Jocko Willink on Perseverance Quotes

"When you are tired, when you are exhausted, when you want to quit—that is when you have to push."

"You have to be aggressive. You have to take the fight to the enemy—even if the enemy is yourself."

"Don't wait for the 'right' time. The right time is now. Get after it."

"You have to do the work. You have to put in the time. There are no shortcuts."

"There is no easy way. There is only the hard way."

"Stay on the path. The path of discipline. It is a long road, but it is the only road that leads to where you want to go."

"You have to be willing to suffer. You have to be willing to grind."

"If you want to be more disciplined, you have to be more disciplined. It starts with one thing."

"The grind is what makes you. The grind is what builds the strength."

"The only way to overcome fear is to face it head-on."

"Don't make excuses. Make progress."

"The mission doesn't stop because you're tired. The mission stops when it's done."

"You have to be disciplined in all areas of your life. Not just the ones that are easy."

"If you don't think you are disciplined: it is because you haven't decided to be yet."

"The path is not always easy, but it is always worth it."

"Don't count on motivation. Count on discipline."

"Discipline equals freedom. That is not a paradox; it is a law."

"You have to be willing to sacrifice the short-term for the long-term."

"When things are going bad: Good. It means you have the opportunity to get better."

"If you want to be better, you have to be willing to work harder than everyone else."

"When you fail, learn from it. Then get back up and get after it again."

"Every day is a gift. Don't waste it. Get after it."

"The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday."

"The test is not a complex one: just keep going."

"Go down swinging. Never give up. Never surrender."

"You cannot let the setbacks stop you. You have to keep moving forward."

"It’s not what you do once in a while, it’s what you do every day."

"You are in control of your own destiny. No one else is going to do it for you."

"The only limit is the one you put on yourself."

"The only way to get to the other side is to go through it."

"If you are going through hell, keep going."

"The darkness is where the growth happens. Embrace the struggle."

"Don't let the small things get in the way of the big things."