Perseverance Quotes

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

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"Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently."
Henry Ford
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"Perseverance is the quiet strength of the devoted."
Pauline Oliveros
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"Patience in creation leads to profundity in expression."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"Perseverance in art means continuing to create despite incomprehension."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"It marks a big step in your development when you come up against opposition. Never permit it to stop you. That is how you find out whether you have the essential persistence to succeed."
Andrew Carnegie
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"In the race of life, the prize goes not to the swiftest, but to the most persistent."
Andrew Carnegie
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"Small progress is still progress."
John D. Rockefeller
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"Extraordinary success is possible for those willing to do extraordinary work."
John D. Rockefeller
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"The road to greatness is paved with perseverance."
John D. Rockefeller
"The pursuit of perfection is itself imperfect but necessary."
Pierre Boulez
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"To improve the world, we must improve ourselves."
John Cage
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"One must be prepared to sacrifice comfort for genuine creation"
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"Perseverance in artistic practice reveals depths we cannot predict at the beginning."
Pauline Oliveros
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"Macrobiotic cooking is like a marathon, not a sprint."
Yoko Ono
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"I'm very persistent in my work."
Yoko Ono
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"I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become."
Laurie Anderson
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"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
Laurie Anderson
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"The only way out is through."
Laurie Anderson
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"Perseverance turns dreams into reality."
Yoko Ono
"Perseverance is showing up after the algorithm says you shouldn't."
Ryoji Ikeda
"Perseverance is love applied to the problem at hand."
Ryoji Ikeda
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"Perseverance turns dreams into reality."
Jon Hopkins
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"Progress is made by those willing to fail publicly."
Jon Hopkins
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"Every scar tells a story of survival."
Arca
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"The only failure is not trying."
Arca
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"Every scar is a badge of honor."
Arca
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"One must continue to work even when discouraged; persistence brings discovery."
John Cage
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"The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity."
Andrew Carnegie
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"The man who works and is never discouraged is sure to succeed."
Andrew Carnegie
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"To endure is to succeed."
Andrew Carnegie