Perseverance Quotes

Every great achievement required someone who refused to quit. These quotes tell that story.

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"The political economy of reform is harder than the economics of reform because institutions resist change."
James Mirrlees
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"The courage to change begins with the honesty to admit what needs changing."
Stefania Albanesi
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"Persistence pays off, but so does knowing when to quit."
Richard Thaler
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"Perseverance in the face of failure is what separates success from mediocrity."
Vernon Smith
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"Perseverance turns obstacles into opportunities."
Vernon Smith
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"Every person who perseveres becomes a teacher for others."
Vernon Smith
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"Perseverance in research means returning to a problem even after initial failures."
Eric Maskin
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"Incentive compatibility is the secret to systems that endure."
James Mirrlees
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"Perseverance without strategy is just stubbornness; strategy without perseverance is just talk."
Abhijit Banerjee
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"Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm."
Raj Patel
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"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
Raj Patel
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"It always seems impossible until it's done."
Raj Patel
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"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places."
Raj Patel
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"We learn more from our failures in controlled experiments than from our successes in the real world."
Vernon Smith
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"Perseverance in research reveals truths incentives were hiding."
Eric Maskin
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"The momentum effect is real—people stick with decisions because they made them before, not because they're still good."
Richard Thaler
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"The sunk cost fallacy explains so much of human behavior: staying in bad jobs, bad relationships, bad investments."
Richard Thaler
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"Perseverance is the art of refusing to write 'The End' too early."
Raj Patel
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"Innovation requires accepting failure as part of the process."
Mariana Mazzucato
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"Public institutions must be allowed to fail in order to succeed."
Mariana Mazzucato
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"Public institutions need long-term funding commitments to pursue bold visions."
Mariana Mazzucato
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"Innovation requires patience and long-term commitment, qualities that public institutions can provide."
Mariana Mazzucato
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"Perseverance in the face of market fluctuations separates winners from losers."
Vernon Smith
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"Perseverance is the art of falling and rising one more time."
Raj Patel
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"Perseverance is the marathon of the determined spirit."
Raj Patel
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"Poverty reduction requires patience and persistence."
Esther Duflo
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"Poverty reduction requires sustained commitment."
Esther Duflo
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"We must be persistent in our efforts for change."
Esther Duflo
"The strongest walls fall to perseverance and strategy."
Hernando de Soto
"Perseverance is the bridge between ambition and achievement."
Hernando de Soto