Perseverance Quotes

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

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"This is going to be harder than I thought. But that doesn't change what I have to do."
Mark Watney
M
"I'm not giving up. Not now. Not ever."
Mark Watney
D
"The mission must continue"
Dr. David Bowman
W
"I had to believe in myself when no one else did."
Wade Watts (Parzival)
M
"In the face of overwhelming odds, I'm left with only one option: I'm going to have to science the hell out of this."
Mark Watney
M
"Failure is not an option. But neither is despair."
Mark Watney
T
"Our survival depends on our willingness to do the unthinkable."
Thomas Wade
T
"Survival is the ability to adapt"
Thufir Hawat
W
"I was a hard-core player."
Wade Watts (Parzival)
M
"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
M
"If I die here on Mars, at least I'll die trying."
Mark Watney
M
"I'm going to die on this planet. But not today."
Mark Watney
M
"I'm not giving up. I'm too stubborn to die."
Mark Watney
M
"I'm not dying on Mars without a fight."
Mark Watney
M
"I'm going to outlive this planet if I have to."
Mark Watney
S
"Survival is the highest good."
Stilgar
L
"The cost of survival is always higher than we imagine"
Luo Ji
S
"I am the most inconstant of men, but faithful to this one hobby of mine."
Sherlock Holmes
S
"I have nothing to offer but my life and my devotion to this cause."
Sherlock Holmes
C
"Algernon's death was not in vain if we learn from it."
Charlie Gordon
S
"There is nothing more stimulating than a case where everything goes against you."
Sherlock Holmes
L
"In the desert, there is only survival or death."
Liet-Kynes
T
"To persist is to resist."
Takver
D
"We are not beaten yet."
Dr. John Watson
C
"My only choice now is how I face what's coming"
Charlie Gordon
T
"The only way out is through"
Takver
C
"The only real failure is not trying, but the greater failure is changing and losing everything."
Charlie Gordon
F
"It's a pretty good life if you don't weaken."
Ford Prefect
S
"Persistence is the path to victory."
Sherlock Holmes
S
"The revolution is not won; it must be lived daily"
Shevek