210 Perseverance Quotes

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Famous Perseverance Quotes

Perseverance is a virtue that cannot be understated. — Bob Riley

Perseverance is my motto. - Madam C. J. Walker

Perseverance is my motto. — Madam C. J. Walker

Perseverance, secret of all triumphs. - Victor Hugo

Perseverance, secret of all triumphs. — Victor Hugo

Persistence is stubbornness with a purpose. — Richard DeVos

Perseverance is more than endurance. It is endurance combined with absolute assurance and certainty that what we are looking for is going to happen. — Oswald Chambers

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. — Newt Gingrich

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

Continued persistence overcomes almost all resistance. — Mark Victor Hansen

Success comes from stubborn perseverance and the tenacity not to admit defeat — Kim Hyun-joong

Continuous, unflagging effort, persistence and determination will win. Let not the man be discouraged who has these. — James Whitcomb Riley

Success flourishes only in perseverance  ceaseless, restless perseverance. - Manfred von Richthofen

Success flourishes only in perseverance ceaseless, restless perseverance. — Manfred von Richthofen

Persistence and resilience are key to overcoming challenges and achieving success. — Jensen Huang

If you persevere, you will reap the fruits of your labor. — Filipino Proverbs

Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement. - Matt Biondi

Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement. — Matt Biondi

Your persistence is your belief in yourself. — Brian Tracy

Short Perseverance Quotes

  • Success comes from curiosity, concentration, perseverance and self criticism. — Albert Einstein
  • Imagination, devotion, perseverance, together with divine grace, will assure your success. — Haile Selassie
  • Purity, patience and perseverance are the three essentials to success and above all love. — Swami Vivekananda
  • Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy. — Saadi Shirazi
  • Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength. — Napoleon Bonaparte
  • We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. — Marie Curie
  • The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces. — Will Rogers
  • The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. — Confucius
  • A 41-inch bust and a lot of perseverance will get you more than a cup of coffee - a lot more. — Jayne Mansfield
  • It's not a sin to get knocked down; it's a sin to stay down — Carl Brashear

Perseverance Image Quotes

Perseverance quote A strong person loves, forgives, walks away, lets go, tries again, perseveres... No matter what life
A strong person loves, forgives, walks away, lets go, tries again, perseveres... No matter what life throws at them.
By perseverance the snail reached the ark. - Charles Spurgeon quote

By perseverance the snail reached the ark. — Charles Spurgeon

As long as we persevere and endure, we can get anything we want. - Mike Tyson quote

As long as we persevere and endure, we can get anything we want. — Mike Tyson

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th. - Julie Andrews quote

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th. — Julie Andrews

Perseverance quote Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all
Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing.
Keep passing the open windows. - John Irving quote

Keep passing the open windows. — John Irving

I can plod. I can persevere in any definite pursuit. To this I owe everything. - William Carey quote

I can plod. I can persevere in any definite pursuit. To this I owe everything. — William Carey

Winners are losers who got up and gave it one more try. - Dennis DeYoung quote

Winners are losers who got up and gave it one more try. — Dennis DeYoung

There's only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything. - Vince Lombardi quote

There's only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything. — Vince Lombardi

Perseverance quote The greatest results in life are usually attained by common sense and perseverance.
The greatest results in life are usually attained by common sense and perseverance.

Dedication And Perseverance Quotes

I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen. — Frank Lloyd Wright

These words are mine, I tell them to my boys. You have walked in my footsteps, and now you walk beside me, but eventually pass me by, so that I can see you in front of me. — Bill Miller

I still have a lot to learn, and I still have a lot to prove. — Holly Holm

Perseverance quote Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance.
Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance.

Pick one thing. And go at it with everything you’ve got. — Tom Bilyeu

Average talent, plus hard work and dedication, will always beat talent by itself. — Clinton Anderson

The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand - Vince Lombardi

The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand — Vince Lombardi

Perseverance quote Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles va
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

I work all summer and throughout the whole season to be prepared for the challenges that I have to face. — Kawhi Leonard

Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority. — Vince Lombardi

What I would like to say is make sure you know what you really want to do and do it. And also I want to say, if not now then when? — Lisa Manoban

We need real and dedicated fighters and champions in the UFC. It’s simply the best organization in the world. — Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Patience And Perseverance Quotes

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

The real test is not whether you avoid failure, because you won't. It's whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it. . . — Barack Obama

Infinite patience, infinite purity, and infinite perseverance are the secret of success in a good cause. — Swami Vivekananda

Perseverance quote Running well is a matter of having the patience to persevere when we are tired ad not expecting inst
Running well is a matter of having the patience to persevere when we are tired ad not expecting instant results.

