Perseverance Quotes - Page 33

• When I am through learning, I am through.

  John Wooden

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• Great moments await around every corner.

  Richard DeVos

  Moments, Great Moments, Corners

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• Football is a great deal like life in that it teaches that work, sacrifice, perseverance, competitive drive, selflessness, and respect for authority are the price each and every one of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.

  Vince Lombardi

  Success, Sports, Football

  Vince Lombardi, Balance Design (1998). “Motivation Lombardi Style”

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• In case of doubt, push on just a little further and then keep on pushing.

  George S. Patton

  Determination, Doubt, Littles

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• Be audacious and cunning in your plans, firm and persevering in their execution, determined to find a glorious end.

  Carl von Clausewitz

  Execution, Determined, Ends

  Carl von Clausewitz (1987). “Roots of Strategy: 3 Military Classics”, p.373, Stackpole Books

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• I don't rate myself as a fantastic, talented athlete. I just have perseverance. I'm a cart horse. I work hard.

  Colleen De Reuck

  Horse, Hard Work, Athlete

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• Morality is stronger than tyrants.

  Louis Antoine de Saint-Just

  Tyrants, Stronger, Morality

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• Morality, when formal, devours.

  Albert Camus

  Morality, Formal

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• When the game is over, it is really just beginning.

  Jerry Kramer

  Ambition, Games, Over It

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• It was when I found out I could make mistakes that I knew I was on to something.

  Ornette Coleman

  Mistake, Jazz, Found

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• To succeed, we must have the will to succeed, we must have stamina, determination, backbone, perseverance, self-reliance, and faith.

  B. C. Forbes

  Determination, Self, Will To Succeed

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• Perseverance does not always mean sticking to the same thing forever. It means giving full concentration and effort to whatever you are doing right now.

  Denis Waitley

  Mean, Giving, Effort

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• How can we preserve our aspirations and at the same time develop the toughness of mind and spirit to face the fact that there are no easy victories? One is a tough-minded recognition that the fight for a better world is a long one.

  John Nance Garner

  Fighting, Long, Mind

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• If an unusual necessity forces us onward, a surprising thing occurs. The fatigue gets worse up to a certain point, when, gradually or suddenly, it passes away and we are fresher than before!

  William James

  Passing Away, Unusual, Force

  William James, Robert D Richardson (2010). “The Heart of William James”, p.267, Harvard University Press

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• I've a long list of things I don't know how I've done, but I've done them. In the end, it's always about perseverance.

  Dean Koontz

  Long, Done, Lists

  Dean Koontz (2014). “The Odd Thomas Series 7-Book Bundle: Odd Thomas, Forever Odd, Brother Odd, Odd Hours, Odd Apocalypse, Odd Interlude, Deeply Odd”, p.343, Bantam

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• Worthy things happen to the worthy.

  Plautus

  Worthy, Happens, Things Happen

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• When the truly great people discover that they have been deceived by the signposts along the road of life, they just shift gears and keep going.

  Nido R Qubein

  People, Gears, Deceived

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• That good gardener, who wept thorns plowing his fields - harvests grace with joy.

  Aberjhani

  Strength, Angel, Joy

  Luther E. Vann, Aberjhani (2008). “Elemental: The Power of Illuminated Love”, p.117, Bright Skylark Book Products

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• After thorough reflection, I realized that my desire to achieve my goals in this sport outweighed my self-doubt. This perseverance has helped me to be successful not only in gymnastics, but in my non-athletic life as well.

  Jonathan Horton

  Sports, Successful, Gymnastics

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• Our motto must continue to be perseverance. And ultimately I trust the Almighty will crown our efforts with success.

  William Wilberforce

  Giving Up, Effort, Crowns

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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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• It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Sports, Funny Inspirational

  "The Graduation Speech I Never Got to Give" by Laura Myers, ndsmcobserver.com. May 20, 2011.

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• You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction.

  George Horace Lorimer

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  George Horace Lorimer (2016). “Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son”, p.55, Lulu.com

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• True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.

  Jean Antoine Petit-Senn

  Courage, Wind, Bravery

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• Persevere and get it done.

  George Allen

  Done, Persevere, Get It Done

  George Allen (1990). “Strategies for winning: a top coach's game plan for victory in football and in life”, McGraw-Hill Companies

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