Courage And Perseverance Quotes

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

Winston Churchill

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

Christopher Reeve

Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

"Still Me". Book by Christopher Reeve, 1999.

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Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

Michael Jordan

Motivational, Basketball, Running

Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

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Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it.

Mark Twain

Courage, Fear, Cancer

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History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.

B. C. Forbes

Inspirational, Perseverance, Courage

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Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

Winston Churchill

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air. These qualities have ever been displayed in their mightiest perfection, as attendants in the retinue of strong passions.

John Quincy Adams

Perseverance, Strong, Passion

John Quincy Adams (1802). “An Oration, delivered at Plymouth, December 22, 1802, at the anniversary commemoration of the first landing of our ancestors at that place”, p.13

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The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.

Tommy Lasorda

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

Twitter post from Aug 24, 2015

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Failure is only postponed success as long as courage 'coaches' ambition.

Albert Einstein

Ambition, Gymnastics, Persistence

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Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.

Harper Lee

Inspirational, Courage, Perseverance

"To Kill a Mockingbird". Book by Harper Lee, community.sparknotes.com. July 11, 1960.

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A man of sense is never discouraged by difficulties; he redoubles his industry and his diligence, he perseveres and infallibly prevails at last.

William James

Motivational, Meaningful, Perseverance

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Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

Dale Carnegie

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Dale Carnegie (2017). “How to enjoy your life and your job”, p.59, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

Calvin Coolidge

Perseverance, Determination, Persistence

Quoted in Quotable Calvin Coolidge, ed. Peter Hannaford (2001).

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What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Inspirational, Life, Basketball

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1959). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1958”, p.135, Best Books on

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Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.

Calvin Coolidge

Motivational, Wisdom, Perseverance

Quoted in Quotable Calvin Coolidge, ed. Peter Hannaford (2001).

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The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.

Herbert Kaufman

Motivational, Gymnastics, Persistence

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Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Inspirational, Motivational, Moving On

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1896). “Oldtown folks. Sam Lawson's Oldtown fireside stories”

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Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged.

Thomas A. Edison

Motivational, Positive, Perseverance

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Failure is only postponed success as long as courage 'coaches' ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.

Herbert Kaufman

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacle s, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.

Thomas Carlyle

Inspirational, Positive, Strength

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You learn you can do your best even when its hard, even when you're tired and maybe hurting a little bit. It feels good to show some courage.

Joe Namath

Inspirational, Sports, Volleyball

Joe Namath (1987). “Football for Young Players and Parents”, Fireside

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Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.

Herodotus

Inspirational, Happiness, Inspiring

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Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

Dale Carnegie

Inspirational, Success, Encouraging

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It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Mark Twain

Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

Mark Twain (2014). “Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist”, p.53, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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