Quotes by Persistence It's not what you start in life, it's what you finish. Katharine Hepburn persistence inspirational But hope has an astonishing resilience and strength. Its very persistence in our hearts indicates that it is not a tonic for wishful thinkers but the ground on which realists stand. Kathleen Norris persistence resilience heart When you're following your inner voice, doors tend to eventually open for you, even if they mostly slam at first. Kelly Cutrone persistence voice doors Persistence is nothing more than staying in motion Ken Evoy staying persistence Anything lost, can be found again, except for time wasted Kevin Gates persistence vision dream I've heard a lot of great success stories from writers - how so many of them struggled to get where they are and how persistence pays off. I learned that some writers are good at doing readings and some are not so good at it. Kevin Sampsell persistence reading stories Nobody automatically believes in your dream. Nobody! You have to turn it into reality through your own sheer grit, bullheadedness and persistence. Kimora Lee Simmons persistence dream believe My greatest point is my persistence... However down I am, I fight until the last ball. Lance Armstrong persistence balls fighting I think persistence in the face of adversity is an essential part of a writer’s job description. If you don’t care enough about it to avoid being easily disheartened that way, you really should be doing something else. Lawrence Block persistence adversity jobs Our modern conception of the universe is so foreign to what even scientists generally believed a mere century ago that it is a tribute to the power of the scientific method and the Lawrence M. Krauss scientific-method persistence creativity God is not bothered by your persistence. Keep asking. LeCrae bothered persistence asking A violent wind does not outlast the morning; a squall of rain does not outlast the day. Such is the course of Nature. And if Nature herself cannot sustain her efforts long, how much less can man! Laozi persistence rain morning Talent isn't enough. You need motivation-and persistence, too: what Steinbeck called a blend of faith and arrogance. When you're young, plain old poverty can be enough, along with an insatiable hunger for recognition. You have to have that feeling of "I'll show them." If you don't have it, don't become a writer. Leon Uris persistence insatiable-hunger motivation We bow our heads in respect for those Soviet women who displayed exceptional courage in the severe time of war. Never before but during the days of the war the grandeur of spirit and the invincible will of our Soviet women, their selfless dedication, loyalty and affection to their Homeland, their boundless persistence in work and their heroism on the front manifested themselves with such strength. Leonid Brezhnev persistence loyalty war Lions don't have to roar. There is power in silence, confidence, and persistence. Those who work don't talk, and those who talk don't work. Handle your business. Measure your efforts by results. Focus your time, energy, and activity on mastering and executing a plan. Les Brown persistence focus silence My mum used to say to me, 'Spit on yer 'ands and take a fresh 'old.' Keep going even if you have setbacks. Lesley Garrett spit persistence used Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. Leonardo da Vinci persistence yield perseverance The drive to be useful is encoded in our genes. But when we gather in very large numbers, as in the modern nation-state, we seem capable of levels of folly and self-destruction to be found nowhere else in all of nature. But if we keep at it and keep alive, we are in for one surprise after another. We can build structures for human society never seen before, thoughts never heard before, music never heard before. Lewis Thomas persistence self numbers Survival, in the cool economics of biology, means simply the persistence of one's own genes in the generations to follow. Lewis Thomas persistence survival mean How then can we account for the persistence of the myth that inside the empty nest lives a shattered and depressed shell of a woman--a woman in constant pain because her children no longer live under her roof? Is it possible that a notion so pervasive is, in fact, just a myth? Lillian B. Rubin persistence pain children «7891011121314151617»