Perseverance Quotes
By Alan Reiner – July 21, 2024
‘Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.’ – Pele
‘Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.’ – Walter Elliot
‘Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.’ – Thomas Carlyle
‘Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.’ – Samuel Johnson
‘Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.’ – Newt Gingrich
‘Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place – that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.’ – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
‘The path from dreams to success does exist. May you have the vision to find it, the courage to get on to it, and the perseverance to follow it.’ – Kalpana Chawla
‘Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.’ – John Quincy Adams
‘Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.’ – Marie Curie
‘By perseverance the snail reached the ark.’ – Charles Spurgeon
‘No one succeeds without effort… Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.’ – Ramana Maharshi
‘Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.’ – Julie Andrews
‘Through hard work, perseverance and a faith in God, you can live your dreams.’ – Ben Carson
‘Football is like life – it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.’ – Vince Lombardi
‘Nobody starts off as a hero, that does not happen even in films. It is passion, hard work, and perseverance that makes the difference. Dream big, follow your passion and work hard towards fulfilling it and it will pay well.’ – Rakshit Shetty
‘Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure.’ – George Eliot
‘Perseverance doesn’t always mean winning and losing. Perseverance means showing up and rising to the occasion and performing.’ – Michael Chiesa
‘The key to success is action, and the essential in action is perseverance.’ – Sun Yat-sen
‘Grit is that ‘extra something’ that separates the most successful people from the rest. It’s the passion, perseverance, and stamina that we must channel in order to stick with our dreams until they become a reality.’ – Travis Bradberry
‘I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.’ – John D. Rockefeller
‘Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.’ – Victor Hugo
‘Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.’ – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
‘Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears.’ – Gillian Anderson
‘In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm… in the real world all rests on perseverance.’ – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
‘Keep the faith, don’t lose your perseverance and always trust your gut extinct.’ – Paula Abdul
‘Standardized testing is at cross purposes with many of the most important purposes of public education. It doesn’t measure big-picture learning, critical thinking, perseverance, problem solving, creativity or curiosity, yet those are the qualities great teaching brings out in a student.’ – Randi Weingarten
‘Personally, I’ve learned about perseverance: when you hear the word ‘No,’ and when you hear rejection, that it’s not always final. And that timing is everything, and you have to stay the course and just keep working hard and know that, when your time comes, that it will be sweet and that it will be the perfect time.’ – Angela Robinson
‘If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.’ – Joseph Addison
‘The music we do is for people to enjoy, dance and sing to it. Dreamers – keep on dreaming and keep working hard to achieve your goals. There are many difficulties, but what matters is to stay focused and have perseverance.’ – Bad Bunny
‘You aren’t going to find anybody that’s going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance.’ – Lou Holtz
‘Indomitable perseverance in a business, properly understood, always ensures ultimate success.’ – Cyrus McCormick
‘Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions.’ – Lao Tzu
‘Perseverance is also key to success in any endeavor, but without perseverance in combat, there can be no victory.’ – Jocko Willink
‘Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.’ – Benjamin Disraeli
‘The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t.’ – Henry Ward Beecher
‘Remember, it isn’t the dreamers who have good lives – it’s the doers. Remember also what I call the three Ps of success: passion, planning, and perseverance.’ – Homer Hickam
‘I am proud of where I came from, and I am proud of what I’ve been able to achieve through hard work and perseverance. And I guarantee you that anyone who tries to say otherwise hasn’t walked a day in my shoes.’ – Wendy Davis
‘Being one of the few African American women to make it to this level in a classical ballet company, the level of American Ballet Theatre, takes a lot of perseverance.’ – Misty Copeland
‘A noble purpose inspires sacrifice, stimulates innovation and encourages perseverance.’ – Gary Hamel
‘In general, any form of exercise, if pursued continuously, will help train us in perseverance. Long-distance running is particularly good training in perseverance.’ – Mao Zedong
