Perseverance

(51 votes)   The person who wins may have been counted out several times, but didn't hear the referee.

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(50 votes)   And so to every man his chance, To every man regardless of his birth, his shining golden opportunity; to every man the right to live, to work, to be himself and to become whatever thing his vision and his manhood can combine to make him. This, Seeker, is the promise of America.

Thomas Wolfe
1900-1938 American novelist

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(50 votes)   Austere perseverance, hash and continuous... rarely fails of its purpose, for its silent power grows irresistible greater with time.

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
1749-1832, German Poet, Dramatist, Novelist

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(50 votes)   We are made to persist. That's how we find out who we are.

Tobias Wolff

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(49 votes)   How long should you try? Until.

Jim Rohn
American Businessman, Author, Speaker, Philosopher

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(49 votes)   What we do not see, what most of us never suspect of existing, is the silent but irresistible power which comes to the rescue of those who fight on in the face of discouragement.

Napoleon Hill
1883-1970, American Speaker, Motivational Writer, ''Think and Grow Rich''

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(47 votes)   By persisting in your path, though you forfeit the little, you gain the great.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
1803-1882, American Poet, Essayist

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(47 votes)   Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.

Francois De La Rochefoucauld
1613-1680, French Classical Writer

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(47 votes)   Nearly every man who develops an idea works at it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then gets discouraged. that's not the place to become discouraged.

Thomas A. Edison
1847-1931, American Inventor, Entrepreneur, Founder of GE

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(47 votes)   With ordinary talents and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.

Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton

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(45 votes)   Don't worry about genius. Don't worry about being clever. Trust to hard work, perseverance and determination. And the best motto for a long march is: ''Don't grumble. Plug on!''

Sir Thomas Treves

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(45 votes)   He conquers who endures.

Persius
34-62 AD, Satirical Poet

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(45 votes)   It's when things get rough and you don't quit that success comes.

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(45 votes)   Never give up. Keep your thoughts and your mind always on the goal.

Tom Bradley
American Baseball Player

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(45 votes)   Part of perseverance is knowing what you want. Indecision is as useful as road signs in Spain written in Dutch.

Greg Evans
American Writer 1978-

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