Persistence Quotes

"Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second."

- William James

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

- Winston Churchill

"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is to always try just one more time."

- Thomas Edison

"Permanence, perseverance, and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak."

- Thomas Carlyle

"Full effort is full victory."

- Mahatma Gandhi

"If you are doing all you can to the fullest of your ability as well as you can, there is nothing else that is asked of a soul."

- Gary Zukav

"Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity."

- Louis Pasteur

"Slight persistent effort can move you successfully forward in anything you do."

- Kelli Wilson

"P is for Persistence! Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Wishing will not; Talent will not; Genius will not; Education will not; Persistence is like a Genie that creates a magical force in your life."

- Lucas Remmerswaal

"Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time."

- Marabel Morgan

"Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them."

- Ann Landers

"If you do not have persistence then no amount of education, talent, or genius can make up for it."

- Stephen Richards

"We are made to persist. That's how we find out who we are."

- Tobias Wolff

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

- Winston Churchill

"This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew."

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Your 1st blog post will be bad, but your 1000th will be great. Your 1st workout will be weak, but your 1000th will be strong. Your 1st meditation will be scattered, but your 1000th will be focused. Put in your reps."

- James Clear

"I learned patience, perseverance, and dedication. Now I really know myself, and I know my voice. It’s a voice of pain and victory."

- Anthony Hamilton

"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan Press On! has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."

- Calvin Coolidge

"Permanence, perseverance, and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: it is this that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak."

- Thomas Carlyle

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

- Winston S. Churchill

"Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent."

- Billy Graham

"Success seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit."

- Conrad Hilton

"And you very soon find out, if you have not found it out before, that patience and tenacity of purpose are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness."

- Thomas Huxley

"When you think that you are done, you’re only 40% in to what your body’s capable of doing. That’s just the limits that we put on ourselves."

- David Goggins

"Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible."

- Lord Chesterfield

"Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves."

- Marie Curie

"Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure."

- Benjamin Disraeli

"The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something."

- Randy Pausch

"The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t."

- Henry Ward Beecher

"Whether you're a schoolchild or a CEO, persistence is the factor that will allow you to make the most of your natural ability."