‘Amongst the qualities a hero should have, I would include determination, loyalty, courage, perseverance, patience, focus, intrepidity and selflessness.’ – Ricky Martin
‘Learning a musical instrument is challenging, it demands fine motor skills and coordination. It develops children’s listening, thinking skills, imagination and perseverance. It brings out the very best in the children as they work collaboratively with their peers and teachers.’ – Sheila Hancock
‘Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.’ – Ambrose Bierce
‘I need a teacher quite as much as Helen. I know the education of this child will be the distinguishing event of my life, if I have the brains and perseverance to accomplish it.’ – Anne Sullivan
‘Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little.’ – Plutarch
‘I am very proud of my mom and consider her the most courageous woman I know. With perseverance, sacrifice and hard work, she raised a family of Olympic athletes and gave us the tools and the spirit to succeed. That is something that my brothers and I will always be thankful for.’ – Diana Lopez
‘The three ordinary things that we often don’t pay enough attention to, but which I believe are the drivers of all success, are hard work, perseverance, and basic honesty.’ – Azim Premji
‘I have never had to face anything that could overwhelm the native optimism and stubborn perseverance I was blessed with.’ – Sonia Sotomayor
‘What everyone in the astronaut corps shares in common is not gender or ethnic background, but motivation, perseverance, and desire – the desire to participate in a voyage of discovery.’ – Ellen Ochoa
‘I can tell you character traits I admire and work to develop in myself – perseverance, self-discipline, courage to stand up for what is right even when it is against one’s friends or one’s self.’ – Dalia Mogahed
‘A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.’ – Robert Benchley
‘Qualities you need to get through medical school and residency: Discipline. Patience. Perseverance. A willingness to forgo sleep. A penchant for sadomasochism. Ability to weather crises of faith and self-confidence. Accept exhaustion as fact of life. Addiction to caffeine a definite plus. Unfailing optimism that the end is in sight.’ – Khaled Hosseini
‘All of my Polynesian counterparts in the NFL with roots in American Samoa understand how the values embedded in our South Pacific culture – community, hard work, perseverance, respect – contribute directly to our success.’ – Troy Polamalu
‘Perseverance is my motto!’ – Madam C. J. Walker
‘Whether you’re shuffling a deck of cards or holding your breath, magic is pretty simple: It comes down to training, practice, and experimentation, followed up by ridiculous pursuit and relentless perseverance.’ – David Blaine
‘The entrepreneurial life is one of challenge, work, dedication, perseverance, exhilaration, agony, accomplishment, failure, sacrifice, control, powerlessness… but ultimately, extraordinary satisfaction.’ – David S. Rose
‘The making of the far-famed New York Central Park was opposed by even good men, with misguided pluck, perseverance, and ingenuity, but straight right won its way, and now that park is appreciated. So we confidently believe it will be with our great national parks and forest reservations.’ – John Muir
‘My three Ps: passion, patience, perseverance. You have to do this if you’ve got to be a filmmaker.’ – Robert Wise
‘As my kids grow up, I think a lot about the lessons and values I want to impart to them. More than any particular skill or even financial support, I believe perseverance and resilience will serve them best, regardless of what curveball life inevitably throws them.’ – Sal Khan
‘There are two ways of attaining an important end, force and perseverance; the silent power of the latter grows irresistible with time.’ – Sophie Swetchine
‘Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay the price and it is yours.’ – Orison Swett Marden
‘Perseverance and perspective until victory.’ – Lincoln Diaz-Balart
‘The simple truth is that in order to become good, you have to be obsessed. You have to put in an awful lot of time and hard work and couple that with desire and unflagging perseverance.’ – Yngwie Malmsteen
‘We, of our time, have played our part in the perseverance, and we have pledged ourselves to the dead generations who have preserved intact for us this glorious heritage, that we, too, will strive to be faithful to the end, and pass on this tradition unblemished.’ – Eamon de Valera
‘Part of what makes college football great is what you learn playing it. Being selfless, learning how to go through adversity as a group, learning about perseverance.’ – Kirk Herbstreit
‘As a leader, these attributes – confidence, perseverance, work ethic and good sense – are all things I look for in people. I also try to lead by example and create an environment where good questions and good ideas can come from anyone.’ – Heather Bresch
‘You look at the best players in the game – Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr – they didn’t sit on the couch and then one day join the NHL. They worked on their game. Their talent was perseverance, dedication. Those are talents to me; that’s what gets you to the NHL.’ – P.K. Subban
