Perseverance quotes
Perseverance is the steadfast persistence and determination to achieve one's goals, despite facing obstacles, challenges, or setbacks along the way. It is a trait that separates those who give up easily from those who keep pushing forward. Perseverance is not just about having a strong willpower; it is also about having the mental and emotional resilience to continue striving for success.
Quotes about perseverance serve as powerful reminders that success rarely comes without hard work and perseverance. They inspire and motivate us to keep going when the road gets tough, reminding us that failure is not the end but rather a stepping stone towards our ultimate triumph. These quotes often come from individuals who have faced adversity and have chosen to rise above it, using their experiences to fuel their determination.
Whether you are facing personal challenges, pursuing a long-term goal, or simply in need of a boost of motivation, the Perseverance quotes page offers a collection of powerful words of wisdom. These quotes provide insights into the nature of perseverance and the importance of never giving up. They remind us that persistence is key in overcoming obstacles and achieving our dreams.
Let these quotes on perseverance inspire you to stay focused, stay determined, and stay driven on your journey towards success.
Kathryn Stockett
— NovelistYou're gon' have to say to your self, am I gon' believe what them fools say about me today?
Victor Ortiz
— BoxerWith success comes a lot of failure, and it doesn't matter how many times you fall it just depends on how you get up and keep succeeding.
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorI've never given up. I've always kept going. I don't feel that I could afford to give up. That would be the beginning of the end.
Jorge Luis Borges
— WriterFrom my weakness, I drew strength that never left me.
Sofia Vergara
— ActressI'm fearless, I don't complain. Even when horrible things happen to me, I go on.
Antonio Machado
— PoetDon't try to rush things: for the cup to run over, it must first be filled.
Geronimo
— Apache Warrior & Symbol of Indigenous ResistanceI should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive.
E. B. White
— Versatile Writer & Author of Beloved ClassicsHang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day.
Paul Halmos
— Influential Mathematician & EducatorThe beginner should not be discouraged if he finds he does not have the prerequisites for reading the prerequisites.
D.T. Suzuki
— Pioneer of Zen Buddhism in the WestWhen mountain-climbing is made too easy, the spiritual effect the mountain exercises vanishes into the air.
Kathleen McGowan
— Historical Novelist Weaving Spirituality & HistoryAnd remember this most of all: when it is darkest, that is when you can see the stars most clearly.
Stan Lee
— Comic Book Icon & Creator of Marvel HeroesLife is never completely without its challenges.
Peter Deunov
— Spiritual Teacher & PhilosopherHuman happiness is defined by the hardships and conflicts you have been through. The greater they are, the greater is your happiness.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerIt doesn't matter how much milk you spill as long as you don't lose the cow.
Timothy Leary
— American psychologist and authorIf you don't like what you're doing, you can always pick up your needle and move to another groove.
Aisha Tyler
— American actress, comedian, director, and talk show hostNothing really worth having is easy to get. The hard-fought battles, the goals won with sacrifice, are the ones that matter.
Chadwick Boseman
— American actorSome people would view Jackie Robinson as a very safe African-American, a docile figure who had a tendency to try to get along with everyone, and when you look at his history, you learn that he has this fire that allows him to take this punishment but also figure out savvy ways of giving it back.
Ed McBain
— American author and screenwriterI enjoy what I do every minute of the day, even when the going gets tough. When I first began writing, I used to work at a desk in the bedroom, of a small development house. My three sons all under the age of 3 would come running in and out of the room every minute.
Will Ferrell
— American actor, comedian, producer, and writerAll you have in comedy, in general, is just going with your instincts. You can only hope that other people think that what you think is funny is funny. I don't have an answer but I just try to plough straight ahead.
Thomas Kyd
— English playwright, the author of The Spanish Tragedy, and one of the most important figures in the development of Elizabethan dramaIn time the savage bull sustains the yoke; In time all haggard hawks will stoop to lure; In time small wedges cleave the hardest oak, In time the flint is pierced with softest shower, And she in time will fall from her disdain, And rue the sufferance of your friendly pain.
Reba McEntire
— American country music singer, actress and businesswomanI think my song that reminds me of Mama is "I'm A Survivor" because she is one.
Chris Algieri
— American professional boxer and former kickboxerI knew my time would come I just had to stay focused and disciplined and if you work hard good things happen. I am right where I am supposed to be.
Glennon Melton
— American author and activistI think that sometimes quitting is exactly the right thing to do. Quitting something that's not working requires self-awareness and courage.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
— American actor, producer, retired professional wrestler and former American football and Canadian football playerMy work, my goal, my life, it’s like a treadmill. And there’s no stop-button on my treadmill. Once I get on, I just keep going.
Adrienne Barbeau
— American ActressI spent years working in low-budget horror films. When you've done 'Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death,' you can handle anything!
Amy Grant
— American MusicianI think that if my kids are completely convinced of God's unfailing love for them, whether they fail or not, they'll have confidence to persevere in life.
Ali Larter
— American ModelI was brought up to believe that there is no such thing as failure as long as I'm trying my best. So I've had a 'blood, guts and glory' approach through my whole life.
Adam Savage
— American EntertainerFailure is always an option.
Kathryn Stockett
— NovelistI was surprise to see the world didn't stop just cause my boy did.
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorTo be knocked out doesn't mean what it seems. A boxer does not have to get up.
Jorge Luis Borges
— WriterNothing is built on stone; all is built on sand, but we must build as if the sand were stone.
