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Perseverance Quotes

"If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress."
Barack Obama
"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
Michael Jordan
"If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it."
Michael Jordan
"And I love that even in the toughest moments, when we're all sweating it - when we're worried that the bill won't pass, and it seems like all is lost - Barack never lets himself get distracted by the chatter and the noise. Just like his grandmother, he jus"
Michelle Obama
"There’s a difference in thinking you are a champion and knowing that you are."
Matthew McConaughey
"I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart."
Vincent Van Gogh
"I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help I shall succeed."
Vincent Van Gogh
"The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore."
Vincent Van Gogh
"Only when I fall do I get up again."
Vincent Van Gogh
"The beginning is perhaps more difficult than anything else, but keep heart, it will turn out all right."
Vincent Van Gogh
"Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength."
Napoleon Bonaparte
"Victory belongs to the most persevering."
Napoleon Bonaparte
"There’s no reason to have a plan B because it distracts from plan A. "
Will Smith
"In my mind, I’ve always been an A-list Hollywood superstar. Y’all just didn’t know yet."
Will Smith
"We take risks all the time, we talk about failure. We need big failures in order to move the needle. If we don't, we're not swinging enough. You really should be swinging hard, and you will fail, but that's okay."
Jeff Bezos
"We all know that if you swing for the fences, you’re going to strike out a lot, but you’re also going to hit some home runs."
Jeff Bezos
"When you want something, you have to be willing to pay your dues."
Les Brown
"I am often fascinated by the resiliency of some of the people I meet. Life keeps knocking them down, but in what seems to be outright defiance, they keep getting up, stronger and better than before."
Les Brown
"I haven't always been successful, but I've always had hope. I've always known that if I kept plugging away and doing my best, I'd be successful."
Les Brown
"It is no fun to fail, but you must pick yourself you and get back in the race. The only way you can grow is to challenge yourself beyond your present circumstances."
Les Brown