‘I pray they will carry on in spite of that dreadful monster prejudice, and with patience, courage, fortitude and perseverance achieve success for themselves.’ – Major Taylor
‘Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.’ – Scott Hamilton
‘The stubbornness I had as a child has been transmitted into perseverance. I can let go but I don’t give up. I don’t beat myself up about negative things.’ – Phylicia Rashad
‘The road to perseverance lies by doubt.’ – Francis Quarles
‘If you have perseverance, you’re going to be able to push through a lot of things into some really great areas.’ – Cooper Kupp
‘What it is saying is that someone who was a world champion and who takes care of himself with a 17-year rest and applies the proper training techniques and perseverance could be successful.’ – Mark Spitz
‘I don’t know what keeps me going. Sometimes I wonder… I think it’s just pure perseverance and wanting to succeed and having that burning desire to always have success.’ – Tanya Tucker
‘If four things are followed – having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance – then anything can be achieved.’ – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
‘Perseverance is a positive, active characteristic.’ – Joseph B. Wirthlin
‘You must understand the difference between being an architect and a politician. Architecture is a profession of perseverance. You have to come through. The politician is there to blame someone.’ – Santiago Calatrava
‘Acting is equal parts talent and perseverance.’ – Zach McGowan
‘If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.’ – Samuel Johnson
‘What I love about the East End is that there’s a great perseverance, determination and courage. What I dislike about it is that there is sometimes a celebration of ignorance.’ – Eddie Marsan
‘A 41-inch bust and a lot of perseverance will get you more than a cup of coffee – a lot more.’ – Jayne Mansfield
‘Football is a great deal like life in that it teaches that work, sacrifice, perseverance, competitive drive, selflessness and respect for authority is the price that each and every one of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.’ – Vince Lombardi
‘There is something quintessentially American about the USWNT. Last-minute, dramatic finishes and technical finesse aside, the spirit of the program reflects a determination and perseverance that resonates with the deeply held belief that with hard work, anything is possible.’ – Ali Krieger
”Tis known by the name of perseverance in a good cause, and of obstinacy in a bad one.’ – Laurence Sterne
‘What we reliably find is that people’s perseverance scores are actually higher than their passion scores, and I think it really does get to the fact that working hard is hard, but maybe finding your passion is even more difficult.’ – Angela Duckworth
‘Nowadays people talk about PayPal’s founders as prescient geniuses who would inevitably change the world. It was, however, not so obvious that PayPal would taste its first major success by helping people sell Beanie Babies on eBay. But they had a vision, a hope, and the perseverance to try multiple iterations until they got it right.’ – Eric Ries
‘When we think of Olivier Giroud, the word example comes to mind. He is an example of resilience, hard work and perseverance. A professional and an example for young people. And, above all, he’s a good player and he scores when he plays. You couldn’t ask for better in a group.’ – Edouard Mendy
‘Setting a goal, accomplishing it, and feeling good about yourself can help build confidence and perseverance.’ – Madison Keys
‘My features I take from my father, but my spirit, my industry and perseverance I get from my Indian mother.’ – Edmonia Lewis
‘Perseverance has always just been something that was in me. And it was a tool that came in very handy as a ballerina.’ – Misty Copeland
‘The U.S. Olympic spirit award is an award that is given to an athlete who embodies the Olympic spirit in more ways than just on the playing field, in showing incredible perseverance, in overcoming obstacles, and what we wanted to do is have everybody can vote on-line.’ – Brian Boitano
‘Perseverance is an active principle, and cannot continue to operate but under the influence of desire.’ – William Godwin
”Howard The Duck’ has a lot of fans, and usually when they come up to me, I just think they’re the coolest. Because it takes a lot of strength, a lot of perseverance to love ‘Howard the Duck.” – Lea Thompson
‘Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health.’ – Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
‘I wish the Peace Corps and its volunteers continued success and perseverance. We are grateful for their contributions to society and dedication to providing assistance where it is needed. May the Peace Corps continue its legacy of service, both at home and abroad.’ – Kenny Marchant
”RuPaul’s Drag Race’… is very little about boys who dress up in girls’ clothing: it’s very much about grit, integrity, heart, power of perseverance, and the power of love. It’s also opening a dialogue up about the persecution and the marginalization of trans people, of queer people, of gender non-binary and gender fluid people.’ – Michelle Visage
