Though the captives’ resistance was dangerous, through such acts, dignity was preserved, and through dignity, life itself.

Your pain is a school unto itself–– and your joy a lovely temple.

When a storm comes, bamboo bends. It doesn’t break.

As long as you can keep taking shots on goal, and you keep getting back up, eventually you’ll get through. Just stick at it.

Confidence is like a dragon where, for every head cut off, two more heads grow back.

Peace is more of an internal settlement rather than what is visible on the external.

Still the voices of your critics. Listen intently to your own voice, to the person who knows you best. Then answer these questions: Do you think you should move ahead? How will you feel if...

Work your craft; until it becomes an art from.

It’s good to remember that success may be just beyond the next failure, and you’ll get there, not because you’re destined to, but because you’re determined to.

Perseverance is the act of true role models and heroes.

We must unceasingly ask for [perseverance] by making use of the means which God has taught us for obtaining it: prayer, fasting, almsgiving, frequenting the sacraments, association with good companions, and hearing and reading Holy...

Like an ant, I will find my way round any obstacle. Like a child, I will persevere with pinpoint focus.

Plenty of men can do good work for a spurt and with immediate promotion in mind, but for promotion you want a man in whom good work has become a habit.

Perseverance is not a passive submission to circumstances—it is a strong and active response to the difficult events of life.

nothing has been all that perfect; but within the imperfect situations do we find the perfect solutions

P’s of life; Passionate life, Persistent life.

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.

If everyone could be a successful and rich author, there would be no point in working so hard. Where is the fun in that?

Be thankful for all you gain. Be thankful for what you lose, too. Find a reason each day to celebrate your life.

You have been crafted with utmost care and creativity by your Creator. There is none other like you in the world.

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.

Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.

What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.

I’m just a regular guy who up until a few years ago totally underestimated what I felt I was capable of. Since then my experiences have taught me that we are all capable of the...

Boy, the solid things you can hold in your hands are never all you’ve got. They’re the least of what belong to you. The qualities inside you, those are what you’ve really got to defend...

What’ll you do if you can’t find a way to cure him?” Seth asked.Dale paused. “I’ll never know that day has come, because I’ll never stop trying.

The odds may be stacked against you. Yet, I believe, when you tap into your unique gifts and abilities, while combining them with a sense of purpose, passion, and perseverance, you will not only defy...

His will be done, as done it surely will be, whether we humble ourselves to resignation or not. The impulse of creation forwards it; the strength of powers, seen and unseen, has its fulfillment in...

It is easier for one to take risks and to chase his dreams with a mindset that he has nothing to lose. In this lies the immense passion, the great advantage of avoiding a materialistic,...

You may bend, but that will not bring your life to an end. Your refusal to give up is the key; your rose flowers blossom from the thorns of life!

The truth is real change begins with your willingness and courage to take the first step forward. Usually, the first step is the most difficult one to take. All resistances and old habits must be...

Start from your heart. The greatest journeys begin on the inside.

Fascinatingly resilient the tenacity of a child. Not yet conditioned by society to give up when instructed to do so.

Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.

Maxim 10: Sometimes the only way out is through… through the hull.-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries

The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying

The P’s of life:Passion, Persistence, Perseverance.

Motivation can’t take you very far if you don’t have the legs.

Maybe someday, if I succeed at something, I’ll stop saying, “It isn’t fair” about everything else.

I’m a positive person. Through perseverance we’ve been staying with this team and working through some kinks. We’re maturing each day and with that we’ve got to learn and grow.

Get crazy in prayer. Ask for the seemingly impossible; then watch it happen. Do not make judgments on what you are worthy of. Save the practicality for other aspects of your life.

Where you stand depends on where you sit.

Thousands of hopeful days came to naught before this one. This was a golden day. Never give up.

It is not enough that we do our best; sometimes we must do what is required.

By persisting in your path, though you forfeit the little, you gain the great.

I pray to God to give me perseverance and to deign that I be a faithful witness to Him to the end of my life for my God.

I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.

I had made up my mind to find that for which I was searching even if it required the remainder of my life. After innumerable failures I finally uncovered the principle for which I was...

By perseverance the snail reached the ark.

While there may be various tips, pointers, ingredients, and strategies to success, there is no one formula that always guarantees it other than to keep learning from failure itself.