Perseverance Quotes

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

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"Digging is the metaphor for all human work."
Seamus Heaney
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"The greatest thing is to make something beautiful from suffering."
Seamus Heaney
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"The struggle is the meaning."
Seamus Heaney
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"My left foot is my weapon. With it, I have learned to paint, to write, and to live."
Christy Brown
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"I learned perseverance not from advice, but from living it every single day."
Christy Brown
"Perseverance is simply refusing to accept defeat."
Frank O'Connor
"Perseverance is the quiet determination to continue."
Frank O'Connor
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"Perseverance is love applied to a difficult task."
Seán Ó Faoláin
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"Perseverance is the key that unlocks the door to success."
Sean O'Casey
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"Perseverance is genius in another form."
Sean O'Casey
"To persist is to insist on your own value."
Patrick Kavanagh
"To persist through difficulty is to discover your strength."
Patrick Kavanagh
"I want my pain to be transformed into something useful."
Douglas Coupland
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"You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one."
Seamus Heaney
"To persevere in writing is to believe that your words matter."
Frank O'Connor
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"The greatest battles are fought not against circumstance, but against our own doubt."
Christy Brown
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"My story is proof that the human will is larger than any limitation."
Christy Brown
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"Perseverance is simply the decision to keep going even when the going seems impossible."
Christy Brown
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"The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart."
Sean O'Casey
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"Perseverance is the path to all worthwhile achievements."
Sean O'Casey
"The human spirit is capable of remarkable perseverance."
Frank O'Connor
"Greatness is not about never falling; it's about getting up."
Frank O'Connor
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"I paint with my foot because my hand cannot, but my spirit can move mountains."
Christy Brown
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"Perseverance is not about never falling down; it is about always getting up."
Christy Brown
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"Perseverance is not blind stubbornness; it is the wisdom to know when to continue."
Seán Ó Faoláin
"The greatest perseverance is continuing when everyone has stopped watching."
Douglas Coupland
"Perseverance is not about never falling down; it's about getting up one more time."
Douglas Coupland
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"I'm going to live forever or die in the attempt."
Brendan Behan
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"The question is not whether you will fall, but whether you will get up."
Brendan Behan
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"Survival is insufficient."
Margaret Atwood