‘Everything that I’ve ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.’ – Scott Hamilton
‘Luck is a component that a lot of people in the arts sometimes fail to recognise: that you can have talent, perseverance, patience, but without luck you will not have a successful career.’ – Bryan Cranston
‘It’s perseverance that’s the key. It’s persevering for long enough to achieve your potential.’ – Lynn Davies
‘I learned that I’m really good with perseverance. I’m stronger than I thought I was inside. I also learned that I don’t give up easily and that I trust and believe that things are going to be OK.’ – Brian Welch
‘I think one of the most important attributes is perseverance.’ – David Rose
‘We truly believe with hard work, dedication and perseverance, we can become the best at what we do. No one wants to become mediocre.’ – Andy Biersack
‘Early intervention programs enrich adverse family environments. The largest effects of the early intervention programs are on noncognitive traits. Now, what do I mean by that? I mean perseverance, motivation, self-esteem, and hard work.’ – James Heckman
‘To bathe a cat takes brute force, perseverance, courage of conviction – and a cat. The last ingredient is usually hardest to come by.’ – Stephen Baker
‘Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry.’ – Samuel Smiles
‘Perseverance is a virtue that cannot be understated.’ – Bob Riley
‘I’ll admit that it’s not easy to get an agent, but becoming successful in anything requires perseverance.’ – Nicholas Sparks
‘I learned patience, perseverance, and dedication. Now I really know myself, and I know my voice. It’s a voice of pain and victory.’ – Anthony Hamilton
‘But the person who scored well on an SAT will not necessarily be the best doctor or the best lawyer or the best businessman. These tests do not measure character, leadership, creativity, perseverance.’ – William Julius Wilson
‘Much has been accomplished during the last year in the campaign against terrorism. This struggle will require vigilance, perseverance and sacrifice for many years to come.’ – Paul Cellucci
‘Who of us is able to read and understand and be entirely confident of the validity of his title to the land he lives on, and which he has redeemed from a state of nature by the most indefatigable industry and perseverance?’ – William H. Wharton
‘If we bestow but a very little attention to the economy of the animal creation, we shall find manifest examples of premeditation, perseverance, resolution, and consumate artifice, in order to effect their purpose.’ – William Bartram
‘Men fail much oftener from want of perseverance than from want of talent.’ – William Cobbett
‘I believe this with all my heart: The greatest coach of all time in my eyes is my mom. She’s instilled in me a toughness and a perseverance and just a never-quit mentality, and I thank her every day for providing me, for what she sacrificed her life for.’ – Scott Brooks
‘Most of the time I liked school and got good grades. In junior high, though, I hit a stumbling block with math – I used to come home and cry because of how frustrated I was! But after a few good teachers and a lot of perseverance, I ended up loving math and even choosing it as a major when I got to college.’ – Danica McKellar
‘I was never specifically associated with a part, I didn’t have tons of money, I wasn’t conventionally tall or handsome, so you know the things that were available to me were hard work and perseverance.’ – Seth Green
‘I have always been one to encourage perseverance.’ – Christina Aguilera
‘I look for struggle in the roles I choose – struggle and perseverance.’ – Vera Farmiga
‘From my dad I learned to be good to people, to always be honest and straightforward. I learned hard work and perseverance.’ – Luke Bryan
‘I always come to conclusions very fast. Well, that is one way of thinking, and the other way would be that I lack the necessary perseverance to stick to one thing that really fits me. I don’t know if it’s a good thing or bad thing.’ – Takeshi Kitano
‘You know how people always talk about how vision is the key to entrepreneurship and perseverance and really seeing what other people don’t see? We can actually redeem a fair amount of that folk wisdom.’ – Eric Ries
‘The grim reality is that most start-ups fail. Most new products are not successful. Yet the story of perseverance, creative genius, and hard work persists.’ – Eric Ries
‘God bless perseverance. Because it’s not easy.’ – Junot Diaz
‘Elizabeth Keckley was a woman of remarkable strength, courage, perseverance, and dignity. She was exceptionally talented, but also very diligent and ambitious, and together those qualities enabled her to deliver herself from slavery and become a successful businesswoman.’ – Jennifer Chiaverini
‘I look at my grandparents and what they dealt with in the Japanese internment in Arizona. That sense of perseverance, of making the best out of an incredibly bad situation, has always been something I drew inspiration from. I always ask myself, ‘What in the world do I have to complain about?” – Scott Fujita
‘When I think about parallels between myself and an Olympian, I believe that success in the world of business is underpinned by very similar principles of perseverance and hard work.’ – Lakshmi Mittal
‘I believe that the ‘dark night of the soul’ is a common spiritual experience. I believe, too, that the answer is continued seeking and perseverance. It helps to know that others have endured a loss of faith.’ – Julia Cameron
‘I believe that I am very lucky to have close friends who are faithful. From my friends, I have learned the importance of perseverance.’ – Julia Cameron
‘Mine is a story about a teenage single mother who struggled to keep her young family afloat. It’s a story about a young woman who was given a precious opportunity to work her way up in the world. It’s a story about resiliency, and sacrifice, and perseverance. And you’re damn right it’s a true story.’ – Wendy Davis
‘When I was about five, I gave my heart to Jesus Christ, and since then it’s just been a stronghold in my life. Really, through the shark attack and all the hard times that my family and I went through, it gave us unity and perseverance to push through all this crazy stuff that we never knew was going to happen.’ – Bethany Hamilton
‘My entire mission in life is to help women take over the world. Not by force (the route so many men have taken since the beginning of time), but with compassion, perseverance, and love.’ – Kevyn Aucoin
‘My songs have always had hope and perseverance in them – I never write songs that have no escape hatch, no positivity.’ – Jakob Dylan
‘There’s not a lot of other stuff I admire about his content, but there’s something about Howard Stern and his perseverance in a very difficult industry. He does tickle me in certain ways with humor.’ – Ashleigh Banfield
‘When I was about forty-three years of age, I had a private secretary with a beautiful baritone voice. I told him I would give anything in the world if I could only carry a tune. He laughed and said, ‘Anybody who has a voice and perseverance can sing.” – Heber J. Grant
‘We have numerous examples of perseverance in the scriptures, in secular history, and in our own experiences.’ – Joseph B. Wirthlin
‘Perhaps the best-known Old Testament example of perseverance is the story of Job.’ – Joseph B. Wirthlin
‘I’ve definitely been in ruts, and I think having some kind of perseverance is important.’ – Paul Dano
‘Lesson to would-be fame seekers: It’s not really a new world when it comes to celebrity. There are no shortcuts. It’s still talent, perseverance and hard work. Even the speed and reach of the Net can’t create lasting value and income overnight.’ – Sarah Lacy
‘I let the whole ‘Grease’ experience be a springboard for me. I wanted to use the exposure I got from that very wisely to continue a successful career. It’s taken a lot of work and perseverance.’ – Laura Osnes
‘I think you make the best with what you’ve got, you know? Sometimes you have very little. And you just always try to rise to higher ground, because you’re going to suffer one way or the other, so you just hope that you have strength and perseverance and good friends and faith, some kind of faith, to endure and move on to greener pastures.’ – Pierce Brosnan
‘The two biggest things that translate from the pitching mound to hunting and fishing are patience and perseverance. When you’re on the mound, you have to take the game one pitch at a time, regardless of the score, and that approach helps when I’m in the woods or on the water as well.’ – Jon Lester
‘We picked a great marketplace. We were a pioneer in payroll processing for very small companies. And we had the perseverance and good fortune enough to stick it out.’ – Tom Golisano
‘Preferring healthful foods is a skill, and skills take practice and perseverance to develop.’ – Joel Fuhrman
‘We are looking for a set of personal characteristics that predict success, the first and foremost of which is perseverance in the face of challenges. We also look for the ability to influence and motivate others who share your values, strong problem-solving ability, and leadership.’ – Wendy Kopp
‘We look for people who demonstrate perseverance in the face of challenges, the ability to influence and motivate others – people who want to work relentlessly to ensure that kids who are facing the challenges of poverty have an excellent education.’ – Wendy Kopp
‘Without this tremendous passion for power, influence, and advantage which money gives, how could nature develop the highest type of man? Without this infinite longing, whence would come the discipline which industry, perseverance, tact, sagacity, and frugality give?’ – Orison Swett Marden
‘I’m very impressed by the imagery in the ‘Apologia’, which is a kind of sustained poem. It’s not just a piece of apologetics of the sort you find in Jesuit literature: ‘Why I came over’, and so on. It’s a tremendously rewarding book but requires perseverance on the part of the reader.’ – John Cornwell
