Quotes by category:Persistence

But the most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success unless one fundamental principle is borne in mind constantly and with unflagging attention. It must confine itself to a few points and repeat them over and over. Here, as so often in this world, persistence is the first and most important requirement for success.

Adolf Hitler

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Persistence is the soul of a champion.

Alan Webb

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Persistence is the most powerful force on earth, it can move mountains.

Albert Einstein

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Only the [Catholic] Church stood squarely across the path of Hitler’s campaign for suppressing truth. I never had any special interest in the Church before, but now I feel a great affection and admiration because the Church alone has had the courage and persistence to stand for intellectual truth and moral freedom. I am forced thus to confess that what I once despised I now praise unreservedly.

Albert Einstein

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Failure is only postponed success as long as courage 'coaches' ambition.

Albert Einstein

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Life is just the same as learning to swim. Do not be afraid of making mistakes, for there is no other way of learning how to live!

Alfred Adler

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It is sad to witness the persistence in our society of the racism and xenophobia that seems to be a permanent part of our political culture. It is shameful to see politicians exploiting these human weaknesses in order to gain political power. It is most depressing of all to contemplate a future in which politicians who do this will continue to have influence over people's lives.

Allen W. Wood

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Dig until you hit rock. Then take out that jackhammer and go a little deeper.

Allison Brennan

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Persistence and discipline. Without those two, you have nothing, no matter how talented you are.

Alrick Brown

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The future of the world depends on the full restoration of the Sacred Feminine in all its tenderness, passion, divine ferocity, and surrendered persistence.

Andrew Harvey

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I believe persistence is a major key to success in any great endeavor. I want to remind folks to PERSIST in whatever they are tackling at the moment!

Andy Andrews

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To follow, without halt, one aim: There's the secret of success.

Anna Pavlova

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You are desperate to communicate, to edify or entertain, to preserve moments of grace or joy or transcendence, to make real or imagined events come alive. But you cannot will this to happen. It is a matter of persistence and faith and hard work. So you might as well just go ahead and get started.

Anne Lamott

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The finest thing under the sun and moon is the human soul. I marvel at the small miracles of kindness that pass between humans, I marvel at the growth of conscience, at the persistence of reason in the face of all superstition or despair. I marvel at human endurance.

Anne Rice

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The only things you learn are the things you tame

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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A door opens to me. I go in and am faced with a hundred closed doors.

Antonio Porchia

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People who say "it is impossible", should not interrupt those who are trying to make it possible.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

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While no road is ever straight, dedication and persistence will always lead you to your dreams.

Arte Moreno

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As the leader of a country, you are not free to enjoy the luxury of such feelings. The Afghan people want peace, which requires persistence. We are determined to defend our country, and the whole region and the entire world understands the justice of our cause and the principled way in which we have engaged in it.

Ashraf Ghani

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The people who get what they’re after are very often the ones who just stick around long enough.

Austin Kleon

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