#persist

You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you're working on another one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist. ↗

— Isaac Asimov

#writing #success

Brazen it out! Throw away the scabbard! Grit your teeth, buckle down, and die with your boots on! Or in other words......be determined and resolved until you accomplish the thing you set out to accomplish. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#determination #eena #endurance #patience #persistance

You meet dozens of people who tell you you can't do it. Surround yourself with the people who believe you will do it. Seek out and spend time with those rare people who tell you, no BS, why you haven't done it yet, what it takes to do it, and how they could help you do it. Note how this advice works whether 'it' is robbing a bank, opening a gallery, or writing a bestseller. "It" is up to you. But you can't do it alone. ↗

— Heather Grace Stewart

#goals-priorities #mentorship #persistence #life

With the persistent loud voice, fool asks us to respect serenity. ↗

— Toba Beta

#loud-voice #persistent #respect #serenity #respect

Holding on, holding out and holding fast when the going is tough constitutes a winning mindset. ↗

— Ogwo David Emenike

#motivational #persistence #inspirational

Sorrow is not a raven perched persistently above a chamber door. Sorrow is a thing with teeth, and while in time it retreats, it comes back at the whisper of it's name. ↗

— Dean Koontz

#the-good-guy #persistence

Patience can be bitter but her fruit is always sweet. ↗

— Habeeb Akande

#determination #hard-work #inspirational #patience #persistence

Believe that you can run farther or faster. Believe that you're young enough, old enough, strong enough, and so on to accomplish everything you want to do. Don't let worn-out beliefs stop you from moving beyond yourself. ↗

— John Bingham

#persistance #running #inspirational

I wrote a book. It sucked. I wrote nine more books. They sucked, too. Meanwhile, I read every single thing I could find on publishing and writing, went to conferences, joined professional organizations, hooked up with fellow writers in critique groups, and didn’t give up. Then I wrote one more book. ↗

— Beth Revis

#debut-author #first-drafts #inspiration #persistence #publishing

For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime persists. Why? Because the instincts that are warring in man are not, as the law claims, constant forces in a state of equilibrium. ↗

— Albert Camus

#barbarous #because #been #centuries #check