Continuous effort — not strength or intelligence — is the key to unlocking our potential.
- Topic: Perseverance, Persistence
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Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival.
It is a socialist idea making profits is a vice. I consider the real vice is making losses.
Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never-in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.
If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity, they have only got to behave in a peaceful and helpful way toward one another.
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Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never-in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.
There is a force that somehow pushes us to choose the more difficult path whereby we can transcend the mire and muck into which we are so often born. Despite all that resists the process, we do become better human beings.
You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you're not passionate enough from the start, you'll never stick it out.
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
The necessity of the times, more than ever, calls for our utmost circumspection, deliberation, fortitude and perseverance.
For great and low there's but one test: 'Tis that each man do his best.
Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little.
Four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully. Proceed positively. Pursue persistently.
To remain indifferent to the challenges we face is indefensible. If the goal is noble, whether or not it is realized within our lifetime is largely irrelevant. What we must do therefore is to strive and persevere and never give up.
Persistence guarantees that results are inevitable.
Against all odds and despite all the obstacles, we are going to make it.
We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough.
The secret of success is conviction and persistence.
This is the mark of a really admirable man: steadfastness in the face of trouble.
Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.
Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish. Lose track of the 400 pages and write just one page for each day; it helps. Then, when it gets finished, you are always surprised.
