Perseverance Quotes

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

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"Every man has his breaking point."
Theon Greyjoy
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"It is impossible to live without failing at something."
Paul Atreides
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"Sacrifice is the ultimate test of character."
Orson Scott Card (Narrator)
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"In the face of overwhelming odds, I'm left with only one option, I'm gonna have to science the shit out of this."
Mark Watney
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"And so ends another day on Mars. I'm still alive. I'm still sane."
Mark Watney
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"I'm not giving up. Not today, not tomorrow, not ever."
Mark Watney
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"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
Arthur Dent
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"The universe is hostile, and yet we persist."
Douglas Adams
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"One cannot walk so long on the ice and not have it enter one's bones."
Genly Ai
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"The boy must be tested to his limits."
Graff
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"Persistence is the art of appearing persistent."
Thufir Hawat
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"At some point, everything's gonna go south on you and you're gonna say, this is it. This is how I end. Now you can either accept that, or you can get to work."
Mark Watney
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"I'm alone here, but I'm not giving up. Not today. Not ever."
Mark Watney
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"Survival demands sacrifice"
Genly Ai
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"I can live on potatoes alone."
Mark Watney
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"I'll make it work."
Mark Watney
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"I'm not dead yet."
Mark Watney
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"Survival is the ability to swim in strange water"
Stilgar
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"Sometimes the only way out is through."
Ryland Grace
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"Perseverance beats talent."
Ryland Grace
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"I'm in a lot of trouble. I'm also not going to die on Mars."
Mark Watney
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"The cold tried to kill us"
Genly Ai
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"In the long run there is no winning, only enduring"
Estraven
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"In the face of overwhelming odds, I'm left with only one option: I'm gonna have to science the sh*t out of this"
Mark Watney
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"I have learned to live without my sight."
Thufir Hawat
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"Just when you think you've lost everything, you find out you can always lose a little more."
Arthur Dent
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"I had to think like an engineer and act like a survivor."
Ryland Grace
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"Failure is just data for the next attempt."
Ryland Grace
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"The most important thing is that you kept moving forward."
Aech
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"At some point, everything's gonna go south on you and you're going to say, this is it. This is how I end. Now you can either accept that, or you can get to work."
Mark Watney