Perseverance Quotes

"Dreams are lovely. But they are just dreams. Fleeting, ephemeral, pretty. But dreams do not come true just because you dream them. It's hard work that makes things happen. It's hard work that creates change" "I am not lucky. You know what I am? I am smart. I am talented. I take advantage of the opportunities that come my way and I work really, really hard. Don't call me lucky. Call me a badass" "Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you" "The future belongs to those who are passionate and work hard" "I have had all of the disadvantages required for success" "Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success" "Discipline trumps conviction." "In my experience, each failure contains the seeds of your next success if you are willing to learn from it" "99% of failures come from people who make excuses." "If you actually believe in trying to make the best of a bad situation, sometimes it works out." "Wear your failure as a badge of honor" "Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible." "Hope is essential to any political struggle for radical change when the overall social climate promotes disillusionment and despair." "If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door" "Tough times never last, but tough people do." "Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines." "Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later." "Our patience will achieve more than our force" "The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune." "Character is simply habit long continued."