Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.
The world is full of educated derelicts.
There is nothing more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Nelson Mandela said: 'It always seems impossible until it's done.' Peace is possible.
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.
Purity, patience and perseverance are the three essentials to success and above all love.
Your persistence is, in fact, the true measure of your belief in yourself and your ability to succeed. Each time that you persist in the face of adversity and disappointment, you build the habit of persistence.
Through persistence, you can be one of those happy, victorious people who not only chases dreams, but who catches them! The persistent man also perseveres long enough for his dreams to catch up with him!
No one can travel so far that he does not make some progess each day. So let us never give up. Then we shall move forward daily in the Lord's way. And let us never despair because of our limited success. Even though it is so much less than we would like, our labour is not wasted when today is better than yesterday!
When you are not practicing, remember, someone somewhere is practicing, and when you meet him he will win.
There's only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything.
Give your dreams all you've got, and you'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.
Even when I went to the playground, I never picked the best players. I picked guys with less talent, but who were willing to work hard and had the desire to be great.
Give me 100 percent. You can't make up for a poor effort today by giving 110 percent tomorrow. You don't have 110 percent. You only have 100 percent, and that's what I want from you right now.
By doing things when you are too tired, by pushing yourself farther than you thought you could - like running the track after a two-hour practice - you become a competitor. Each time you go beyond your perceived limit, you become mentally stronger.
Repetition is the mother of skill.
If you pour your heart into your work, or into any worthy enterprise, you can achieve dreams others may think impossible.
Winners are losers who got up and gave it one more try.
Whatever we believe about ourselves and our ability comes true for us.
No great achievement is possible without persistent work.
The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can't find them, make them.
Progress however, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once; and we must be satisfied to advance in life as we walk, step by step.
Man is a goal-seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals.
The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can't achieve it.
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