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Sermon Quotations Archive

Quotations regarding 'Perseverance'

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Keep the faith, don't lose your perseverance and always trust your gut extinct.
Paula Abdul, American Musician (1962-  )
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
John Quincy Adams, American President (1767-1848)
Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
John Quincy Adams, American President (1767-1848)
If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.
Joseph Addison, English Writer (1672-1719)
Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears.
Gillian Anderson, Actress (1968-  )
Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.
Julie Andrews, English Actress (1935-  )
To bathe a cat takes brute force, perseverance, courage of conviction - and a cat. The last ingredient is usually hardest to come by.
Stephen Baker, American Athlete (1964-  )
If we bestow but a very little attention to the economy of the animal creation, we shall find manifest examples of premeditation, perseverance, resolution, and consumate artifice, in order to effect their purpose.
William Bartram, American Environmentalist (1739-1823)
The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.
Henry Ward Beecher, American Clergyman (1813-1887)
A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.
Robert Benchley, American Comedian (1889-1945)
Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist (1842-  )
The U.S. Olympic spirit award is an award that is given to an athlete who embodies the Olympic spirit in more ways than just on the playing field, in showing incredible perseverance, in overcoming obstacles, and what we wanted to do is have everybody can vote on-line.
Brian Boitano, American Athlete (1963-  )
Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacle s, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.
Thomas Carlyle, Scottish Philosopher (1795-1881)
Much has been accomplished during the last year in the campaign against terrorism. This struggle will require vigilance, perseverance and sacrifice for many years to come.
Paul Cellucci, American Politician (1948-  )
Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health.
Lord Chesterfield, British Statesman (1694-  )
Men fail much oftener from want of perseverance than from want of talent.
William Cobbett, English Politician (1763-1835)
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.
Marie Curie, Polish Scientist (1867-1934)
It's perseverance that's the key. It's persevering for long enough to achieve your potential.
Lynn Davies, British Athlete (1942-  )
Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman (1804-1881)
Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure.
George Eliot, British Author (1819-1880)
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