‘In junior high school, I learned that I could be good at school. I remember liking the freedom to choose classes and the pleasure of learning and doing well. My perseverance and love of reading had somehow allowed me to overcome many disadvantages of dyslexia, and I read a lot of books for pleasure.’ – Carol W. Greider
‘What people can excel our Northern and New England brethren in skill, invention, activity, energy, perseverance, and enterprise?’ – John C. Calhoun
‘The king knows with what ardor and perseverance I have at all times been devoted to the cause of liberty and to the principles of humanity, equality and justice.’ – Marquis de Lafayette
‘Once you become a professional, to get through a ballet like ‘Swan Lake’ – four acts as the lead, changing character – the perseverance is incredible. It takes a lot to make it through and keep the same energy throughout the entire performance.’ – Misty Copeland
‘I know there are writers who like to say that every novel is hard, and it doesn’t get easier. That may be the case, and I’ve only written two. But the first, to me, was characterized by an enduring oscillation between perseverance and a profound doubt.’ – Rachel Kushner
‘When you literally build a state of granite, it takes a certain toughness and perseverance as well as a unique blend of community and independence: a culture that also helps spur economic growth.’ – Maggie Hassan
‘A lot of times, people won’t be 100 percent real with their story, and I wanted to give people the drawn-out experience of the perseverance and the struggle that it took to get here.’ – Tory Lanez
‘I strongly believe that through dedication and perseverance, one can overcome adversity to achieve success. It is a privilege to accept membership in the Horatio Alger Association, an organization which promotes this principle.’ – Ginni Rometty
‘Ledger art represents a spirit which has lasted through the hardships and turmoil. It is my goal and ambition that this style of pictograph art continues to pay tribute to the perseverance of my ancestors who adapted and created works of art during a period of life changing turmoil and injustice.’ – Michael Horse
‘My parents fled from a Cuban dictatorship in search of freedom. Growing up, I saw my parents struggle… I am here today because of them. My success is their success. Their sacrifice and perseverance made my education possible.’ – Alexander Acosta
‘You need to keep having data points of progress, so even if an investor – and we’ve all had investors say no to us – there are times where you go back, and you keep them in the loop, and you keep telling them the progress and the perseverance you have.’ – Payal Kadakia
‘I was determined that with perseverance and faith, at some point, someone would say, ‘This girl has talent,’ and would cast me in something meaningful.’ – Rita Moreno
‘The thing I get the most that I really love is that people don’t so much mention films I’ve been in or shows I’ve been in as they say, instead, ‘I love you. I just love your perseverance.’ That really pleases me.’ – Rita Moreno
‘Having kids and a relationship at such an early age definitely built up my hunger and perseverance to succeed.’ – Anderson Silva
‘For those of us learning the way to financial serenity and solvency, the envelope system teaches prudence, patience, and perseverance. You can only spend what you have.’ – Sarah Ban Breathnach
‘The perseverance and the strength and the determination and the sacrifice that so many millions of people have had to endure to form this country is far greater than anything that we can really imagine.’ – Nancy Dubuc
‘I haven’t knocked all the doors I need to knock down, but I can see it happening more and more. It will just take more perseverance and work.’ – Little Simz
‘The key to my perseverance was absolutely loving the craft of acting. I just figured that if I kept doing it, at the very least I would get better at acting. Even if I didn’t become a tremendous success, as long as I knew I was improving and getting better, to me, that was success.’ – Tamara Taylor
‘Millennials get a bad rap sometimes about their grit and perseverance.’ – Andrew Yang
‘If you want to write, just believe that you can, because it’s about perseverance.’ – Tomi Adeyemi
‘Everything I’ve achieved has come from perseverance. I’ve never met another entrepreneur who had a painless path to success – everyone who tries to bring new ideas to the world is tested.’ – Reshma Saujani
‘You see any movie, and it’s just a feat of human strength and perseverance. It is a brutally challenging business.’ – Jay Chandrasekhar
‘All that I have achieved has been possible not only because of my own strength and perseverance, gained through hardship, but also through other people’s support and belief in me.’ – Clemantine Wamariya
‘I’ve taught martial arts to many children, from 5 years old and up – there’s character development, there’s respect, discipline, perseverance.’ – Scott Coker
‘I was diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder at 19, which I thought would derail my career. Thankfully, I was able to get help and continue the path, and I think, for me, the buzzword is perseverance.’ – Mauro Ranallo
‘There’s something to be said for perseverance.’ – Ayanna Pressley
