Perseverance Quotes

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

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"Every detail matters when you are building something that will carry human lives."
George M. Pullman
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"I learned more from failure than from any success I ever achieved."
George M. Pullman
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"The man who perseveres through small failures learns the path to great success."
Whiting Williams
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"The persevering soul achieves what the lazy mind declares impossible."
Whiting Williams
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"The foundation of all great enterprises is laid in patience and persistence."
James B. Duke
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"Failure is but a stepping stone to those with the courage to continue."
James B. Duke
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"Perseverance is the ability to maintain effort long after enthusiasm has faded."
James B. Duke
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"The pursuit of excellence requires the discipline to excel in small things first."
James B. Duke
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"The man content with mediocrity will never achieve excellence."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"Inefficiency is a choice; excellence is a discipline."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"Excellence requires not inspiration but perspiration guided by principle."
Frederick W. Taylor
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"Mathematical thinking develops resilience and perseverance."
William H. McCallum
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"The perseverance required in mathematics builds resilient souls."
William H. McCallum
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"The details matter more than the grand vision; execution separates dreamers from builders."
George M. Pullman
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"Competition keeps a man honest; comfort makes him complacent."
George M. Pullman
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"What we accomplish in our lifetimes is but a foundation for those who follow."
Elbert Gary
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"What we build must be built to last, or we build in vain."
Elbert Gary
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"A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits."
Charles Schwab
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"Adversity introduces a man to himself; seek it out and befriend it."
Charles Schwab
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"The person who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."
Charles Schwab
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"The pursuit of excellence is not a destination but a continuous journey of improvement."
Hugo Münsterberg
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"The world rewards the stubborn. It doesn't reward the quitter."
Elmer Sperry
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"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
Elmer Sperry
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"Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going."
Elmer Sperry
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"Patience and persistence will overcome any obstacle."
Elmer Sperry
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"To persevere is to triumph."
Elmer Sperry
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"Strive for progress, not perfection."
Charles Flint
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"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
Charles Flint
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"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."
Charles Flint
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"If you want to increase your success rate, you have to double your failure rate."
Thomas J. Watson Sr.