157 Quotes Tagged: perseverance

Never lose hope. Storms make people stronger and never last forever.

Let me tell your something. I'm from Chicago. I don't break.

Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.
It matters that you don't just give up.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

If you are going through hell, keep going.

Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.

I had made up my mind to find that for which I was searching even if it required the remainder of my life. After innumerable failures I finally uncovered the principle for which I was searching, and I was astounded at its simplicity. I was still more astounded to discover the principle I had revealed not only beneficial in the construction of a mechanical hearing aid but it served as well as means of sending the sound of the voice over a wire. Another discovery which came out of my investigation was the fact that when a man gives his order to produce a definite result and stands by that order it seems to have the effect of giving him what might be termed a second sight which enables him to see right through ordinary problems. What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it.

It always seems impossible until it's done.

Well and good if all things change, O Lord God, provided I am rooted in You.

After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.

Anyone can win a fight — when the odds — are easy! It's when the going's tough — when there seems to be no chance — that's when — it counts!

I am not concerned that you have fallen — I am concerned that you arise.

Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance.

Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring.