Perseverance Quotes

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

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"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."
Henry Ford
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"Real progress is made when no one is looking."
Henry Ford
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"The most difficult thing in life is to make a resolve to do something and then do it."
Henry Ford
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"Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement."
Henry Ford
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"Perseverance in art is simply refusing to stop listening."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"The most important thing a person can do is improve themselves."
John D. Rockefeller
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"I have found that consistency and persistence are the keys to success."
John D. Rockefeller
"Perfection is achieved through relentless refinement and revision."
Pierre Boulez
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"The only way to get back on your feet is to get off your bottom."
Andrew Carnegie
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"Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately. This is the only way I can succeed."
Andrew Carnegie
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"It is impossible for me to calculate when to cease."
Andrew Carnegie
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"I have learned more from my failures than from any success."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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"I have never met a problem that could not be solved with sufficient capital and determination."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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"Perfection is not the goal; evolution is."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"Every moment of perseverance is a note in your life's composition."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"Never give up on a man until he has failed at something he likes."
J.P. Morgan
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"I have learned more from my failures than my successes."
J.P. Morgan
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"The man who cannot take a loss cannot take a profit."
J.P. Morgan
"Perseverance in music is not stubbornness but devotion."
Pierre Boulez
"The orchestra teaches patience, precision, and the power of collective purpose."
Pierre Boulez
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"I have always believed that the way to permanent success is through steady, patient work."
John D. Rockefeller
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"Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately."
John D. Rockefeller
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"Success comes to those who can endure trials and maintain their course."
John D. Rockefeller
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"Persistence is the mother of all virtue in business."
John D. Rockefeller
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"Success is not final, and failure is not fatal unless accepted as such."
John D. Rockefeller
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"Genius is not born; it is made by hard work."
Henry Ford
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"Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently."
Henry Ford
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"Improvement is half as good as affliction sometimes, and the afflicted are better than the improved."
Henry Ford
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"Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs."
Henry Ford
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"There is no disgrace in failure if you've done your best."
Henry Ford