#perseverance

"Confidence is like a dragon where, for every head cut off, two more heads grow back."

"Boy, the solid things you can hold in your hands are never all you've got. They're the least of what belong to you. The qualities inside you, those are what you've really got to defend yourself with."

"Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings."

"With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable"

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

"Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what."

"Success is a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired."

"Intelligence entails a strong mind, but genius entails a heart of a lion in tune with a strong mind."

"Oh what a wonderful soul so bright inside you. Got power to heal the sun’s broken heart, power to restore the moon’s vision too."

"One may not always know his purpose until his only option is to monopolize in what he truly excels at. He grows weary of hearing the answer 'no' time and time again, so he turns to and cultivates, monopolizes in his one talent which others cannot possibly subdue. Then, beyond the crowds of criticism and rejection, the right people recognize his talent - among them he finds his stage."

"You never know what's around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you've climbed a mountain."

"What you perceive as a failure today may actually be a crucial step towards the success you seek. Never give up."

"As Aristotle said, 'Excellence is a habit.' I would say furthermore that excellence is made constant through the feeling that comes right after one has completed a work which he himself finds undeniably awe-inspiring. He only wants to relax until he's ready to renew such a feeling all over again because to him, all else has become absolutely trivial."

"Where would his torture be, indeed, if at every step the hope of succeeding upheld him?"

"Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air."

"The doing of something productive regardless of the outcome is an act of faith. The doing of a small something when a large something is too much for us is perhaps especially an act of faith. Faith means going forward by whatever means we can."

"Discover a purpose that gives you passion. Develop a plan that makes you persistent. Design a preparation and motivates you to optimize your potentials. Do it because you love it!"

"Though you may hear me holler,And you may see me cry--I'll be dogged, sweet baby,If you gonna see me die."

"I’m just going to keep plugging away until I find success—or an electrical socket that works. This is the secret to gaining worldly power."

"Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow."