Quotes about Tenacity

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.

Put the greatest emphasis on what's in you; your knowledge, your wisdom, your inner strength, your character, your tenacity and people will look through the box and always walk away with the product.

I doubt if a charging elephant, or a rhino, is as determined or hard to check as a socially ambitious mother.

If there is a tenacious burning desire in the pit of your stomach, you become very difficult to discourage.

A twinkle lit his eyes. "And I'll tell you this, my bonny lass, I'm not of a mind to let you go either. Not without a good fight." She smiled at his brogue and at the mischievous gleam in his expression. "But if it's a fight you're wantin'"—he winked—"then you've come to the right man, my lady. Because I won't be lettin' you go without one.

You can kill the body but not the spirit.

You really have to love what you are doing, so you don't give up.

Your most vauluable asset can be your willingness to persist longer than anyone else.

The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary.

My lord, like one's cranium, it will endure till broken.

I believe persistence is a major key to success in any great endeavor. I want to remind folks to PERSIST in whatever they are tackling at the moment!