50 Inspiring Perseverance Quotes
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
“Never, never, never give in!” – Winston S. Churchill
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela
“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
“The only time you fail is when you fall down and stay down.” – Stephen Richards
“Endure to the very end.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
You never know what's around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you've climbed a mountain.
“If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.” – H.G. Wells
“Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.” – Winston S. Churchill
“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.” – Abraham Lincoln
“The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.” – Thomas A. Edison
“When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
“It’s not how we fall. It’s how we get back up again.” – Patrick Ness
“Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.” – Theodore Roosevelt
“It doesn’t matter how many times you get knocked down. All that matters is you get up one more time than you were knocked down.” – Roy T. Bennett
“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” – Margaret Thatcher
“It’s probably my job to tell you life isn’t fair, but I figure you already know that. So instead, I’ll tell you that hope is precious, and you’re right not to give up.” – C.J. Redwine
“Dream after dream comes true—or rather is made true by persevering effort.” – L.M. Montgomery
“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” – Walter Elliot
“What helps you persevere is your resilience and commitment.” – Roy T. Bennett
“Keep trying until you have no more chances left.” – Aimee Carter
“There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.” – Julie Andrews Edwards
“Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance.” – Samuel Johnson
“In case of doubt, push on just a little further and then keep on pushing.” – General George S Patton, Jr.
When you have a great and difficult task, something perhaps almost impossible, if you only work a little at a time, every day a little, suddenly the work will finish itself.
“It’s always too soon to quit!” – Norman Vincent Peale
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” – Albert Einstein
“Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring.” – St. Catherine of Siena
“Perseverance is the price you have to pay for success.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
“Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” – Newt Gingrich
“It will get easier each time, I think. I hope. I just have to keep trying.” – Jenny Han
“The most important thing is to keep going. The second most important thing is to choose the right direction.” – Maxime Lagacé
“I was taught to strive not because there were any guarantees of success but because the act of striving is in itself the only way to keep faith with life.” – Madeleine Albright
“There always comes a time in life where you can either give up or step up.” – Graeme Rodaughan
“There are always periodic opportunities to give up, while every single moment is an opportunity to persevere.” – Dean F. Wilson
“With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable” – Thomas Fowell Buxton
“Champions keep playing until they get it right.” – Billie Jean King
“Progress always involves risk; you can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first.” – F.W. Dupee
“Perseverance is the act of true role models and heroes.” – Liza Wiemer
“With adequate planning, passion and perseverance, you can achieve the God-given goals.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
“Be persevering at the bottom, humble at the top.” – Maxime Lagacé
If you have found yourself in a ditch, guess what? You can find your way out. Scratch, crawl, strive, climb and press as if there’s no tomorrow. Manifest the greatness inside of you!
“Maybe everything comes out all right, if you keep on trying. Anyway, you have to keep on trying; nothing will come out right if you don’t.” – Laura Ingalls Wilder
“It can take a lifetime to build something worthwhile. Those who stick with it, build a legacy without regrets.” – Trevor Carss
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says ‘I’ll try again tomorrow.’” – Mary Anne Radmacher
“Hold on to your dreams of a better life and stay committed to striving to realize it.” – Earl G. Graves, Sr.
“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’” – Muhammad Ali
“One thing about championship teams is that they’re resilient. No matter what is thrown at them, no matter how deep the hole, they find a way to bounce back and overcome adversity.” – Nick Saban