Those who would attain to any marked degree of excellence in a chosen pursuit must work, and work hard for it, prince or peasant.
-- Bayard Taylor

At every crossroad, follow your dream. It is courageous to let your heart lead the way.
-- Leland Thomas

I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. -- Henry David Thoreau * All endeavor calls for the ability to tramp the last mile, shape the last plan, endure the last hours toil. The fight to the finish spirit is the one... characteristic we must posses if we are to face the future as finishers. -- Henry David Thoreau What people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. -- Henry David Thoreau

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
-- Henry David Thoreau

* "The two most powerful warriors are patience and time." -- Leo Tolstoy

Never consider the possibility of failure; as long as you persist, you will be successful.
-- Brian Tracy

* "If you are tired, keep going; if you are scared, keep going; if you are hungry; keep going; if you want to taste freedom, keep going." -- Harriet Tubman

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” -- Mark Twain * The miracle, or the power, that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application, and perseverance under the promptings of a brave, determined spirit. -- Mark Twain

* “Genius is divine perseverance. Genius I cannot claim nor even extra brightness but perseverance all can have.” -- Woodrow Wilson

* "I know the price of success: dedication, hard work and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen." -- Frank Lloyd Wright

Perseverance Quotes

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