Try and fail,but don't fail to try. — John Quincy Adams

Patience and fortitude conquer all things. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Be patient and you’ll get what you want. — Arabic Proverbs

Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day. - A. A. Milne

Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day. — A. A. Milne

Investing is not about being right all the time; it is about being patient and disciplined. — Gautam Baid

With time and patience, the mulberry leaf becomes satin. - Maltbie Davenport Babcock

With time and patience, the mulberry leaf becomes satin. — Maltbie Davenport Babcock

In summary, all great work is the fruit of patience and perseverance, combined with tenacious concentration on a subject over a period of months or years. — Santiago Ramon y Cajal

Determination And Perseverance Quotes

When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there. — Zig Ziglar

Determination and perseverance move the world; thinking that others will do it for you is a sure way to fail. — Marva Collins

Our destiny is not determined by the number of times we stumble but by the number of times we rise up, dust ourselves off, and move forward. — Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Perseverance quote A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhel
A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

Act with a determination not to be turned aside by thoughts of the past and fears of the future. — Robert E. Lee

Every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward - Thomas A. Edison

Every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward — Thomas A. Edison

Be audacious and cunning in your plans, firm and persevering in their execution, determined to find a glorious end. — Carl von Clausewitz

Fight tooth and nail — Spanish Proverbs

Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. — Calvin Coolidge

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. — Calvin Coolidge

I find negativity is infectious and also very depressing. Choose friends who you admire and aspire to be like! Positive, driven and determined. — Martyn Ford

Perseverance And Persistence Quotes

If at first you don't succeed, try hard work. - William Feather

If at first you don't succeed, try hard work. — William Feather

Every setback might be the very thing that makes you carry on and fight all the harder and become much better. — Les Paul

I have no Napoleonic dream. I'm just hard-working and pragmatic. — Roman Abramovich

Don’t give up when things get tough, just hang in there, stay focused and be patient. — Folorunsho Alakija

Be diligent to succeed as there is a way where there be no way, only the persistent and diligent finds it. — Folorunsho Alakija

Persistence and discipline are key traits for long-term success in any field. — Jim Simons

Many clubs rejected me, but I wanted to be a footballer and to learn as quickly as possible, so I persisted until I got into Real Sociedad when I was 13. — Antoine Griezmann

The habit of persistence is the habit of victory. — Herbert Kaufman

I will persist until I succeed. Always will I 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 know that small attempts, repeated, will complete any undertaking. — Og Mandino

There is nothing more common than unsuccessful men with talent. — Joe Strummer

Perseverance And Hard Work Quotes

Success is not easy and I think everyone should know that hard work and perseverance and being open to giving back are so much more powerful than stepping all over people to get to the top. — Misty Copeland

Milton Berle is an inspiration to every young person that wants to get into show business. Hard work, perseverance, and discipline: all the things you need...when you have no talent. — Dean Martin

Physical strength (hard work), mental strength (perseverance) and spiritual strength (love & acceptance) are the keys to continuous growth. — Rickson Gracie

If you really want something, and really work hard, and take advantage of opportunities, and never give up, you will find a way.. Follow your Dreams. — Jane Goodall

The harder I work the more I live. - George Bernard Shaw

The harder I work the more I live. — George Bernard Shaw

Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place - that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life. — A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Believe in your dreams and work hard to make them a reality. You have the power to create your own future. — Edward Barber

Through hard work, perseverance and a faith in God, you can live your dreams. — Benjamin Carson

With hard work and effort, you can achieve anything. — Antoine Griezmann

Every training session, I work hard to improve my weaknesses and build on my strengths. — Antoine Griezmann

Hard Work And Perseverance Quotes

Grind and sweat, toil and bleed, face the abyss. It’s all part of becoming an overnight success. — Naval Ravikant

I think there will be good results if you believe in yourself and work hard. Cheer up, we’re rooting for you guys. — Lisa Manoban

Work hard. Work smart. Perseverance is everything. It allows you to create and do things you wouldn’t otherwise think you could achieve. — Micky Watkins

I always want to work hard and show to everyone that I am the best. — Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want. If God gave you the talent, you should go for it. But don't think it's going to be easy. It's hard! — Aaliyah

No-one gets an iron-clad guarantee of success. Certainly, factors like opportunity, luck and timing are important. But the backbone of success is usually found in old-fashioned, basic concepts like hard work, determination, good planning and perseverance. — Mia Hamm

Ask yourself whose voice are you listening to? What you see in me is the result of prayer and hard work and obedience to the voice of God. — Folorunsho Alakija

We are a Team and we work hard together. We are all equal to each other. — Tim Peake

Success is not about luck, it’s about hard work and perseverance. — Steven Bartlett

But I’ve got to work hard. If I just keep talking and don’t put some work in, it’s not going to happen. — Giannis Antetokounmpo

Self Perseverance Quotes

Perfect health, sincerity, honesty, straightforwardness, courage, disinterestedness, unselfishness, patience, endurance, perseverance, peace, calm, self control are all things that are taught infinitely better by example than by beautiful speeches. — Sri Aurobindo

Adversity introduces a man to himself. — Albert Einstein

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there. — Josh Billings

The first and biggest victory of all is victory over your own self. — Enoch Adeboye

I’m self-made because I was learning, working, exploring, climbing, and moving forward. — Vladimer Botsvadze

The most important thing is to never give up on yourself. You can always learn, grow, and become better. — Joe Rogan

The only way to get where you want in life is by working hard and never giving up on yourself. — Joe Rogan

A small bird builds its nest big enough for itself. — Thai Proverbs

I have a lot of self-belief, and I think it will happen. I think I will just get better and better. It’s what great players do; they don’t let up on anything. And I wouldn’t do that anyway. — Harry Kane

At some point, everyone faces the same challenge on the journey to self-improvement: You have to fall in love with boredom. — James Clear

Strength And Perseverance Quotes

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. — Christopher Reeve

The only thing that I’m impressed by anymore is when someone starts something and never looks back. That is the definition of true strength. — Alex Hormozi

So long as there is breath in me, that long I will persist. For now I know one of the greatest principles on success; if I persist long enough I will win. — Og Mandino

It takes strength and courage to eliminate the bad apples from your life, but it is necessary so that you can unleash your potential. — Chatri Sityodtong

Deep down within the heart there is a stillness which is healing, a trust in the universal laws which is unwavering, and a strength which is rock-like. But because it is so deep we need both patience and perseverance when digging for it. — Paul Brunton

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow. — Thomas Paine

Give us grace and strength to forbear and to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind, spare to us our friends, soften to us our enemies. — Robert Louis Stevenson

My definition of beauty is strength and personality. — Diane Von Furstenberg

Truth, honesty, perseverance, strength, love of all kinds and forgiveness are all beautiful, Tack. The most beautiful stories ever told are the most difficult to take. — Kristen Ashley

If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance. — Samuel Johnson

Persevere Quotes

Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to see what love your soul has, and love is not tried by ease and satisfaction. — John of the Cross

In life, it's not the genetic guy who wins or the guy with the most potential who wins; it's the person with the greatest perseverance who wins. Always be willing to get up and go at it again and again. That's the guy who has his hands raised later in life. That's the guy you guys need to be. — Greg Plitt

Character, courage, industry and perseverance are the four pillars on which the whole edifice of human life can be built and failure is a word unknown to me. — Muhammad Ali Jinnah

'I can't' are two words that have never been in my vocabulary. I believe in me more than anything in this world. — Wilma Rudolph

The harder you work and the more prepared you are for something, you're going to be able to persevere through anything. — Carli Lloyd

I realized that perseverence and step-by-step progress are the only ways to reach a goal along a chosen path. — Mas Oyama

Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you. Amen. — Thomas Aquinas

You will be wounded many times in your life. You'll make mistakes. Some people will call them failures but I have learned that failure is really God's way of saying, "Excuse me, you're moving in the wrong direction." It's just an experience, just an experience. — Oprah Winfrey

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius. — Joseph Addison

Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears. — Gillian Anderson

Great Perseverance Quotes

I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success. — Kobe Bryant

Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

There's no way to become great overnight, but in the marathon of success, it takes a lot of intention to see you through each day of the journey. — Lewis Howes

There are no great people in this world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet. — William Halsey

No matter how difficult the challenge, when we spread our wings of faith and allow the winds of God's spirit to lift us, no obstacle is too great to overcome. — Roy Lessin

Our potential is one thing. What we do with it is quite another. — Angela Duckworth

Opportunities were seized, regrets were had, and success was ultimately achieved. — Cliff Lerner

We sometimes forget that our greatest achievements have always come when we are bold. — Ursula von der Leyen

To me what separates really good players from great players – executive well under pressure. — Giannis Antetokounmpo

We must always set the bar high, otherwise we do not progress. — Kylian Mbappe

Perseverance Sports Quotes

I have failed at times, but I have never stopped trying. - Rahul Dravid

I have failed at times, but I have never stopped trying. — Rahul Dravid

Hard things take time to do. Impossible things take a little longer. - Percy Cerutty

