#persistence

"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."

"Don't ever give up. Don't ever give in. Don't ever stop trying. Don't ever sell out. And if you find yourself succumbing to one of the above for a brief moment, pick yourself up, brush yourself off, whisper a prayer, and start where you left off.But never, ever, ever give up."

"Success doesn't come to you; you go to it."

"You may fall many times, but you must keep going."

"If you do not have persistence then no amount of education, talent or genius can make up for it."

"One mistake does not have to rule a person's entire life."

"Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden."

"Fight ever on: this earthly stuff If used God’s way will be enough. Face to the firing line o friendFight out life’s battle to the end. One soldier, when the fight was red,Threw down his broken sword and fled.Another snatched it, won the day, With what his comrade flung away."

"Do not sit still; start moving now. In the beginning, you may not go in the direction you want, but as long as you are moving, you are creating alternatives and possibilities."

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

"When I face the desolate impossibility of writing five hundred pages, a sick sense of failure falls on me, and I know I can never do it. Then gradually, I write one page and then another. One day's work is all I can permit myself to contemplate."

"Unless God has raised you up for this very thing, you will be worn out by the opposition of men and devils. But if God be for you, who can be against you? Are all of them together stronger than God? O be not weary of well doing!"

"In my experience, nothing worthwhile has ever really been all that easy. But it certainly has been worthwhile regardless how difficult it seemed."

"The journey to success is easy if you know the road map and have persistence and perseverance."

"No matter how much falls on us, we keep plowing ahead. That's the only way to keep the roads clear."

"The sky is not my limit...I am."

"The only things you learn are the things you tame"

"First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice."

"The Motto of Champions: If you are hurt, you can suck it up and press on. If injured, you can rebound and return bigger and better...and continue to inspire!"

"Patience and persistence are the keys... The keys to unlock doors of success... With these two virtues, you grow in reasoning and experience."