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

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"You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction."

- George Lorimer

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"Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it’s done right."

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"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

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