‘If I didn’t have a gig, I used to ring up all the comedy clubs across the country and go, ‘If anyone drops out, I can be there.’ Normally, someone would ring you up the day of. It’s just perseverance, being scrappy, being a hustler. The first few years, a lot of it was under-the-table work, so that was good. I think I can say that now.’ – Jim Jefferies
‘When SpongeBob’s perseverance shines through, and you root for him – that’s when the show is working.’ – Stephen Hillenburg
‘It’s just funny because I think a long time back I was not a fan favorite at all, and now people have followed my journey, have seen the struggle and the perseverance I’ve had, and they can relate to that.’ – Ben Askren
‘I want to categorically say that whatever I am, I have made a space for myself in Indian politics and media out of my own perseverance and hard work.’ – Smriti Irani
‘It was a miracle that I became an actress. I survived because of hard work and perseverance.’ – Soni Razdan
‘I have learned that you need to have patience, perseverance, and faith in people to reach your goals.’ – Richarlison
‘Cricket is not rocket science. Bowlers often get wickets through perseverance, accuracy and being patient rather than trying to blast opposition teams out.’ – Andrew Strauss
‘It’s a combination of how much efforts you put in, how much you’re working on a daily basis on your goals and it also has to do with a bit of luck. It’s difficult but you’ve to be very patient. The main thing is perseverance.’ – Anupriya Goenka
‘Coming from the Philippines to the U.S. did shape me in that it gave me perseverance.’ – apl.de.ap
‘Football is one of the most popular sports in the country, and there are many reasons for this. You can take so much from football and apply it to life in general. Just some of those things are goal-setting, preparation, teamwork, perseverance and discipline.’ – Philip Rivers
‘The youths of Bihar are second to none when it comes to talent, hard work and perseverance.’ – Ashish Vidyarthi
‘If you love your work, you will try out different kinds of roles with perseverance in order to sustain in the industry.’ – Ashish Vidyarthi
‘I obtained my first job with the Eagles through a series of internships that began during my junior year of college. From there, after obtaining the job, it was a combination of hard work and perseverance and showing them the type of person that I was that helped me climb the coaching ladder.’ – Sean McDermott
‘I know what martial arts have done for me. They’ve taught me integrity, self-control, perseverance and an indomitable spirit.’ – Stephen Thompson
‘I think it’s good for ‘Drag Race’ to be moving toward the mainstream. I’m grateful for the move to VH1. I’m glad that one million people watched the first episode of Season 9. Our message is one of love and acceptance and truth and strength and perseverance, and I believe it should reach everyone, near and far.’ – Alaska
‘I have a Children’s Charity in Cuckfield, West Sussex, which helps young children affected by cerebral palsy and associated disorders. The perseverance these young people display every day is inspirational.’ – Vera Lynn
‘In the Champions League you need a certain level of perseverance, strength, dedication to scoring over 90 minutes.’ – Shinji Kagawa
‘I want to complement Chaeyoung for her spirit and perseverance. She is never scared of new or unfamiliar things; instead she accepts the challenge. It is really awesome to see this side of her, and I want to learn how to be more brave like her.’ – Nayeon
‘To become a professional, you have to train a lot, which I did from a very early age. Of course, it helps if your character is very competitive and you have patience and perseverance.’ – Judit Polgar
‘You need talent, dedication, skills, perseverance and so many other things to become successful. If you think you are very talented but someone needs to unveil your talent, then you are living in a fool’s paradise. You have to prove yourself every day.’ – Rituparna Sengupta
‘People said ‘Mimi doesn’t know how to act and her diction is bad,’ but my perseverance helped me overcome my shortcomings and here I am today.’ – Mimi Chakraborty
‘There’s something to be said for perseverance. We’ve been sticking it out a long time.’ – Tony Kanal
‘If you are not born a Ronaldo or a Kaka, you can still become a great player through commitment, serenity, perseverance, loving what you do.’ – Filippo Inzaghi
‘We’ve learned a lot about ourselves as a family about perseverance and continuing to be mentally strong and continue to take the good with the bad and wake up the next day and do it all over again.’ – Greg Olsen
‘I really had loving parents, and my father was the example of perseverance… he never gave up, and he taught me it’s so easy to give up, but to fight is harder.’ – Park Yeon-mi
‘Pushing through when times get difficult, perseverance. It’s an important trait to have as an athlete, and as a human being in general.’ – Cooper Kupp
‘I love football fans. I love the humour, the passion and their perseverance.’ – Simon Jordan
‘Simeone is consistency and perseverance. Guardiola is innovative, growing day by day.’ – Rodri