Quotes by Persistence If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do succeed. Curly Howard persistencesucceedfirsts The foundation of the Buddha's teachings lies in compassion, and the reason for practicing the teachings is to wipe out the persistence of ego, the number-one enemy of compassion. Dalai Lama persistenceteachinglying The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore. Dale Carnegie will-and-determinationpersistencesuccess The writing life requires courage, patience, persistence, empathy, openness, and the ability to deal with rejection. It requires the willingness to be alone with oneself. To be gentle with oneself. To look at the world without blinders on. To observe and withstand what one sees. To be disciplined, and at the same time, take risks. To be willing to fail - not just once, but again and again, over the course of a lifetime. Dani Shapiro persistenceempathywriting Doggedness depends on emotional traits - enthusiasm and persistence in the face of setbacks - above all else. Daniel Goleman persistenceemotionalenthusiasm All I had was persistence. Turns out that's all you need. Darren LaCroix persistenceturnsneeds For many of us, conversion is an ongoing process and not a onetime event that results from a powerful or dramatic experience. Line upon line and precept upon precept, gradually and almost imperceptibly, our motives, our thoughts, our words, and our deeds become aligned with the will of God. Conversion unto the Lord requires both persistence and patience. David A. Bednar persistencepowerfuldeeds Asking in faith requires honesty, effort, commitment, and persistence. David A. Bednar persistencehonestycommitment Negative thinking patterns can be immensely deceptive and persuasive, and change is rarely easy. But with patience and persistence, I believe that nearly all individuals suffering from depression can improve and experience a sense of joy and self-esteem once again. David D. Burns persistenceself-esteembelieve Having spent too many years in show business, the one thing I see that succeeds is persistence. It's the person who just ain't gonna go home. I decided early on that I wasn't going to go home. This is what I'll be doing until they put me in jail or in a coffin. David Mamet persistencehomeyears What is important is what inspires persistence and determination- in other words what you care about. David Maister persistencedeterminationinspiring The Internet is a medium only at the bit level. At the human level, it is a conversation that, because of the persistence and linkedness of pages, has elements of a world. It could only be a medium if we absolutely didn't care about it. David Weinberger persistenceelementsworld You can accomplish anything with pure persistence and drive. Debi Thomas persistencepureaccomplish Persistence means giving full concentration to whatever you are doing right now. ... Persistence is success through trial, error, resetting your goals, and moving toward the target. Denis Waitley persistencemeanmoving Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. Denis Waitley best-effortpersistenceinspiration I wish I could say I had some sort of master plan where one role leads to the next role, but a lot of it really is persistence and luck and being prepared when you are asked to jump on a project. There isn't any one rule that I follow. Obviously, I'll always shoot to work with the best actors, directors and filmmakers. I've been incredibly lucky to be able to do that. Dermot Mulroney persistenceluckwish Success in life isn't only for the gifted or the privileged or those with a high IQ. Success is totally dependent on three things: persistence, determination and a positive mental attitude. Denis Waitley persistencedeterminationattitude Our determination to imitiate Christ should be such that we have no time for other matters. Desiderius Erasmus persistencedeterminationtime I was relentless, even in the face of total lack of encouragement, because much more often than you'd think, sheer persistence is the difference between success and failure. Donald Trump persistenceencouragementinspirational The real excitement is playing the game. Donald Trump persistencemoneyreal«1234567891011»
