#persistence

My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match. However down I am, I fight until the last ball. My list of matches shows that I have turned a great many so-called irretrievable defeats into victories. ↗

— Bjorn Borg

#ball #defeats #down #fight #give

Keep at it. Persistence does pay dividends. But there is a catch; you gotta believe it before manifestation will validate conviction as [your] truth. And sacrifice is a required path to fulfillment. ↗

— T.F. Hodge

#believe #believing #believing-in-yourself #conviction #dividends

Nothing in this world can take the place of PERSISTENCE. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people 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. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race. ↗

— Calvin Coolidge

#persistence #education

Whether you like it or not, you are committed to the human endeavor. I cannot ally myself with such a purely negative goal as avoidance of suffering. Suffering is a chance you take by the fact of being alive. ↗

— William S. Burroughs

#persistence #suffering #life

Life isn't as magical here, and you're not the only one who feels like you don't belong, or that it's better somewhere else. But there ARE things worth living for. And the best part is you never know what's going to happen next. ↗

— O.R. Melling

#persistence #reward #worthwhile #life

Cat, I'll let you in on a little secret. We don't all love our jobs every day. And doing something you have passion for doesn't make the work part of it any easier...It just makes you less likely to quit." ~ Georgia "The Friday Night Knitting Club ↗

— Kate Jacobs

#georgia #job #knitting #life #passion

A mans life is interesting primarily when he has failed. I well know. For its a sign that he tried to surpass himself. ↗

— Georges Clemenceau

#interesting #persistence #power #try #life

Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way. ↗

— Alan Wilson Watts

#persistence

Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes; but no plans. ↗

— Peter F. Drucker

#persistence #planning #resolve #persistence

They key of persistence opens all door closed by resistence ↗