139 Inspirational Quotes About Perseverance (Keep On)
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- Perseverance in Everyday Life: Quotes for Inspiration
- Success Through Perseverance: Quotes from Achievers
Perseverance Quotes to Fuel Your Determination
Develop grit. Perseverance and passion for long-term goals is the path to success. Angela Duckworth
Perseverance is not a personality trait; it’s an attitude we can all choose. John C. Maxwell Inspirational Quotes About Perseverance
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
Perseverance is stubbornness with a purpose. John C. Maxwell
Perseverance is not the absence of adversity but the presence of courage in spite of it. Craig D. Lounsbrough
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will. Vince Lombardi
Ask yourself if what you’re doing today is getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow.
If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you. Embrace the struggle. Fred Devito
I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. Stephen Covey
You usually have to wait for that which is worth waiting for. Craig Bruce
Everything that made that giant tree is already contained inside this tiny little seed. All it needs is some time, a little bit of sunshine and rain, and voilá! Now, y-you might not feel like you can do much now, but that’s just because, well, you’re not a tree yet. You just have to give yourself some time. You’re still a seed.
Never give up on something you can’t go a day without thinking about. Winston Churchill
Nobody is gonna hit as hard as life, but it ain’t how hard you can hit. It’s how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. It’s how much you can take, and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done. Rocky Balboa Inspirational Quotes About Perseverance
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. Calvin Coolidge
Perseverance is knowing that you are the only one that has the power and the responsibility to pick yourself up. Mary Holloway
Don’t be afraid to fail. It’s not the end of the world and in many ways it’s the first step toward learning something better and getting better at it. Jon Hamm
Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but set about remedying them. Every day begin the task anew.
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
Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine. Jack Ma
I’ve learned that anything in life worth having comes from patience and hard work. Greg Behrendt
Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny. C.S. Lewis
Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Thomas Edison
The struggle you’re in today is developing strength and resilience for tomorrow. Inspirational Quotes About Perseverance
Just because you fail once doesn’t mean you’re gonna fail at everything. Marilyn Monroe
Don’t be discouraged. It’s often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock.
There should be no boundaries to human endeavor. We are all different. However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. While there’s life, there is hope. Stephen Hawking
Don’t ever let somebody tell you can’t do something, not even me. Alright? You dream, you gotta protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they wanna tell you can’t do it. If you want something, go get it. Period.
Famous Quotes on Perseverance
Alright? You dream, you gotta protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they wanna tell you can’t do it. If you want something, go get it. Period. Chris Gardner
Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it’s not. It takes patience, it takes commitment, and it comes with plenty of failures along the way. The real test is not whether you avoid this failure because you won’t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere. Barack Obama
Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength. Teddy Roosevelt
When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long.
I can accept failure, but I cannot accept not trying again. Michael Jordan
Perseverance is a great element of success. If you knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Inspirational Quotes About Perseverance
Failure is often that early morning hour of darkness which precedes the dawning of the day of success. Leigh Mitchell Hodges
When nothing seems to help, I go back and look at the stonecutter hammering away at his rock. He knows his perseverance will prevail. Jacob Riis
Remember that the darkest hour is just before the dawn. Have hope. Thomas Fuller
Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance. Abigail Adams
There’s no such thing as too far. You understand? You push everything as far as you can. You push and you push and you push until it starts pushing back. And then you push some goddamn more. Walter Abrams
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Nelson Mandela
It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. The hard… is what makes it great. Jimmy Dugan
Courage doesn’t always roar, sometimes it’s the quiet voice at the end of the day whispering I will try again tomorrow. Mary Anne Radmacher
Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing. Pelé
A true hero isn’t measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart. Zeus
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit. Conrad Hilton
Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going. Sam Levenson
Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy. Saadi
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. Dale Carnegie
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach of the stars to change the world. Harriet Tubman
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Confucius
Grit is that ‘extra something’ that separates the most successful people from the rest. It’s the passion, perseverance, and stamina that we must channel in order to stick with our dreams until they become a reality. Travis Bradberry
Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay the price and it is yours. Orison Swett Marden
Purity, patience, and perseverance are the three essentials to success and above all, love. Swami Vivekananda
You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. Maya Angelou
Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. Dale Carnegie Inspirational Quotes About Perseverance
Quotes About Perseverance and Never Giving Up
