Quotes by Persistence I think that persistence and stubbornness and hard work are probably, at the end of the day, more important than the willingness to take a risk. Malcolm Gladwell persistence hard-work thinking We must talk about how sexism and patriarchy operate in conjunction with state violence. Until we're honest about that, and do something to resist, we're complicit in the persistence of oppression. Marc Lamont Hill persistence honest violence Spend the most time with your best people. ... Talent is the multiplier. THe more energy and attention you invest in it, the greater the yield. The time you spend with your best is, quite simply, your most productive time. ... Persistence directed primarily toward your non-talents is self-destructive. ... You will reprimand yourself, berate yourself, and put yourself through all manner of contortions in an attempt to achieve the impossible. Marcus Buckingham persistence yield self We are all part of the life cycle. Like a seed we are born, we sprout, we grow, we mature and decay, making room for future generations who, like seedlings, are reborn through us. As for the persistence of consciousness, deep down, I thought, 'How can we know?' Perhaps we simply return to the elements; we become earth and air and fire and water. That seemed all right to me. Margot Adler persistence fire air The Charkha, which is the embodiment of willing obedience and calm persistence, must therefore succeed before there is civil disobedience. Mahatma Gandhi persistence embodiment succeed Persistence in a single view has never been regarded as a merit in political leaders. Marcus Tullius Cicero persistence leadership views Persistence, persistence, persistence. I'm surprised how few entrepreneurs follow up. Mark Suster follow-up persistence entrepreneur Continued persistence overcomes almost all resistance. Mark Victor Hansen persistence resistance overcoming We deprive our children, our charges, of persistence. What I am trying to say is that we need to fail, children need to fail, we need to feel sad, anxious and anguished. If we impulsively protect ourselves and our children, as the feel-good movement suggests, we deprive them of learning-persistence skills. Martin Seligman persistence skills children I'm very determined and stubborn. There's a desire in me that makes me want to do more and more, and to do it right. Each one of us has a fire in our heart for something. It's our goal in life to find it and to keep it lit. Mary Lou Retton persistence fire heart You can eat an elephant one bit at a time. Mary Kay Ash persistence bits elephants For all of us today, the battle is in our hands. The road ahead is not altogether a smooth one. There are no broad highways to lead us easily and inevitably to quick solutions. We must keep going. Martin Luther King, Jr. persistence educational hands Never has man reached his destination by persistence in deviation from the straight path. Mahatma Gandhi persistence leadership men The key to success is to not take rejection personally, to know that having faith counts the most when we feel scared the most, that a delay is not a denial and that persistence above all else will prove to be a powerful ally. Oh - and most importantly - do what you LOVE. Mastin Kipp persistence rejection powerful At every crossway on the path that leads to the future, each progressive spirit is opposed by a thousand men appointed to guard the past. Let us have no fear that the fair towers of former days be sufficiently defended. The least that the most timid among us can do is not to add to the immense dead weight that nature drags along. Maurice Maeterlinck persistence men past Persistence in prayer brings results that casual prayer does not. Max Anders persistence prayer doe If man did not exist as a world-spanning receptive realm of perception, if he were not engaged in this capacity, nothing at all could exist. 'Being,' in its traditional usage, means 'presence' and 'persistence.' To achieve presence, and thereby being, an entity requires some sort of open realm in which presence and persistence can take place. Thus an open realm of perception like that of human existence is the one being that makes being possible. Medard Boss persistence men mean Such a courageous boy I was. To act brazenly under scrutiny and risk further injury to my wounded heart. Ah, the resilience, the blind, dumb persistence of youth. Meg Rosoff persistence heart boys I am overwhelmed by the grace and persistence of my people. Maya Angelou persistence inspiring people With patience and calm, persistence and stoicism, good handwriting and careful labeling, they would meet persecution, indignity, and hardship head-on. Michael Chabon handwriting persistence hardship «910111213141516171819»
