90% of all those who fail are not actually defeated. They simply quit.
Ignorance is not bad faith. But persistence in ignorance is.
The dark ages still reign over all humanity, and the depth and persistence of this domination are only now becoming clear. This Dark Ages prison has no steel bars, chains, or locks. Instead, it is locked by misorientation and built of misinformation.
What people see as fearlessness is really persistence. Because I am focused on the solution, I don't see the danger.
I guess my mantra is you have to work really hard if you want something. You have to be committed to hard work and persistence even when it gets tough.
There's no genius behind it. It's persistence and listening to people.
After a lifetime of swimming upstream, I am convinced that one of the real secrets to Wal-mart's phenomenal success has been that very tendency.
I'm a big believer in persistence, don't be greedy and, above all, work hard. It's what keeps me going.
The key to success in any kind of start up is your level of persistence. It's not so much your intellect. The Zuckerburg's, Pages and Brins, that succeed have such a level of belief in what they are doing that they will put up with the kind of crap that most people won't put up with, they are incredibly persistent and resilient.
Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
Anyone of any age, any race, any background, any education - if they write an interesting enough book - can become a published author. What it takes is imagination, the ability to put words on a paper in an interesting, perhaps even unique way, the fortitude to rewrite, rewrite, rewrite, and polish, edit, polish, edit until the story sort of sings. I think everyone has a story inside him, but only a few have the persistence and, of course, the interest, to write it down and see it through.
[John] Adams's letters reveal his persistence and determination to win over the Dutch against all odds and to convince them and the other peoples of Europe of the potential greatness of the United States and of the importance of the Revolution to the world.
From the hindsight of history George Washington seems larger than life, more statuesque than man. Too bad! Washington's greatness as a leader was courage under fire and persistence in the face of obstacles. Yet even he at times doubted himself. But he put those doubts aside and forged ahead, convinced of his noble purpose.
The people who get what they’re after are very often the ones who just stick around long enough.
Great beginnings are not as important as the way one finishes.
I think you just have to keep knocking down doors, you have to keep being aggressive, and even if somebody says 'No', then you have to knock on the next door.
Friendships offer good practice in accepting the transience of experience and the persistence of feeling.
Nowhere can it rain harder and with a more tiresome persistence than in California during the brief season when it rains at all.
Persistence and determination are incredibly important. But sometimes you need to analyze the situation and understand when you're wrong. You need to be able to cop to being wrong, learn to change, and continue to grow as a human being.
It takes twenty years to become an overnight success.