Persistence Quotes

"My goal is not to be better than anyone else, but to be better than I used to be. This requires daily persistence."

"Thomas A. Edison "failed" ten thousand times before he perfected the incandescent electric light bulb. That is--he met with temporary defeat ten thousand times, before his efforts were crowned with success. p. 73"

"If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it—then I can achieve it."

"I want to be remembered as someone who never gave up, no matter the odds."

"Always I will take another step. If that is of no avail I will take another, and yet another. In truth, one step at a time is not too difficult. I will persist until I succeed. Ch. 10 : The Scroll Marked III, p. 65."

"Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed."

"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see."

"I've had to learn to fight all my life - got to learn to keep smiling. If you smile things will work out."

"You are not your work, your accomplishments, your possessions, or your tally of successes. You are the persistent spirit within."

"Do not wait; the time will never be "just right." Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along. p. 127"

"I am the astronaut of boxing. Joe Louis and Jack Dempsey were just jet pilots. I'm in a world of my own."

"The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. Make sure you’re very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble."

"With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose."

"Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even."

"I never look back. I'm always looking forward to the next challenge."

"It’s never crowded along the extra mile. That is where persistence pays its highest dividends."

"Don't count the days, make the days count."

"I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall."

"Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life. Persist in your passion."

"I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'"

"My smile is my favorite part of my body. It represents my endurance and my will to survive."

"Successful people make money. It’s not that people who make money become successful, but that successful people attract money. They bring success to what they do through persistence."

"I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be."

"I am a perfectionist. I'm pretty much insatiable. I feel there's so many things I can improve on."

"Heaven on Earth is a choice you must make, not a place you must find. Persist in that choice every morning."

"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."

"Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, many miles on the court for that one moment in time, not knowing when it would come."

"If you are realistic, you expect miracles. And miracles require the persistence of faith."

"I’m a fighter. I believe in the eye-for-an-eye business. I’m no cheek-turner."

"Think of all the girls who could become top athletes but quit sports because they’re afraid of having too many defined muscles... fighting for those girls inspires me."

"The more you see yourself as what you'd like to become, and act as if what you want is already there, the more you'll activate those dormant forces."

"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer."

"Everything comes at a cost. Just what are you willing to pay for it?"