Perseverance quotes

“A [person] who never quits is never defeated.”
Fred Thompson

“Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.”
Julie Andrews

“Always be prepared; always work hard and take pride in your work no matter what it is.”
Allen Covert

“All of us have our individual curses, something that we are uncomfortable with and something that we have to deal with.”
Wes Craven

“I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.”
Oprah Winfrey

“When you give up your dream, you die.”
Michael Nouri - Nick Hurley

“His belief was the thing that got us through. And in that moment I saw the years lift from him.”

Michael J. Fox - Chance

“This is the kid, calls me 59 days in a row, wants to be a player. There ought to be a picture of you in the dictionary under persistence kid.”

Michael Douglas - Gordon Gekko

“Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.”
Oprah Winfrey

“May God grant us the wisdom to discover right, the will to choose it, and the strength to make it endure.”
Sir Sean Connery - King Arthur

“The person who makes a success of living is the one who see his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.”
Cecil Blount DeMille

“- Vivian: Why did you have to go on?
- Marlowe: Too many people told me to stop.”
Lauren Bacall - Vivian Rutledge
Humphrey Bogart - Philip Marlowe

“Jus' cause we're havin' hard times right now, don't mean we gotta stop nothin'. We gotta keep goin'. Once we give up, we won't have the courage to get ourselves back to good times.”
Zachary Scott - Sam Tucker

“I’m no speech giver. I’m just a regular guy who keep a stretch of civilization open, but I really am honored to be named Kehoe Citizen of the Year. When you drive the same road day after day, it’s easy to think about the road not taken. I was lucky, I picked a good road early and I stayed on it.”
Liam Neeson - Nels Coxman

“- Nelly Bain: You're staying?
- Clint Tollinger: Mm-hmm.
- Nelly Bain: Of course - a target right to the end. Standing in front of people who won't stand in back of you.”
Jan Sterling - Nelly Bain
Robert Mitchum - Clint Tollinger

“No matter how much we loose you must still go on living.”

Roy Roberts - Matthew Burke

“When only a few of us are left, we will feel an irresistible pull towards a far away land, to fight for The Prize.”
Sir Sean Connery - Ramirez

“I'm in love with a girl, and I'm going to help hang her father.”

Joel McCrea - John Jones

“The way out is through.”
Dick Durock - Swamp Thing

“I'm not the best, but I am the most persistent.”
Anne Heche - Beth Eastern

“Rich fellas come up and they die, and their kids ain't no good and they die out. But we keep coming. We're the people that live. They can't wipe us out; they can't lick us. We'll go on forever, Pa, 'cause we're the people.”

Jane Darwell - Ma Joad

“I'm not organised. I'm tenacious.”
Lily Tomlin

“When you find out a thing goes pretty well, you might as well do it again.”

Howard Hawks

“Go on, go on and be perfect.”
Derek Luke - Boobie Miles

“You have to accept the plan and realize that if you slip, and you might, you can’t use that as a reason to give up or stop.”
Jennifer Hudson