Persistence Quotes

""Successful people demonstrate their resilience through their dedication to making progress every day, even if that progress is marginal.""

- Jonathan Mills

""Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.""

- William Feather

""A winner is just a loser who tried one more time.""

- George M. Moore Jr.

"You never lose until you actually give up."

- Mike Tyson

"Consistency is key."

- Evan Fournier

"If you look really closely, most overnight successes took a long time"

- Steve Jobs

"Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up"

- Thomas A. Edison

"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop"

- Confucius

"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on"

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Success isn’t overnight. It’s when everyday you get a little better than the day before. It all adds up."

- Dwayne Johnson

"Failures, repeated failures, are finger posts on the road to achievement. One fails forward toward success."

- C. S. Lewis

"I do not know the word ‘quit.’ Either I never did, or I have abolished it."

- Susan Butcher

"Don't give up, don't take anything personally, and don't take no for an answer; you never know what you're going to learn along the way."

- Sophia Amoruso

"Equality means more than passing laws. The struggle is really won in the hearts and minds of the community, where it really counts."

- Barbara Gittings

"Here, queer, full of pride."

- Radius Burik

"There will not be a magic day when we wake up and it’s now okay to express ourselves publicly. We make that day by doing things publicly until it’s simply the way things are."

- Tammy Baldwin

"We’re Black, Queer, and Beautiful!"

- Jake Gahr

"Keep rising in your Black queer pride, owning it and bringing enough shine to light up the entire world."

- Mercedes Lucero

"The greatest oak was once a little nut who held its ground."

- Author Unknown

"It’s not about perfect. It’s about effort. And when you bring that effort every single day, that’s where transformation happens. That’s how change occurs."

- Jillian Michaels

"Progress is not always measured by visible milestones or achievements. Every small step forward, no matter how imperceptible it may seem, is still progress."

- Morgan Harper Nichols

"Recovery takes time. Current struggles are temporary and we are growing wiser and more resilient each day."

- Morgan Harper Nichols

"It isn’t hard to be good from time to time in sports. What is tough is being good every day"

- Willie Mays

"No Game Over"

"Just keep trying, it’s all you can do."

"Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it."

"PRIDE is a year-round look"

"You don't have to be extraordinary to be successful; you just have to be consistent."

"Never give up on your dreams. If you do, you'll end up with nothing."

"Remember that guy that gave up? Neither does anyone else."

- Unknown