"People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to."

Allen, George E. | Perseverance | 3 bookmarks

"Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th."

Andrews, Julie | Perseverance | 4 bookmarks

"You win some, you lose some, and some get rained out, but you gotta suit up for them all."

Askenberg, J. | Perseverance | 4 bookmarks

"One of the most difficult things everyone has to learn is that for your entire life you must keep fighting and adjusting if you hope to survive. No matter who you are or what your position is you must keep fighting for whatever it is you desire to achieve."

Allen, George | Perseverance | 9 bookmarks

"With ordinary talents and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable."

Buxton, Sir Thomas Fowell | Perseverance | 4 bookmarks

"You become a champion by fighting one more round. When things are tough, you fight one more round."

Corbett, James J. | Perseverance | 4 bookmarks

"Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did."

Gingrich, Newt | Perseverance | 10 bookmarks

"Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts."

Stevens, Abel | Courtesy | 1 bookmarks

"Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong."

Jefferson, Thomas | Ignorance | 2 bookmarks