Persistence Quotes

"Some days there won't be a song in your heart. Sing anyway."

- Emory Austin

"You can’t cry when things get a little bit hard. You’ve just got to push through and know that there’s a reason and end to the means."

- Abby Wambach

"Writing is like breathing, it’s possible to learn to do it well, but the point is to do it no matter what."

- Julia Cameron

"It’s never crowded along the extra mile."

- Wayne Dyer

"Persistent people begin their success where others end in failure."

- Edward Eggleston

"Continuity is how you build a physique."

- Frank Zane

"Be like a postage stamp. Stick to a thing till you get there."

- Josh Billings

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

- Thomas Edison

"Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing up is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing."

- Phyllis Diller

"Cleaning and organizing is a practice not a project."

- Meagan Francis

"You can't become a decent horseman until you fall off and get up again, a good number of times. There's life in a nutshell."

- Bear Grylls, Mud, Sweat and Tears

"Try and fail, but never fail to try."

- Jared Leto

"The Navy has both a tradition and a future ─ and we look with pride and confidence in both directions."

- Admiral George Anderson

"I can imagine no more rewarding a career. And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: 'I served in the United States Navy."

- John F. Kennedy

"There's this misconception that the Navy is this cruise ship, and you get to go out and sail around, and every now and then, you have to swab the deck. But, no, it is a very impressive group of young people that live at sea, in this place that's very uncomfortable. They exude a pride that is well-deserved."

- Tom Hanks

"When asked what I am most proud of, I stick out my chest, hold my head high and state proudly, 'I served in the United States Navy!'"

- John F. Kennedy

"The United States Navy carries the might and the mission of America to the farthest parts of the world."

- George W. Bush

"I’ve failed over and over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."

- Michael Jordan

"Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day-in and day-out."

- Robert Collier

"Seventy percent of life is just showing up."

- Woody Allen

"Be the shark. You’ve just got to keep moving. You can’t stop."

- Brad Pitt

"If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There’s no use being a damn fool about it."

- W.C. Fields

"You have to always continue to strive no matter how hard things get, no matter how troubled you feel. No matter how tough things get, no matter how many times you lose, you keep trying to win."

- LL Cool J

"The bad days are more important than the good days. If you write or exercise or meditate or cook when you don’t feel like it, then you maintain the habit. And if you maintain the habit, then all you need is time."

- James Clear

"I admire how determined and persistent you are. I’m proud of everything you’ve done."

"Be patient, the results will speak for themselves."

"Results happen over time, not overnight. Work hard, stay consistent."

"One day at a time, one step at a time, one breath at a time."

"Hummingbirds show us that persistence can lead to moments of pure magic."

"How to ride a horse: Step One – Mount the horse. Step Two – Stay mounted…"

- Unknown