as fate is. Henry David Thoreau
perseverance nature winning
Nature is slow, but sure; she works no faster than need be; she is the tortoise that wins the race by her perseverance.
perseverance successful quality
Elizabeth Keckley was a woman of remarkable strength, courage, perseverance, and dignity. She was exceptionally talented, but also very diligent and ambitious, and together those qualities enabled her to deliver herself from slavery and become a successful businesswoman. Jennifer Chiaverini
perseverance persistence brutes
Patience and perseverance at lengthAccomplish more than anger or brute strength. Jean de La Fontaine
perseverance fall champion
My personal story has always been about perseverance and always getting up when I fall. Maybe I'm not Olympic champion, but I can teach the world about that. Jeremy Abbott
perseverance fog years
It took Einstein ten years of groping through the fog to get the theory of special relativity, and he was a bright guy. James C. Collins
perseverance reality discipline
You must maintain unwavering faith that you can and will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties, AND at the same time, have the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.
perseverance tomorrow footprint
Don't follow in any footprints, make your own prints. Because, you are the future of tomorrow. Jackie Joyner-Kersee
perseverance thinking long
If you are going to do large-scale invention, you have to be willing to do three things: You must be willing to fail; you have to be willing to think long term; and you have to be willing to be misunderstood for long periods of time. Jeff Bezos
perseverance men desire
By perseverance, study, and eternal desire, any man can become great. George S. Patton
perseverance doubt littles
In case of doubt, push on just a little further and then keep on pushing.
perseverance art reflection
A natural talent is required; for, when Nature opposes, everything else is in vain; but when Nature leads the way to what is most excellent, instruction in the art takes place, which the student must try to appropriate to himself by reflection, becoming an early pupil in a place well adapted for instruction. He must also bring to the task a love of labor and perseverance, so that the instruction taking root may bring forth proper and abundant fruits. Hippocrates
perseverance missing way
Missing the mark is one of the ways in which we learn to hit the target.
perseverance fear failure
I'm proof against that word failure. I've seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure of cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best. George Eliot
perseverance integrity quality
The Kennedys have always represented a certain royal quality, Camelot, and they represent a great deal of integrity and strength and perseverance; faith in the future of America and where we could go. What a tragedy it was that the carpet was pulled out from under our feet. Christian Slater
perseverance men past
We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us.
perseverance defeat defeated
One is defeated only when one accepts defeat. Ferdinand Foch