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Perseverance Quotes
"I'd look at one of my stonecutters hammering away at the rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet, at the hundred and first blow it would split in two, and I knew it was not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before."
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"The U.S. Olympic spirit award is an award that is given to an athlete who embodies the Olympic spirit in more ways than just on the playing field, in showing incredible perseverance, in overcoming obstacles, and what we wanted to do is have everybody can vote on-line."
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"The Christian's journey through life isn't a sprint but a marathon."
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"There will be moments in your life, when it seems you can no longer go on and you want to give up everything."
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"Present trials strengthen you for future blessings."
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"I had a rough childhood coming up, and I just took all that negative energy and made it very positive for myself to drive me."
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"Even if the last move did not succeed, the inner command says move again."
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"Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th."
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"When you're at the end of your rope, all you have to do is make one foot move out in front of the other. Just take the next step. That's all there is to it."
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"I learned patience, perseverance, and dedication. Now I really know myself, and I know my voice. It's a voice of pain and victory."
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"Every worthwhile accomplishment big or little has its stages of drudgery and triumph a beginning a struggle and a victory."
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"It is hard to begin and harder to finish."
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"A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down."
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"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other."
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"It is one of man's curious idiosyncrasies to create difficulties for the pleasure of resolving them."
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"I couldn't believe I'd come this far, lost Tyson, suffered through so much, only to fail - stopped by a big stupid monster in a baby-blue tuxedo kilt. Nobody was going to swat down my friends like that! I mean...nobody, not Nobody. Ah, you know what I mean."
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"Self Effort (Purushartha) is that which will bear fruits, without fail."
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"Triumphing over great difficulties can lead to great happiness."
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"When you're in hell, you forget how great you really are because you're suffering and you forget the great things you've done."
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"There are tomorrows on their way worth the struggles of today. Never give up."
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"Ordinary people think you are crazy when you attempt the impossible, deride you when you are halfway to achieving it, and envy you when you achieve it."
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"Time and again the sun sets like a bedimming curtain before my eyes, taking with it all illumination, warmth, and color. I am overwhelmed by night and the monsters that lurk in shadows of despair. But alas, stars twinkle from afar, shedding the tiniest rays of lighted hope. I am reminded that the sun also rises and that morning's glory shall restore beauty to my world. The realization of this dream is only a matter of waiting out the dreary night. So, I shall persevere."
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"The gospel of the kingdom talks about perseverance."
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"Flames burn so long as they are fed. Rivers rage so long as it rains. The sun rises so long as the earth rotates. Prayers are answered so long as they are uttered.Hope exists so long as there is a new day. Miracles never cease so long as there is faith. Love endures so long as kindness rules all actions. Dreams thrive so long as they are pursued. Never give up so long as you live."
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"Without delayed gratification, there is no patience."
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"I've learned over a period of years there are setbacks when you come up against the immovable object; sometimes the object doesn't move."
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"If beautiful lilies bloom in ugly waters, you too can blossom in ugly situations."
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"Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around."
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"People who don't have patience don't achieve anything in life."
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"The key to success-keep swimming. Even when they tap you on the shoulder to say the pool has been drained, just keep swimming."
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"Hang there like a fruit, my soul, Till the tree die!-Posthumus LeonatusAct V, Scene V."
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"'Tis known by the name of perseverance in a good cause, and of obstinacy in a bad one."
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"Thorns do not keep a rose from blooming, neither should obstacles keep you from success."
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"What you perceive as a failure today may actually be a crucial step towards the success you seek. Never give up."
"When we first begin fighting for our dreams, we have no experience and make many mistakes. The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and get up eight times."
"Ever notice the word 'rough' in through? There is truth to that, though the way may be rough, we are still able to get through it."
"If you were able to fall a hundred times as a child and rise, you are able to fall a thousand times as a grown up and soar."
"But it's better to lose some of the battles in the struggle for your dreams than to be defeated without ever even knowing what you're fighting for."
"When we don't qualify, it may be the perfect time to ask, "Do I really want it? If you're dedicated to making it happen, the only way you can fail is to stop trying. Be creative. Be constructive. Re-qualify. Never give up if it is for something you deeply, passionately, and enthusiastically desire."
"As bad as you are thinking of giving up, you still have more drive left in you. Winning is something that you were born to experience on earth. Keep on pushing with faith and perseverance, something greatly rewarding will surely happen down the line."
"We will never surrender but go forward to win the game."
"The fiery trials through which we pass will light us down in honour or dishonour to the latest generation."
"Stumbling up a hill strengthens you more than sprinting down a mountain."
"When things go wrong, just do your best to make it through the day and you'll be okay in a short time."
"Perseverance is an active principle, and cannot continue to operate but under the influence of desire."
"Do you know how does it feel failing every day? No,You get used to it."
"Don't give up.I know you've made a thousand attempts to reach your goal, but look at it this way: after repeatedly banging your head against the wall, you ought to be numb enough break through this time."
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