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Perseverance Quotes
"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 one of man's curious idiosyncrasies to create difficulties for the pleasure of resolving them."
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"We may train or peek for a certain race, but running is a lifetime sport."
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"The string slices into the skin of his fingers and no matter how tough the calluses, it tears. But this beat is fast and even though his joints are aching, his arm's out of control like it has a mind of its own and the sweat tat drenches his hair and face seems to smother him, but nothing's going to stop Tom. He;s aiming for oblivion."
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"The appreciation of your success will only come with your perseverance."
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"I think one of the most important attributes is perseverance."
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"I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying."
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"Every stumble is not a fall, and every fall does not mean failure."
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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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"I never counted on you, lass. You are strong, honorable, clever, shrewd, beautiful, and resilient. You doona ever quit, and you doona ever give up. So why give up on me?"
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"Many beautiful dreams die prematurely because the dreamers don't have enough fuel to drive through the rocky roads and the patience to wait."
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"Nothing in life is stronger than perseverance; time only promotes it, failure is afraid of it, negative people hide from it, and disease is affected by it. Even rocks give way to perseverance: because if water perseveres its impacts on the surface of a rock long enough, the rock starts to wither."
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"The slogans "hang on and "press on have solved and will continue to solve the problems of humanity."
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"Self Effort (Purushartha) is that which will bear fruits, without fail."
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"There are tomorrows on their way worth the struggles of today. Never give up."
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"People who don't have patience don't achieve anything in life."
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"If you fail, never give up. Keep trying, you will succeed."
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"Our personal stories of perseverance contain immense wisdom that can assist others in finding their way to peace and illumination during difficult times."
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"To persevere in one's duty and be silent is the best answer to calumny."
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"It is hard to begin and harder to finish."
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"Some fish love to swim upstream. Some people love to overcome challenges."
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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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"Life took the strongest root with a little bit of rain and a whole lot of shit for fertilizer."
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"No man likes to acknowledge that he has made a mistake in the choice of his profession, and every man, worthy of the name, will row long against wind and tide before he allows himself to cry out, 'I am baffled!' and submits to be floated passively back to land."
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"Sometimes even to live is an act of courage."
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"The gospel of the kingdom talks about perseverance."
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"If beautiful lilies bloom in ugly waters, you too can blossom in ugly situations."
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"Fleet kept running, Kaladin growled, getting back under Elhokar's arm."What?"He couldn't win, but he kept running. And when the storm caught him, it didn't matter that he'd died, because he'd run for all he had."Sure. All right. The king sounded groggy, though Kaladin couldn't tell if it was the alcohol or the blood loss."We all die in the end, you see, Kaladin said. "So I guess what truly matters is just how well you've run. And Elhokar, you've kept running since your father was killed, even if you screw up all the storming time."Thank you? the king said, drowsy."
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"One is to cross this ocean in the form of obstinacy. We are standing on this side of obstinacy and we have to go to the other side. If someone becomes instrumental in removing your obstinacy; do not be disturbed about it, consider him to be extremely beneficial and undergo that experience with equanimity."
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"In all spheres of life, we find the grace of patient endurance."
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"Who would ever know the greater graces of comfort and perserverance, mercy and forgiveness, patience and courage, if no shadows fell over a life?"
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"Perseverance is impossible if we don't permit ourselves to hope."
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"Constantly stopping to explain oneself may expand into a frustrating burden for the rare individual, so ceasing to do so is like finally dropping the weights and sprinting towards his goals. Those who insincerely misunderstand, who intentionally distort the motives of a pure-intentioned individual, then, no longer have the opportunity to block his path; instead, they are the ones left to stand on the sidelines shouting frustratedly in the wind of his trail."
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"Thorns do not keep a rose from blooming, neither should obstacles keep you from success."
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"At the end of the race nobody really cares about how you started, so stay laser focused and finish strong. Get ready to proclaim "I did it!"
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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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"Perseverance n.: A lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves a glorious success."
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"Masters of flight don't learn to fly because of all that helped them, they learnt to fly, despite all that tried to stop them."
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"The toughness of any journey means absolutely nothing to a mind that travels with the spirit of perseverance."
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"If you have the understanding to first notice the signs, continue with the courage to follow them."
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"If I get up just one less time than the number of times I've been knocked down, I have done one of the most devastating things possible; I have halted my life at that very spot."
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"I never fell. I don't care what they say. I'm still doing my job, as I see it."
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"Well, I agree that 'trial and error' is a pretty pessimistic name for it. And maybe that's what it is most of the time. But I think the point is that it's not just try-error. Most of the time, it's try-error-try."
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"At the very moment when people underestimate you is when you can make a breakthrough."
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"Enjoy the RIDE NOW. You'll be SUCCESSFUL later, however YOU define SUCCESS."
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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 fiery trials through which we pass will light us down in honour or dishonour to the latest generation."
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"The only way round is through."
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