Quotes about Persistence

Work will win when wishy washy wishing won t.

Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.

I'm far from being god, but I work god damn hard.

Keep the faith; work hard: practice does make you perfect. Do what you can, and meet the right people to make it work.

I have to work hard, just like any other player.

I mean, it's not just one day you get up, bang, and you got Osama bin Laden. It's the kind of thing where an awful lot of people over a long period of time - thousands have worked this case and these issues and followed on the leads and captured bad guys and interrogated them and so-forth.

It is a most delightful reflection that if I come to the throne of God in prayer, I may feel a thousand defects, but yet there is hope. I usually feel more dissatisfied with my prayers than with anything else I do.

I am so dedicated, so passionate, and that counts for more than what crazy people throw at me.

When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.

Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering you own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew.

You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working and just so, you learn to love by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves.

The tired ox treads with a firmer step.