Perseverance Quotes

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

28436 quotes

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"I will never surrender to injustice."
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"The struggle for freedom never ends."
Fannie Lou Hamer
"Perseverance is not stubbornness; it is intelligent persistence toward a worthy goal."
Al Sharpton
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"When people say the struggle is too hard, I think of all those who didn't get to see the morning."
Marsha P. Johnson
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"Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win."
Atticus Finch
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"It's when you know you're licked that it counts."
Atticus Finch
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"The measure of a person is not in how they succeed, but in how they behave when faced with failure."
Atticus Finch
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"The difference between a good person and a great one is persistence."
Atticus Finch
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"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
Michael Schwerner
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"If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward."
Michael Schwerner
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"The struggle is my life."
Michael Schwerner
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"The struggle continues and the work is not finished."
Michael Schwerner
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"The work of justice is never finished, but it must never be abandoned."
James Reeb
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"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
Andrew Goodman
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"The only way out is through."
Andrew Goodman
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"It always seems impossible until it's done."
Andrew Goodman
"Perseverance is the bridge between vision and reality."
Al Sharpton
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"Suffering breeds character. It makes you who you are."
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"I wasn't supposed to survive, but I did."
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"I have been beaten and I have survived."
Fannie Lou Hamer
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"The struggle continues, no matter how hard it is."
Fannie Lou Hamer
"We are not measured by how we fall, but by how we rise."
Al Sharpton
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"It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up."
James Chaney
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"You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated."
James Chaney
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"Excellence is not a destination; it is a continuous journey that never ends."
James Chaney
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"Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."
James Chaney
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"If you can't fly, then run; if you can't run, then walk; if you can't walk, then crawl."
Coretta Scott King
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"Struggle is a never-ending process; freedom is never really won."
Coretta Scott King
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"The struggle for justice continues beyond our individual lifetimes."
Coretta Scott King
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"The path to equality requires persistent effort and unwavering commitment."
Michael Schwerner