Hard things take time to do. Impossible things take a little longer. — Percy Cerutty

Failure I can live with. Not trying is what I can't handle! - Sanya Richards-Ross

Failure I can live with. Not trying is what I can't handle! — Sanya Richards-Ross

Even at my age, I'm trying to improve. Never give up, no matter what. Even if you get last place - finish. — Louis Zamperini

Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow. — Plutarch

For me it was always about enjoying what I was doing and trying to get better, playing more and more sport. — Ellyse Perry

"Genius is divine perseverance." Divine patience I believe he originally used, perseverance is better in my opinion. Genius I cannot claim nor even extra brightness but perseverance all can have. — Woodrow Wilson

I know what sport has given to me in my life, what opportunities I’ve had and the lessons I’ve learned about myself and about life. — Ellyse Perry

Withstanding hardships is a sort of sport. You can’t control how life plays, but you can control your defensive strategy. — Isaac Mashman

The prize never goes to the fastest guy. It goes to the guy who slows down the least. True in endurance sports. And possibly even truer in life. — Rich Roll

Courage And Perseverance Quotes

Character is a quality that embodies many important traits, such as integrity, courage, perseverance, confidence and wisdom. Unlike your fingerprints that you are born with and can't change, character is something that you create within yourself and must take responsibility for changing — Jim Rohn

Suffering through your fears and anxieties is what allows you to build courage and perseverance. — Mark Manson

While every refugee's story is different and their anguish personal, they all share a common thread of uncommon courage - the courage not only to survive, but to persevere and rebuild their shattered lives. — Antonio Guterres

To make money in stocks, you need to have vision to see them, courage to buy them and patience to hold them. Patience is the rarest of the three. — Thomas Phelps

Fearless doesn’t mean careless. There is a thin line between fearless and careless. I think we need to play fearless. — Smriti Mandhana

Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them -- every day begin the task anew. — Saint Francis de Sales

Just because you fail once doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything. — Marilyn Monroe

Perseverance, determination, commitment, and courage-those things are real. The desire for redemption drives you. — Michael Phelps

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. — Calvin Coolidge

It really does require a courage and a self-disciplining to go along with that truth. — Richard Buckminster Fuller

Persist And Persevere Quotes

Sometimes, carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement. — Albert Camus

Decide carefully, exactly what you want in life, then work like mad to make sure you get it! — Hector Crawford

If you take exactly the same steps, you will always reach exactly the same outcome regardless of your expectations, frustrations, pressures, or joy. The quality of your actions should not vary, and neither should your persistence in the face of challenges. — Mo Gawdat

You're gonna have to go through hell, worse than any nightmare you've ever dreamed. But when it's over, I know you'll be the one standing. You know what you have to do. DO IT! — Tony Burton

Your persistent longing is your persistent voice. But when love grows cold, the heart grows silent. Burning love is the outcry of the heart! If you are filled with longing all the time, you will keep crying out, and if your love perseveres, your cry will be heard without fail. — Saint Augustine

Let perseverance be your engine and hope your fuel. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Your persistence is, in fact, the true measure of your belief in yourself and your ability to succeed. Each time that you persist in the face of adversity and disappointment, you build the habit of persistence. — Brian Tracy

Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. — Calvin Coolidge

Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius. — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. — Leonardo da Vinci

Adversity And Perseverance Quotes

As long as you've done your best, making mistakes doesn't matter. You and I are human; we will mess up. What counts is learning from your mistakes and getting back up when life has knocked you down. — Shawn Johnson

Happy people know suffering more than anyone else, and that’s how they can see just how damn beautiful their lives are. It’s because they’ve seen the depths. — Brianna Wiest

Don’t be afraid to take risks and embrace failure. That’s where the best opportunities often lie. — Jim Simons

Not everything happens as we want or desire. It doesn’t matter. I’m a fighter, and I’m ready to fight every time. — Valentina Shevchenko

In tough times, that’s when you see true colours and personality. — Didier Deschamps

Never give up on your dreams, no matter how painful and difficult your journey is. — Lisa Manoban

Never give up, no matter what may set you back, and know that at the end of the road, you’re going to have something that you can be proud of. — Markiplier

My focus is my preparation, my good condition, and every time, I go forward and forward, and nothing can stop me. — Valentina Shevchenko

If you want to achieve something, you’re going to run into roadblocks, but you have to learn how to pivot and explore your options. — Hannah Bronfman

The most successful people are the ones who learn from their mistakes and turn their failures into opportunities. — Dan Sullivan

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