Going in one more round when you don’t think you can that’s what makes all the difference in your life. Rocky Balboa
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. Keep grinding. Theodore Roosevelt
Indeed, this life is a test. It is a test of many things of our convictions and priorities, our faith and our faithfulness, our patience and our resilience, and in the end, our ultimate desires. Sheri L. Dew
Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit. Napoleon Hill
I failed my way to success. Thomas Edison
Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you keep going even though you are afraid. Arthur Ashe
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 the perseverance to realize the great life. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions. Lao Tzu
Brick by brick, my citizens. Brick by brick. Tobey Maguire
Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat. F. Scott Fitzgerald
If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl. But whatever you do, keep moving forward. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th. Julie Andrews
No matter how long it is going to take, know that a determined heart always wins the battle in the end. Keep pushing and turn the odds in your favor—you are meant to do great things in life.
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. Confucius
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
Perseverance is not a virtue by itself. It only becomes a virtue when it’s combined with hard work. John C. Maxwell
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
Good things come to those who wait. But while waiting, you have to make sure that you are also doing something to make the dream happen. Patience and perseverance are the keys to a successful life.
Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect. Alan Cohen Inspirational Quotes About Perseverance
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
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. Marie Curie
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. Colin Powell
You don’t drown by falling in water. You drown by staying there. Keep swimming.
Perseverance is the fruit of a strong heart combined with a strong will. But looking deeply into it, it works the other way around as well—a very strong resolve to reach success can result in developing perseverance.
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
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. John Quincy Adams
The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying. John C. Maxwell
Perseverance in Everyday Life: Quotes for Inspiration
It always seems impossible until it’s done. Nelson Mandela
It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up. Vince Lombardi
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts. Winston S. Churchill
Fall seven times, stand up eight. Never stop getting back up. Japanese proverb
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
You can’t connect the dots looking forward. You can only connect them looking back. Keep moving forward with faith. Steve Jobs
If you believe in your goal, you must protect it with persistence and determination. Napolean Hill
When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. Franklin D. Roosevelt Inspirational Quotes About Perseverance
When you have a great and difficult task, something perhaps almost impossible, if you only work a little at a time, every day a little, suddenly the work will finish itself. Isak Dinesen
Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent. Billy Graham
Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again. Nelson Mandela
Don’t let anyone ever make you feel like you don’t deserve what you want. Go for it. Heath Ledger
If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm. Mahatma Gandhi
In case of doubt, push on just a little further and then keep on pushing. General George S Patton, Jr.
Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure. George Eliot
Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. Newt Gingrich
Motivation comes and goes. But perseverance endures. Tim Fargo
The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullsh** story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it. Jordan Belfort
I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature. John D. Rockefeller
Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway. Earl Nightingale
Never give up. You only get one life. Go for it! Richard E. Grant
There are two ways of attaining an important end, force and perseverance; the silent power of the latter grows irresistible with time. Sophie Swetchine
The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man’s determination. Tommy Lasorda
I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it. Maya Angelou
It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer. Albert Einstein
Success Through Perseverance: Quotes from Achievers
Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other. Walter Elliot Inspirational Quotes About Perseverance
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Perseverance is the path that leads through the valley to the mountaintop. John C. Maxwell
We Shall Never Surrender. Soldier at Dunkirk
When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. Harriet Beecher Stowe
I know what I have to do now. I’ve got to keep breathing because tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring? Cast Away
Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little. Plutarch
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. Thomas A. Edison
Almost everything is outside of your control. You may take all the right actions and fail. You may take no action and win. All you can do is put yourself in the position to win. Be consistent. Patience will eventually get luck on your side. Crypto Seneca
Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. Michael Jordan
I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have. Thomas Jefferson
Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential. Winston S. Churchill
Doubt is useful, it keeps faith a living thing. After all, you cannot know the strength of your faith until it is tested. Pi Patel
Why do we fall, sir? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up. Alfred the Butler
In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity. Albert Einstein
It is really wonderful how much resilience there is in human nature.
