Perseverance Quotes

"You do the best you can with what you have"

"If you're not ready to sacrifice, you're not ready to win"

"Quiet determination is my personality."

"I was not tired physically, but I was tired of giving in."

"Determination is what is needed in any important battle in life."

"Our struggle continues today."

"I get to this point, and I think that's what we need to do, come hell or high water, this is our life."

"I have spent the better part of my life fighting discrimination. I do not intend to stop now."

"The fight for justice never ends. It only transforms."

"There is no progress without struggle; no advancement without exertion."

"I would have integrated lunch counters if I had to do it all over again."

"I'm going to hold tight to my convictions and my faith."

"I never wanted to be arrested, but I was willing to if that's what it took."

"By education and work the Negro is to rise, and circumstances over which he has no control shall aid in his elevation."

"Failure is impossible."

"My whole life has been a testament to the power of perseverance."

"My whole life has taught me that perseverance is the key to victory."

"I declare women must never stop fighting for their rightful place."

"Excellence is not a destination; it is a continuous journey that never ends."

"Cast down your bucket where you are."

"My whole career at Tuskegee has been, in a sense, a struggle against the narrowness and the prejudices of my own race."

"I have wrought my life sore upon a stone; I have exhausted the lapis lazuli of the sky."

"I have never for one moment regretted the line I took."

"I learned as I grew older that I would have to pay the price for my convictions."

"I have fought for the establishment of freedom for over fifty years."

"The work of securing justice never ceases."

"You're not to blame for being down, but you are to blame for staying down."

"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal."

"You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it."

"Life's battles don't always go to the strongest person, but sooner or later, they go to the person who wants them the most."