Quotes about Persistence

I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to others.

When all seems to be against you, remember, a ship sometimes has to sail against the current, not with it.

You don't scale a mountain with your mouth, but with your feet.

Paying the price for your dreams proves you can afford them.

I'm the most stubborn person I know.

As much pains were taken to make me idle as were ever taken to make me studious.

If you have a dream, you can spend a lifetime studying, planning, and getting ready for it. What you should be doing is getting started.

Every stumble is not a fall, and every fall does not mean failure.

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps — we must step up the stairs.

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs.

Do not be impatient with your seemingly slow progress. Do not try to run faster than you presently can. If you are studying, reflecting and trying, you are making progress whether you are aware of it or not. A traveler walking the road in the darkness of night is still going forward. Someday, some way, everything will break open, like the natural unfolding of a rosebud.

The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.