Let any obstructing cause, no matter what, be removed in any way, even by death, and we fly back to first principles of hope and enjoyment. Bram Stoker
Patience and perseverance turn challenges into crowns. Matshona Dhliwayo
Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure. Benjamin Disraeli
The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived. Robert Jordan
Perseverance is discipline in action. Keep pushing through. John C. Maxwell
Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. J.K. Rowling
A year from now, you may wish you had started today. Karen Lamb
Perseverance is the secret of all triumphs. Victor Hugo
You can beat or jail me or even kill me, but I am not going to be what you want me to be! Denzel Washington Inspirational Quotes About Perseverance
Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. Satchel Paige
Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it. Charles R. Swindoll
A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence. Jim Watkins
If you are going through hell, keep going. Winston S. Churchill
There is something good in all seeming failures. You are not to see that now. Time will reveal it. Be patient. Sivananda Saraswati
You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. Margaret Thatcher
I’m not telling you it is going to be easy I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it. Art Williams
You just can’t beat the person who won’t give up. Babe Ruth
In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but through perseverance. H. Jackson Brown Inspirational Quotes About Perseverance
The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same. Colin R. Davis
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Lao Tzu
Perseverance in the Digital Age: Navigating the Challenges of an Instant Gratification Society
In today’s fast-paced digital age, where quick fixes and instant gratification have become the norm, the value of perseverance stands out as a beacon of strength and resilience. In a world where a few taps on our screens can provide immediate answers, entertainment, and even shopping, the ability to persevere in the face of challenges is more important than ever.
Our culture of instant gratification has numerous advantages. It enhances convenience and efficiency, making tasks that once required days or weeks now achievable in mere moments. However, the flip side of this convenience is that many have grown accustomed to getting what they want, when they want it. This shift in expectations has its downsides, as it can erode our capacity for patience, tenacity, and long-term commitment. It’s here that perseverance plays a pivotal role.
Perseverance is the ability to persist and endure in the pursuit of long-term goals, even when faced with obstacles, setbacks, or the allure of quick fixes. In an era where attention spans are shrinking and the temptation to quit is ever-present, nurturing the skill of perseverance is vital. It’s about developing a mindset that embraces challenges as opportunities for growth and personal development, rather than as reasons to give up.
One of the key areas where perseverance is crucial in the digital age is education. The internet offers a wealth of information at our fingertips, but true learning often requires sustained effort and practice. Whether it’s mastering a new language, a musical instrument, or a complex subject, the ability to persevere through the inevitable struggles and plateaus is what leads to genuine expertise.
Perseverance is also essential for achieving career success. In a world where job-hopping has become common and the allure of “get-rich-quick” schemes is ever-present, those who stick with their chosen paths, work diligently, and adapt to setbacks are more likely to achieve meaningful, long-term success.
Moreover, the impact of perseverance goes beyond individual achievements. It fosters a sense of resilience, both at the personal and societal levels. Societies built on quick fixes may miss out on the benefits of long-term planning and the ability to weather storms with determination. As individuals and communities, perseverance enables us to tackle complex, enduring issues such as climate change, poverty, and inequality.
In conclusion, in an era dominated by instant gratification, perseverance is a trait that deserves recognition and cultivation. It is the key to achieving lasting success, personal growth, and societal resilience. By valuing and nurturing perseverance in the digital age, we can navigate the challenges of our fast-paced society while striving for a more fulfilling and meaningful future.
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