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persistence long fruit
For a long time I had not approached the forbidden fruit called happiness, but it was now tempting me with a melancholy persistence. I felt as though Sonoko were an abyss above which I stood poised. Yukio Mishima
persistence quality needs
At the beginning of a novel, a writer needs confidence, but after that what's required is persistence. These traits sound similar. They aren't. Confidence is what politicians, seducers and currency speculators have, but persistence is a quality found in termites. It's the blind drive to keep on working that persists after confidence breaks down. Walter Kirn
persistence independence apathy
[Robinson Crusoe] is the true prototype of the British colonist. The whole Anglo-Saxon spirit is in Crusoe: the manly independence, the unconscious cruelty, the persistence, the slow yet efficient intelligence, the sexual apathy, the calculating taciturnity. James Joyce
persistence opportunity goal
Vigilance in watching opportunity, tact and daring in seizing upon opportunity, force and persistence in crowding opportunity to its utmost of possible achievement - these are the martial virtues which must command success Austin Phelps
persistence winning sea
Most fisherman, including this one, cling to their pet stupidities as they would to a battered briar or an old jacket; and their dogged persistence in wrong methods and general wrong-headedness finally wins the a sort of grudging admiration, if not many fish. John D. Voelker
persistence secret conviction
The secret of success is conviction and persistence. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
persistence embodiment succeed
The Charkha, which is the embodiment of willing obedience and calm persistence, must therefore succeed before there is civil disobedience. Mahatma Gandhi
persistence play cards
I never thought I didn't have a card to play. Jim Lovell
persistence catholic intellectual
Only the [Catholic] Church stood squarely across the path of Hitler’s campaign for suppressing truth. I never had any special interest in the Church before, but now I feel a great affection and admiration because the Church alone has had the courage and persistence to stand for intellectual truth and moral freedom. I am forced thus to confess that what I once despised I now praise unreservedly. Albert Einstein
played position
I wouldn't say it's pressure. We played our way into this position we can play our way out of it. David Cash
player team
I think it can be a distraction to the player being recruited and the team, if it's something the team is not used to, ... Around Loomis, little old Loomis, it's a little crazy. Ben Chandler
played
He was aggressive. He didn't let the referees get in his head, he just played well. He's getting a feel for the game. Stephen Jackson
played proud
He just played tremendously tonight. I'm proud of the way they all battled back tonight.
player
He'll be a player for us. He's a young guy, so we'll have to get him in here and see how he does. But with our situation, he'll have a shot.
playing win
Harrison is playing really well and to go over there and win will be a challenge.
playing related sports
I was so tired of playing tennis, so tired of traveling, of hotels, everything related to this sport. Thomas Muster
played
I've always been a leader. Every team I've played on, I've led my way. Shaquille O'Neal
plays roles women
I started writing because I got so frustrated that there weren't enough plays that had roles for young black women in them. Katori Hall
cards families id stand
ID cards are always free. We don't want anything to stand in the way of families being able to get them.
cards deal deserve question red stronger walk
If you deserve a red card, there is no question and you walk away. But some of the cards we're getting, it's disappointing. We just have to deal with it, get stronger and be smarter.
cards four last picked sets
It's really picked up in the last week. I've got four sets of cards ordered, two signs, so we've really started to pick up on that.
cards easy people security social today types united
Social Security cards right now are a problem. They're a very significant breeder-card for other types of identification. It's very easy to get a Social Security card. Many are issued over and over. There are many more Social Security cards in circulation today than there are people in the United States.
cards clients closed gave gift home six
Six years ago I gave $100 Home Depot gift certificates to clients who closed on a loan, ... They didn't have gift cards back then.
cards caught drop finally hearts illnesses kids missed practices relay several six teams throughout time year
The kids swam their hearts out, but it just wasn't in the cards for us this year. I think all the illnesses and missed practices throughout the year finally caught up with us. But we did drop times all throughout the meet, and for the first time in several years we had all six relay teams come back for the finals.
cards stories landscape
Like prospecting in the 19th century, reconnaissance of the asteroids would of necessity take place in an arena where trouble is likely and help is distant. Heroic stories of individual triumph and failure, set on landscapes never seen by humankind, are in the cards. Seth Shostak
cards students graduates
I feel like a 1960s graduate student. I still work on note cards. I've never found a better system. Lawrence Wright
cards imagine i-can
I can't imagine I'll be the new George Clooney. That's not really in the cards. Peter Capaldi