Quotes by Persistence Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work though difficult problems. Gever Tulley persistence resilience chance Nowhere can it rain harder and with a more tiresome persistence than in California during the brief season when it rains at all. Gertrude Atherton persistence california rain Irresolute men are sometimes very persistent in their undertakings, because if they give up their designs they would have to make a second resolution. Giacomo Leopardi persistence giving-up men My advice: Just keep movin' straight ahead. Every now and then you find yourself in a different place. George Carlin finding-yourself persistence advice [John] Adams's letters reveal his persistence and determination to win over the Dutch against all odds and to convince them and the other peoples of Europe of the potential greatness of the United States and of the importance of the Revolution to the world. Gordon S. Wood persistence determination winning O may I join the choir invisible of those immortal dead who live again in minds made better by their presence; live in pulses stirred to generosity, in deeds of daring rectitude, in scorn for miserable aims that end with self, in thoughts sublime that pierce the night like stars, and with their mild persistence urge men's search to vaster issues. George Eliot persistence stars night Do your best, and be a little better than you are. Gordon B. Hinckley self-improvement persistence excellence There's a better way to speak out against President Putin and call out his bigotry for exactly what it is: speaking up for equal rights and educating people around the world about the persistence of homophobia. Rather than boycott, I, along with several amazing organizations including Athlete Ally and All Out, plan to use the Sochi Games as a teachable moment for the world. Greg Louganis persistence gay athlete Step by step the ladder is ascended. George Herbert ladders persistence perseverance A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline. Harvey Mackay persistence dream motivational I've known entrepreneurs who were not great salespeople, or didn't know how to code, or were not particularly charismatic leaders. But I don't know of any entrepreneurs who have achieved any level of success without persistence and determination. Harvey Mackay persistence entrepreneur determination Book marketing is a skill: it takes knowledge, effort, and persistence to really be successful. Heather Hart persistence successful book Talent means energy and persistence and nothing more! Heinrich Schliemann persistence energy mean If we could know as intimately as we know our more immediate parents the long line of ancestors through whom the family spirit has passed on its way to us, we should probably become fatalists in face of the apparently overwhelming evidence that there is nothing in us that has not come to us from, or at least through, the Family. Family portrait galleries are a striking confirmation of the persistence of characteristics which ultimately govern the fortunes of successive generations. Helen Bosanquet persistence parent long Make the second effort your second nature. Harvey Mackay persistence effort Strive for perfection in everything. Take the best that exists and make it better. If it doesn't exist, create it. Accept nothing nearly right or good enough Henry Royce persistence creating acceptance Obstinacy is will asserting itself without being able to justify itself. It is persistence without a reasonable motive. It is the tenacity of self-love substituted for that of reason and conscience. Henri Frederic Amiel persistence self love The habit of persistence is the habit of victory. Herbert Kaufman persistence gymnastics motivational If you walk along the street you will encounter a number of scientific problems. Of these, about 80 per cent are insoluble, while 19½ per cent are trivial. There is then perhaps half a per cent where skill, persistence, courage, creativity and originality can make a difference. It is always the task of the academic to swim in that half a per cent, asking the questions through which some progress can be made. Hermann Bondi persistence creativity science Great towers take time to construct. Herman Melville persistence towers patience «345678910111213»