Quotes by Persistence Truly, “thoughts are things,” and powerful things at that, when they are mixed with definiteness of purpose, persistence, and a burning desire for their translation into riches, or other material objects. Napoleon Hill persistencepowerfulinspirational Persistence is the direct result of habit. The mind absorbs and becomes a part of the daily experiences upon which it feeds. Fear, the worst of all enemies, can be effectively cured by forced repetition of acts of courage. Napoleon Hill persistencemindenemy The basis of persistence is the Power of Will. Napoleon Hill will-powerbasespersistence You need to recognize and sweep aside certain weaknesses which stand between you and your goals. Your persistence develops into a respected, proved, progressive power. Napoleon Hill persistenceweaknessgoal Constant repetition of tongue-twisters was like lifting weights for me, but patience and persistence have paid off. Nicholas Brendon lifting-weightspersistencepatience Printed books usually outlive bookstores and the publishers who brought them out. They sit around, demanding nothing, for decades. That's one of their nicest qualities - their brute persistence. Nicholson Baker persistencequalitybook When you chase a dream, you learn about yourself. You learn your capabilities and limitations, and the value of hard work and persistence. Nicholas Sparks persistencehard-workdream God is action, complete with mistakes, fumblings, persistence, agony. God is not the power that has found eternal equilibrium, but the power that is forever breaking every equilibrium, forever searching for a higher one. Nikos Kazantzakis persistencegodmistake Persistence is incredibly important. Persistence proves to the person you're trying to reach that you're passionate about something, that you really want something. Norah O'Donnell persistencewant-somethingimportant I have for many years been puzzled by the persistence of Hugh Hefner. Why is he still here? Nora Ephron persistencestillsyears Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. Norman Vincent Peale obstacles-and-challengesstrength-in-adversitypersistence First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice. Octavia Butler persistenceinspirationwriting People who want to write either do it or they don't. At last I began to say that my most important talent - or habit - was persistence. Without it, I would have given up writing long before I finished my first novel. It's amazing what we can do if we simply refuse to give up. Octavia Butler persistencegiving-upwriting You don't start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That's why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence. Octavia Butler persistencewritingthinking The big talent is persistence. Octavia Butler persistencetalentbigs If there's any single talent a writer needs, it's persistence. If you can keep at your writing and you can learn as you write, you can tell any story you want to tell. Octavia Butler persistencewritingneeds Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence. Ovid persistencelife-changingchange Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Work at it, early and late, in season and out of season, not leaving a stone unturned, and never deferring for a single hour that which can be done just as well now. P. T. Barnum persistenceworkmotivational I don't impose any word count or number-of-hours quota on myself, or have any rules, except one: persistence. Nothing glamorous. No epiphanies. Just revisiting and rewriting. For me, momentum is far more important than inspiration. Pam Muñoz Ryan persistenceinspirationnumbers Persistence guarantees that results are inevitable. Paramahansa Yogananda guarantees-thatpersistenceresults«1112131415161718192021»
