Top 847 Persistence Inspirational Quotes & Sayings

I'm not an inspirational quote kind of person.

Most people with a big idea, great talent and/or something to say don't get lucky at first. Or second. Or even third. It's so easy to conclude that if you're not lucky, you're not good. So persistence becomes an essential element of good, because without persistence, you never get a chance to get lucky.

Persistence is incredibly important. Persistence proves to the person you're trying to reach that you're passionate about something, that you really want something.

If man did not exist as a world-spanning receptive realm of perception, if he were not engaged in this capacity, nothing at all could exist. 'Being,' in its traditional usage, means 'presence' and 'persistence.' To achieve presence, and thereby being, an entity requires some sort of open realm in which presence and persistence can take place. Thus an open realm of perception like that of human existence is the one being that makes being possible.

At the beginning of a novel, a writer needs confidence, but after that what's required is persistence. These traits sound similar. They aren't. Confidence is what politicians, seducers and currency speculators have, but persistence is a quality found in termites. It's the blind drive to keep on working that persists after confidence breaks down.

Persistence, persistence, persistence. I'm surprised how few entrepreneurs follow up.

Books are challenging and inspirational to me.

Persistence means giving full concentration to whatever you are doing right now. ... Persistence is success through trial, error, resetting your goals, and moving toward the target.

The secret to my success is persistence.

Persistence is stubbornness with a purpose.

For me, it was all about working with an inspirational filmmaker.

Persistence only proves persistence-it does not prove love. The fact that a romantic pursuer is relentless doesn't mean you are special-it means he is troubled.

The modernist writers found despair inspirational.

The hymn 'Amazing Grace' is so inspirational - I wish I'd written it.

Persistence pays off.

Lack of persistence is one of the major causes of failure. Moreover, experience with thousands of people has proved that lack of persistence is a weakness common to the majority of men. It is a weakness which may be overcome with effort.

Ultimately, the film [Dream of Life] is inspirational.

One of my best qualities is my persistence.

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You always draw inspiration from your family or your parents if they've proven to be inspirational. My mother is someone who's always been inspirational to me.

Ajamu Baraka is very inspirational.

Lucky is where skill meets persistence.

Success requires persistence, the ability to not give up in the face of failure. I believe that optimistic explanatory style is the key to persistence.

Nothing succeeds like persistence. The common denominator of all successful people is their persistence.

Replace perfectionism with persistence. After all, in recovery and life, it's persistence that really pays off. Forget about perfection.

Persistence, persistence, and persistence. The Power can be created and maintained through daily practice - continuous effort.

I surround myself with inspirational quotations.

The test of character is not persistence when you expect a light at the end of the tunnel. The true test is performance and persistence when you see no light coming.

We would not - from here - counsel anyone to be guided by influences from without. ... If these come as in inspirational writings from within, and not as guidance from others - that is different ... the inspirational may develop the soul of the individual, while the automatic may rarely reach beyond the force that is guiding or directing.

There are more inspirational people in music than there are in politics.

It’s easier to have courage and trust the process when you feel you’re making headway. Mastery is not persistence when you see a light at the end of the tunnel. True mastery is persistence when you don’t yet see the light.

Along with faith comes the requirement for dogged persistence. At first meditation may bring you mild highs or some relief from suffering. But there may come a time - just as there does in the development of any skill - when there will be a plateau. You may be bored, discouraged, or even negative and cynical. This is when you will need not only faith, but persistence.

Space is an inspirational concept that allows you to dream big.

I've been very lucky and fortunate to meet people that are very inspirational in their spirits, too, and not just as filmmakers - in their personal life. I mean, Steven Spielberg is very inspirational just to sit down and talk for an hour, like Ingmar Bergman was. They know so much about life and, you know, movie-making, so it's just wonderful to be around those people.

Persistence isn't using the same tactics over and over. Persistence is having the same goal over and over.

I'm lucky to have so many supportive, inspirational people in my life.

I wanted to do something inspirational for my children.

I have amazing friends who have led inspirational lives.

The big talent is persistence.

'Ebony' is very inspirational and aspirational to its readers.

The flow of Guiness into the studio was inspirational as well as nutritive.

The persistence of an all-absorbing idea is terrible.

Sport is something that is very inspirational for young people.

Inspirational leadership connects to a highly motivated workforce which, in turn, means inspirational results

Benazir Bhutto was an inspirational leader and an inspirational woman.

It is so inspirational, to see that in the world of Westeros, men are answering to women, and they are a force to be reckoned with. It's empowering, and it's inspirational as well, because you're just like, 'This is great!'

We deprive our children, our charges, of persistence. What I am trying to say is that we need to fail, children need to fail, we need to feel sad, anxious and anguished. If we impulsively protect ourselves and our children, as the feel-good movement suggests, we deprive them of learning-persistence skills.

It's inspirational to see someone who is dying smile.

Passion + Persistence = Possibility

Your persistence is, in fact, the true measure of your belief in yourself and your ability to succeed. Each time that you persist in the face of adversity and disappointment, you build the habit of persistence.

Persistence is the soul of a champion.

If we get out there trying to be inspirational, then we probably won't be.

I view art as an inspirational tool.

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.

The most inspirational person in my life has been my mother.

We should get into the habit of reading inspirational books, looking at inspirational pictures, hearing inspirational music, associating with inspirational friends.

Motivated teams are the key to success at every startup, yet I still know entrepreneurs who gave an inspirational speech to kick off the quarter but haven't been heard from since, or don't realize that their actions are often more demotivating than inspirational.

When I am working out, I listen to inspirational speeches.

The lifeblood of Christianity is not our persistence in moving toward God but God's persistence in moving toward us.

Paralyze resistance with persistence.