Perseverance quotes

“I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.”
Oprah Winfrey

“Don't let anyone ever make you feel like you don't deserve what you want. Go for it.”

Heath Ledger - Patrick Verona

“A [person] who never quits is never defeated.”
Fred Thompson

“Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.”
Oprah Winfrey

“May God grant us the wisdom to discover right, the will to choose it, and the strength to make it endure.”
Sir Sean Connery - King Arthur

“For love to work, and for happiness to work, and if you wanna have a family some day, you have to actually pursue it. Don't leave it up to fate.”
Matthew Gray Gubler - Paul

“Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.”
Julie Andrews

“When only a few of us are left, we will feel an irresistible pull towards a far away land, to fight for The Prize.”
Sir Sean Connery - Ramirez

“Rich fellas come up and they die, and their kids ain't no good and they die out. But we keep coming. We're the people that live. They can't wipe us out; they can't lick us. We'll go on forever, Pa, 'cause we're the people.”

Jane Darwell - Ma Joad

“Nothing in this world can take the place of good old persistence. Talent won't. Nothing's more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius won't. Unrecognized genius is practically a cliche. Education won't. Why the world is full of educated fools. Persistence and determination alone are all powerful.”
Michael Keaton - Ray Kroc

“Brick by brick, my citizens. Brick by brick.”
Tobey Maguire - Red Pollard

“Always be prepared; always work hard and take pride in your work no matter what it is.”
Allen Covert

“You can beat or jail me or even kill me, but I am not going to be what you want me to be!”
Denzel Washington - Steve Biko

“All of us have our individual curses, something that we are uncomfortable with and something that we have to deal with.”
Wes Craven

“There's no problem that can't be ignored if we really put our minds to it.”
John Goodman - Ralph

“- Jo: Why do you want this so bad?
- Chief Carl Brashear: Because they said I couldn't have it.”
Aunjanue Ellis - Jo
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Chief Carl Brashear

“I gotta keep breathing. Because tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring?”
Tom Hanks - Chuck Noland

“When you give up your dream, you die.”
Michael Nouri - Nick Hurley

“There can be only one!”

Christopher Lambert - Duncan McLeod

“His belief was the thing that got us through. And in that moment I saw the years lift from him.”

Michael J. Fox - Chance

“Everybody looses a couple, and you either pack up and go home or keep fighting.”
Jeff Bridges - Charles Howard

“This is the kid, calls me 59 days in a row, wants to be a player. There ought to be a picture of you in the dictionary under persistence kid.”

Michael Douglas - Gordon Gekko

“I'll not rest till I have me gold. Curse this well that me soul shall dwell, till I find me magic that breaks me spell.”

Warwick Davis - Leprechaun

“- Hubbell: You never give up, do you?
- Katie: Only when I'm absolutely forced to.”
Robert Redford - Hubbell
Barbra Streisand - Katie

“Remember: no obstacles, only challenges.”
Steve Van Wormer - Ernie