Perseverance Quotes

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

28436 quotes

"Deep social change requires the kind of courage that comes from a very deep place."
Audre Lorde
"We cannot grow as people or as a movement if we are imprisoned by fear."
Audre Lorde
"We can be deliberate and afraid at the same time, and do it anyway."
Audre Lorde
"Survival is the act of growing our own beings in a world that does not want us to grow."
Audre Lorde
"Biodiversity in agriculture ensures resilience in the face of climate change and uncertainty."
Vandana Shiva
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"Perseverance is not about never falling down, but about rising each time with renewed purpose."
Angela Davis
A
"Perseverance means continuing the struggle even when victory is not assured."
Angela Davis
N
"Patience does not mean acceptance - it means strategy and determination over the long term."
Naomi Klein
A
"Everything that can be broken should be broken, so it can be rebuilt better."
Arundhati Roy
A
"Perseverance is faith applied to time."
Arundhati Roy
B
"The personal journey and the political struggle are inseparable."
Barbara Smith
"Persistence is the only strategy that matters in the long fight ahead."
Bill McKibben
A
"Freedom is a constant struggle."
Angela Davis
J
"Persistence in climate action will pay off."
James Hansen
"We were never meant to survive. And yet we do."
Audre Lorde
"We are powerful not because we never struggled, but because we never stopped struggling."
Audre Lorde
A
"If you're not prepared to do the hard work, don't expect the world to change for you."
Arundhati Roy
A
"Perseverance is not about never giving up but about getting up each time you fall."
Arundhati Roy
G
"The most important thing is to just start."
Greta Thunberg
G
"The worst thing we could do is to give up."
Greta Thunberg
G
"We cannot go back. We can only go forward."
Greta Thunberg
G
"I won't give up on my future. Will you?"
Greta Thunberg
"What we do in the next decade determines whether we survive the next century."
Bill McKibben
D
"Conservation requires more than good intentions."
David Brower
D
"Conservation requires vision, courage, and commitment."
David Brower
N
"Perseverance means continuing to build even when victory seems distant."
Naomi Klein
J
"Death of species and ecosystems is permanent; we must act before it's too late."
James Hansen
J
"Perseverance through setbacks and denial is essential."
James Hansen
"Every fraction of a degree of warming matters; we are in the rounding."
Bill McKibben
G
"Some people can let things go, but I cannot, and I do not want to."
Greta Thunberg