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100 Quotes About Perseverance
Need an inspiring quote about perseverance? These are the top 100 quotes that should inspire you and your friends to never give up!
- “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
- “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.” – Maya Angelou
- “Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.” – John Maxwell
- “I am not a failure because I have failed, I am a failure because I have given up.” – Unknown
- “Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.” – Roy T. Bennett
- “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
- “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
- “Don’t give up, for the beginning is always the hardest.” – Unknown
- “Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” – Dale Carnegie
- “Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” – Walter Elliot
- “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” – Albert Einstein
- “There is no substitute for hard work.” – Thomas Edison
- “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” – Thomas Edison
- “We are made to persist. That’s how we find out who we are.” – Tobias Wolff
- “Endurance is not just the ability to bear a hard thing, but to turn it into glory.” – William Barclay
- “A man who moves mountains begins by carrying away small stones.” – Confucius
- “When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
- “Champions keep playing until they get it right.” – Billie Jean King
- “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb
- “Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.” – Sam Levenson
- “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill
- “Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.” – Roy T. Bennett
- “The difference between try and triumph is just a little umph.” – Unknown
- “Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.” – Liane Cardes
- “Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.” – Richard Branson
- “Successful people are not gifted; they just work hard, then succeed on purpose.” – G.K. Nielson
- “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
- “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” – Albert Einstein
- “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
- “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
- “Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do.” – Eric Thomas
- “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.” – Albert Schweitzer
- “If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking for permission.” – Unknown
- “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
- “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
- “If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.” – Jesse Jackson
- “Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” – Will Rogers
- “Never give up on something you believe in.” – Unknown
- “Champions are not made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them: a desire, a dream, a vision.” – Muhammad Ali
- “The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow.” – Unknown
- “If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.” – Albert Einstein
- “Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.” – George S. Patton
- “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.” – Booker T. Washington
- “When we give up on our dreams, we give up on ourselves.” – Unknown
- “Success is a journey, not a destination.” – Ben Sweetland
- “Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.” – Mother Teresa
- “Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” – Newt Gingrich
- “I have failed again and again throughout my life. That is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan
- “You only fail if you stop trying.” – Unknown
- “Never, never, never give up.” – Winston Churchill
- “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier
- “Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.” – Bernice Johnson Reagon
- “If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.” – Unknown
- “It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” – Sir Edmund Hillary
- “Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.” – Colin Powell
- “Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill
- “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
- “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
- “It’s not about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.” – Sylvester Stallone
- “Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe that you too can become great.” – Mark Twain
- “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill
- “Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” – Will Rogers
- “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
- “Success is not a destination, it is a journey.” – Zig Ziglar
- “Successful people are not afraid of failure. They know that failure is just a temporary setback and they use it as a stepping stone to success.” – Unknown
- “Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do.” – Unknown
- “Successful people never give up. They may take a break, but they never give up.” – Unknown
- “Successful people are not lucky, they make their own luck by working hard.” – Unknown
- “Successful people believe in themselves and their abilities. They never give up.” – Unknown
- “Successful people are not afraid of hard work. They know that it pays off in the end.” – Unknown
- “Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, ‘What’s in it for me?'” – Zig Ziglar
- “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
- “Success is not just about what you accomplish in life, it’s about what you inspire others to do.” – Unknown
- “Success is not a one-time event. It is a journey. It is a continuous process.” – Unknown
- “Success is a combination of preparation and opportunity.” – Unknown
- “Success is not something you go after, it is something you attract by the person you become.” – Jim Rohn
- “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.” – Albert Schweitzer
- “Success is not a destination, it is a journey. It is a process, not a one-time event.” – Unknown
- “Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.” – Roy T. Bennett
- “Success is not just about reaching your goals, it is about having the courage and determination to become the best version of yourself.” – Unknown
- “Success is not just about what you achieve in life, it’s about the impact you have on others.” – Unknown
- “Success is not a matter of luck, it is a matter of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” – Colin Powell
- “Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.” – Unknown
- “Success is not a one-man show. It is the result of a team effort.” – Unknown
- “Success is not a destination, it is a journey. It is not a race, it is a marathon.” – Unknown
- “Success is not a gift, it is a reward for hard work and determination.” – Unknown
- “Success is not just about what you have achieved, but also about the person you have become.” – Unknown
- “Success is not just about what you do, it’s about what you overcome.” – Unknown
- “Success is not just about achieving your goals, it’s about the journey and the lessons learned along the way.” – Unknown
- “Success is not just about reaching the top, it’s about the climb.” – Unknown
- “Success is not just about what you accomplish, it’s about the challenges you overcome along the way.” – Unknown
- “Success is not just about what you have, it’s about what you give.” – Unknown
- “Success is not just about winning, it’s about the journey, the challenges, and the lessons learned.” – Unknown
- “Success is not just about your achievements, it’s about your character and the impact you have on others.” – Unknown
- “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier
- “Successful people don’t wait for opportunities, they create them.” – Unknown
- “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
- “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
- “There is no substitute for hard work.” – Thomas Edison
- “To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business and your business in your heart.” – Thomas Watson Sr.