Sofia Vergara
— ActressNever take no personally. Sometimes people tell you no for a reason that has nothing to do with you. You must keep going.
Antonio Machado
— PoetThere is no way; we make the road by walking it.
E. B. White
— Versatile Writer & Author of Beloved ClassicsI am still encouraged to go on. I wouldn't know where else to go.
Paul Halmos
— Influential Mathematician & EducatorI read once that the true mark of a pro - at anything - is that he understands, loves, and is good at even the drudgery of his profession.
Stan Lee
— Comic Book Icon & Creator of Marvel HeroesIf you are interested in what you do, that keeps you going!
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerFor the real winners, there are no finish lines.
Daniel Craig
— Iconic James Bond ActorSo, are we equals? Until he answer is yes, we must never stop asking.
Aisha Tyler
— American actress, comedian, director, and talk show hostThe best advice anybody could have given me was to keep getting up over and over again.
Reba McEntire
— American country music singer, actress and businesswomanIf dreams give you power, then I'm strong enough to walk through my heart till you love me.
Chris Algieri
— American professional boxer and former kickboxerI am just focused on what's in front of me. I really can't worry about or complain about the WBO situation at this point.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
— American actor, producer, retired professional wrestler and former American football and Canadian football playerMy work, my goal, my life, it’s like a treadmill. And there’s no stop-button on my treadmill. Once I get on, I just keep going.
Kathryn Stockett
— NovelistThe point is, I can’t tell you how to succeed. But I can tell you how not to: Give in to the shame of being rejected and put your manuscript—or painting, song, voice, dance moves, [insert passion here]—in the coffin that is your bedside drawer and close it for good. I guarantee you that it won’t take you anywhere. Or you could do what this writer did: Give in to your obsession instead.
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorA writer who has published as many books as I have has developed, of necessity, a hide like a rhino's, while inside there dwells a frail, hopeful butterfly of a spirit.
Jorge Luis Borges
— WriterChang Tzu tells us of a persevering man who after three laborious years mastered the art of dragon-slaying. For the rest of his days, he had not a single opportunity to test his skills.
Antonio Machado
— PoetPathmaker, there is no path;
You make the path by walking,
By walking you make the Path
E. B. White
— Versatile Writer & Author of Beloved ClassicsSometimes a writer, like an acrobat, must try a trick that is too much for him.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerMany successful people are no more talented than unsuccessful people. The difference between them lies in the old axiom that successful people do those things that unsuccessful people don't like to do.
Aisha Tyler
— American actress, comedian, director, and talk show hostWhen I was young I thought, 'Yeah, people don't see, they're not recognizing how funny I am, and how talented I am'. And the guys that mentored me were like, 'You just have to keep getting up'. And I look back and they were right. They were all right.
Reba McEntire
— American country music singer, actress and businesswomanAnything worth doing, is worth doing all the way. Just know you'll have to live with all the choices that you make.
Chris Algieri
— American professional boxer and former kickboxerI have not been one of those champions that have been fed perfect guys to make me look great.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
— American actor, producer, retired professional wrestler and former American football and Canadian football playerThe one thing that’s absolutely guaranteed is that I will still be training when the sun comes up.
Kathryn Stockett
— NovelistWhy don't we just build you an house outside Hilly?
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorWhen writing goes painfully, when it’s hideously difficult, and one feels real despair (ah, the despair, silly as it is, is real!)–then naturally one ought to continue with the work; it would be cowardly to retreat. But when writing goes smoothly–why then one certainly should keep on working, since it would be stupid to stop. Consequently one is always writing or should be writing.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerGoals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive to keep you going all day.
Reba McEntire
— American country music singer, actress and businesswomanI've never turned my back on country music.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
— American actor, producer, retired professional wrestler and former American football and Canadian football playerI have a little belief that success is never unrelenting. And if success is what we chase – then neither are we.
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorI work very slowly. It's like building a ladder, where you're building your own ladder rung by rung, and you're climbing the ladder. It's not the best way to build a ladder, but I don't know any other way.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerFailure is not falling down but staying down.
Reba McEntire
— American country music singer, actress and businesswomanI don’t think there's ever been a point in my career where I've said, 'I've made it.' What does that mean, 'I've made it?' Made it to what? If you say, 'I've made it.' then are you finished? I don't want to be finished. I don't want to quit.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
— American actor, producer, retired professional wrestler and former American football and Canadian football playerBy 23yrs old, I failed at achieving the biggest dream of my life. My ass was kicked and I was down – but not out. I refused to give up, got back up and pushed on.
Joyce Carol Oates
— AuthorGetting the first draft finished is like pushing a peanut with your nose across a very dirty floor.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerDon't let ups and downs leave you down and out.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
— American actor, producer, retired professional wrestler and former American football and Canadian football playerUnapologetically push for greater and always disrupt expectations.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerIt doesn't matter if they say you can't do it. It only matters if you say you can't.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
— American actor, producer, retired professional wrestler and former American football and Canadian football playerIf you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerIf you don't climb the mountain, you can't see the view
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerBelieve in yourself, even when no one else does.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerNobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would most likely be worth it.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerI have never yet met a successful person who hasn't had to overcome either a little or a lot of adversity in his or her life. If life there is a lot of lumps and bumps... a lot of throttling up and a lot of throttling down.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerYou can beat 80% of the competition just by showing up.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerI'm a little shot that just kept on shooting.
Harvey Mackay
— Business Guru & Motivational SpeakerMake the second effort your second nature.