Quotes about persistence
persistence self numbers
The drive to be useful is encoded in our genes. But when we gather in very large numbers, as in the modern nation-state, we seem capable of levels of folly and self-destruction to be found nowhere else in all of nature. But if we keep at it and keep alive, we are in for one surprise after another. We can build structures for human society never seen before, thoughts never heard before, music never heard before. Lewis Thomas
persistence spit used
My mum used to say to me, 'Spit on yer 'ands and take a fresh 'old.' Keep going even if you have setbacks. Lesley Garrett
persistence sides side-effects
Don't do something just for the money. Money is a side effect of persistence. You persist in things you are interested in. Explore your interests. Then persist. Then enjoy all the side effects. James Altucher
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 guarantees-that results
Persistence guarantees that results are inevitable. Paramahansa Yogananda
persistence luck mind
Eventually, if it's on your mind, you stumble on it. You need a certain amount of luck and persistence. Jules Feiffer
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 effort victory
Full effort is full victory. Mahatma Gandhi
persistence play cards
I never thought I didn't have a card to play. Jim Lovell
persistence ideas terrible
The persistence of an all-absorbing idea is terrible. Victor Hugo
persistence persist
What we resist persists. Sonia Johnson
persistence giving luck
While persistence offers no guarantees, it does give 'luck' a chance to operate. Tom Shippey
persistence purpose stubbornness
Persistence is stubbornness with a purpose. Richard DeVos
persistence ideas use
One of the tests that I frequently use in an interaction is I push on the idea and what I'm looking for is both flexibility & persistence. Reid Hoffman
persistence enthusiasm hot
Improvement of one's economic position is helped more by cool persistence than by hot enthusiasm. William Feather
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 wish world
Success never resides in the world of weak wishes, but in the palace of purposeful plans and prayerful persistence. William Arthur Ward
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 white maintenance
Straight white males: that's the predominant moviegoing category, and the persistence of that is a dismaying maintenance of the status quo. Wesley Morris
persistence people danger
What people see as fearlessness is really persistence. Because I am focused on the solution, I don't see the danger. Wangari Maathai
persistence belief
My persistence is the measure of the belief I have in myself. Walt Disney
persistence views ebay
In my view, it's irreverence, foolish confidence and naivety combined with persistence, open mindedness and a continual ability to learn that created Facebook, Google, Yahoo, eBay, Microsoft, Apple, Juniper, AOL, Sun Microsystems and others. Vinod Khosla
persistence reality government
The unhappy persistence of both the practice and the lingering effects of racial discrimination ...is an unfortunate reality...and the government is not disqualified from acting in response to it. Sandra Day O'Connor
persistence bored feelings
Our levels of desire, patience, persistence, and confidence end up playing a much larger role in success than sheer reasoning powers. Feel motivated and energized, we can overcome almost anything. Feeling bored and restless, our minds shut off and we become increasingly passive. Robert Greene
persistence keys people
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.