#persistence

She has committed no crime, she has merely broken a rigid and time-honored code of our society, a code so severe that whoever breaks it is hounded from our midst as unfit to live with. She is the victim of cruel poverty and ignorance, but I cannot pity her: she is white. She knew full well the enormity of her offense, but because her desires were stronger than the code she was breaking, she persisted in breaking it. She persisted, and her subsequent reaction is something that all of us have known at one time or another. She did something every child has done-she tried to put the evidence of her offense away from her. But in this case she was no child hiding stolen contraband: she struck out at her victim-of necessity she must put him away from her-he must be removed from her presence, from this world. She must destroy the evidence of her offense. ↗

— Harper Lee

#institutions #society #persistence

Confidence that one's impressions are God-given is no guarantee that this is really so, even when they persist and grow stronger through long seasons of prayer. Bible-based wisdom must judge them. ↗

— J.I. Packer

#feelings #judging #prayer #wisdom #persistence

it is better to be alone than to be betrayed persistently and dumped . keeping yourself dumped in a room 8x10 is better than hanging out with hypocrites . ↗

— vishal mishra

#persistence

Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now. ↗

— William Hutchison Murray

#persistence #dreams

Persistence. Perfection. Patience. Power. Prioritize your passion. It keeps you sane. ↗

— Criss Jami

#living #passion #patience #peace #perfection

Love, endure, persist... Everything will return to you, innocent fool! ↗

— Raheel Farooq

#love #persistence #love

You can either follow your dreams with determination and persistence until they become true, or you can be blown by the winds of fate - were anything can happen. ↗

— Steven Redhead

#dreams #happen #persistence #true #dreams

To persist with a goal, you must treasure the dream more than the costs of sacrifice to attain it. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#cost #goals #persistence #richelle #richelle-goodrich

I will not be defined by the marks left on me by the world, but by the mark I leave on the world (referring to the facial scars he still carries from his successful 1991 battle against cancer, which caused him to be turned down for a customer service job because he was "too ugly"). ↗

— James Houston Turner

#persistence #inspirational

P is for Persistence! Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Wishing will not; Talent will not; Genius will not; Education will not; Persistence is like a Genie that creates a magical force in your life. ↗

— Lucas Remmerswaal

#inspirational-quotes #persistence #attitude