If you work on something a little bit every day, you end up with something that is massive.Kenneth Goldsmith
Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.Josh Billings
No road is to long for him who advances slowly and does not hurry and no attainment is beyond his reach who equips himself with patience to achieve itJean de la Bruyere
When I meet successful people I ask 100 questions as to what they attribute their success to. It is usually the same: persistence, hard work and hiring good people.Kiana Tom
To make our way, we must have firm resolve, persistence, tenacity. We must gear ourselves to work hard all the way. We can never let up.Ralph Bunche
If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.Martin Luther King, Jr.
At the end of the day, all you can hope for is to go on. The older I get, the more I realize that just keeping on keeping on is what life's all about.Janis Ian
You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.Winston Churchill
If you look at space companies, they've failed either because they've had a technical solution where success was not a possible outcome, they were unable to attract a critical mass of talent, or they just ran out of money. The finish line is usually a lot further away than you think.Elon Musk
The earth is rocky and full of roots; it's clay, and it seems doomed and polluted, but you dig little holes for the ugly shriveled bulbs, throw in a handful of poppy seeds, and cover it all over, and you know you'll never see it again - it's death and clay and shrivel, and your hands are nicked from the rocks, your nails black with soil.Anne Lamott
The important thing is to learn a lesson every time you lose. Life is a learning process and you have to try to learn what's best for you. Let me tell you, life is not fun when you're banging your head against a brick wall all the time.John McEnroe
Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent.Billy Graham
Do not wait; the time will never be 'just right.' Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.George Herbert
Success is not a matter of mastering subtle, sophisticated theory but rather of embracing common sense with uncommon levels of discipline and persistence.Patrick Lencioni
Focus on what lights a fire inside of you and use that passion to fill a white space. Don't be afraid of the challenges, the missteps, and the setbacks along the way. What matters is that you keep going.Kendra Scott
Failure is only postponed success as long as courage 'coaches' ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.Herbert Kaufman
I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.Wilma Rudolph
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.Calvin Coolidge
Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience.Hyman Rickover
Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.Chanakya
If you want to be a rock star or just be famous, then run down the street naked, you'll make the news or something. But if you want music to be your livelihood, then play, play, play and play! And eventually you'll get to where you want to be.Eddie Van Halen
Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.Thomas Carlyle
A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.Elbert Hubbard
A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.Colin Powell