2,087 Quotes About Perseverance

The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success.

A little boy was asked how he learned to skate. 'By getting up every time I fell down,' he answered.

Always remember no matter how many people say no, all you need to find is one single person to say yes. Just one person.

If you pour your heart into your work, or into any worthy enterprise, you can achieve dreams others may think impossible.

There is nothing more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

You have to persevere. You have to do it. I have insecurities. But whatever I'm insecure about I don't dissect it, but I'll go after it and say, ''What am I afraid of?'' I bet the average successful person can tell you they've failed so much more than they've had success. I've had far more failures than I've had successes. With every commercial I've gotten, there were 200 I didn't get. You have to go after what you're afraid of.

People, although having their own cross to carry, can minister to others through their own pain.

By doing things when you are too tired, by pushing yourself farther than you thought you could - like running the track after a two-hour practice - you become a competitor. Each time you go beyond your perceived limit, you become mentally stronger.

You spend more of the game preparing to win in the final seconds. And that is what separates winners from losers.