1 Louisa May Alcott Author 2010-02-27T14:36:06-07:00 4776 1598 It's highly virtuous to say we'll be good, but we can't do it all at once, and it takes a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull all together before some of us even get our feet set in the right way. 2010-03-05T15:24:19-07:00 1832 1888 1 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poet 3759 691 Perseverance is a great element of success. If you knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody. strength perseverance 1807 1882 1 Dolly Parton Singer-songwriter, actress, author, philanthropist 3878 1132 The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. optimism perseverance 1946 1 Walter Elliott clergyman, author 3388 706 Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another. strength perseverance 1842 1928 1 Nelson Mandela former President of South Africa 2010-02-09T04:19:23-07:00 4746 1588 It always seems impossible until its done. 2010-02-09T04:19:23-07:00 1918 1 Christopher Reeve actor, producer, director, and writer; best known for his role as Superman 3962 1300 I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. strength perseverance 1952 2004 1 Robert Frost politician, writer, scientist 4576 0 The best way out is always through. inspirational perseverance 1874 1963 1 M. Scott Peck Psychiatrist, Author 2009-12-11T04:09:21-07:00 4635 1529 The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers. 2009-12-11T04:09:21-07:00 1936 2005 1 John Quincy Adams 6th US President 3016 678 Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. strength perseverance 1825 1829 1 Gene Bedley Author Educator 2010-01-25T13:15:18-07:00 4709 1581 Failure is no more a permanent condition than success! For even if you succeed, there’s still another test. 2010-01-29T16:21:36-07:00 1939 1 Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd U.S. President 4530 0 When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. courage perseverance 1882 1945 1 Napoleon Bonaparte Emporer of France 3132 696 Victory belongs to the most persevering. achievement perseverance 1769 1821 1 Plutarch historian, writer 4357 710 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. strength perseverance 46 127 1 Theodore Roosevelt 26th U.S. President 4000 1297 Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty... I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led diffcult lives and led them well. good character perseverance 1858 1919 1 M. Russell Ballard Apostle, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 2010-02-27T14:37:46-07:00 4777 1598 If your dream requires patience, give it. 2010-02-27T14:37:46-07:00 1928 1 Rodney Williams 2009-11-30T05:43:28-07:00 4618 1518 Your purpose may not always be obvious, but always remember that you do have a purpose. 2009-12-11T16:24:15-07:00 1959 1 Sir Thomas Buxton British Member of Parliament 3187 1079 With ordinary talents and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable. achievement perseverance 1786 1845 1 Dr. Samuel Johnson poet, essayist, lexicographer 3640 212 If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance. achievement perseverance 1709 1784 1 George A. Custer U.S. Military 3274 1369 It's not how many times you get knocked down that count, it's how many times you get back up. motivational perseverance 1839 1876 1 Earl Nightingale entrepreneur, motivational author 4531 0 Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use. strength perseverance 1921 1989 1 Marva Collins 3242 704 Determination and perseverance move the world; thinking that others will do it for you is a sure way to fail. achievement perseverance 1 Victor Hugo French statesman, novelist, playwright 3601 708 Perseverance, secret of all triumphs. strength perseverance 1802 1885 1 Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Saint, founder of Franciscans 3062 1239 There is not enough darkness in the world to extinguish a single candle flame. inspirational perseverance 1181 1286 1 Vincent "Vince" Lombardi athletic coach 2210 0 There's only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything. 2009-11-23T16:37:00-07:00 1913 1970 1 Victor Hugo excerpt from "Histoire d'un crime"; Poet, Novelist, Playwright 2009-11-24T12:03:24-07:00 4608 1510 An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. 2009-11-25T14:29:15-07:00 1802 1885 1 Proverb 4358 1043 It takes both rain and sunshine to make a rainbow. hope perseverance 1 Martin Luther King, Jr. minister, civil rights activist 3691 764 Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. inspirational perseverance 1929 1968 1 Baron Manfred von Richthofen former fighter pilot 4193 1335 Success flourishes only in perseverance--ceaseless, restless perseverance. achievement perseverance 1892 1918 1 George Eliot [Mary Ann Evans] novelist, editor 3385 709 Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure. inspirational perseverance 1819 1880 1 Douglas MacArthur American general and field marshal 4534 0 Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul. motivational perseverance 1880 1964 1 John D. Rockefeller, Sr. oil magnate, philanthropist 3974 701 I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature. strength perseverance 1839 1937 1 Cornelius Kilgore Military 2010-01-16T12:59:49-07:00 4686 1566 I cannot look back with regrets, but I can look forward optimistically. 2010-01-16T12:59:49-07:00 1973 1 Benjamin Disraeli Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 3322 699 Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure. responsibility perseverance 1804 1881 1 Jacob A. Riis journalist, photographer 4532 0 Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred-and-first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not the last blow that did it, but all that had gone before. strength perseverance 1849 1914 1 Jackson Browne rock musician 3159 692 In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins — not through strength but by perseverance. inspirational perseverance 1948