You must dare, and dare again, and then dare a little bit more, and go on daring.

Few of us would regret the years it takes to complete an education or master a crucial skill. So why complain about the perseverance needed to become a well-balanaced and truly compassionate human being?

I have to keep facing the darkness. If I stand tall and face the thing I fear, I have a chance to conquer it. If I just keep dodging and hiding it will conquer me.

When banana’s don’t work, try a cookie.

You have been called. Know that. Understand that. Imprint it deep in your heart and set out on your mission in whatever way you can, here and now! The world is waiting for you.

Gratitude heals, cleanses and purifies.

Success has no idle hands; affords no legs at rest.

They said that you would never make it, but you did. They said that you would quit, but you persevered and fought through every obstacle that came your way. They said that you didn’t have...

This obsession is a curious thing. Sometimes wonder about the merits of devoting so much of myself to a singular climbing objective. Much of the time it beats me down, leaves me hanging my head...

I will not say, as the beggars at our door used to do, ‘I’ll never ask anything of Him again;’ but, on the contrary, ‘He shall hear oftener from me than ever,’ and I will...

Life is just there, to be made the best of, until it isn’t. And that’s all right, too.

The human spirit is like an elastic band. The more you stretch, the greater your capacity.

A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities.

Perseverance is the enemy of doubt.

If it’s true what is said, that only the wise discover the wise, then it must also be true that the lone wolf symbolizes either the biggest fool on the planet or the biggest Einstein...

The trouble with poetry is it’s often written to the sound of a drum only the poet may hear; nonetheless, blessed are those poets who always manage to find unshakeable pleasure in their own works.

The snow was falling heavily outside. I sat before a blank page for close to ten hours. I refused to get up; instead attempted with great pains to coerce stubborn thoughts from my noodle. Useless...

Like all living things, you were created for unlimited growth and possibilities. Keep growing. Keep changing. Be everything you were meant to be.

It is your duty to save these prospects from that disappointment. Every potential customer, who misses out on what you have to offer, due to your lack of zeal or passion, every prospect who ends...

To remain indifferent to the challenges we face is indefensible. If the goal is noble, whether or not it is realized within our lifetime is largely irrelevant. What we must do therefore is to strive...

Life keeps throwing me curve balls and I don’t even own a bat. At least my dodging skills are improving.

We fail to prevail with unconverted men because of our more fundamental failure to prevail with God in prayer.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

Anyone can dig a ditch. There’s no way to dig smarter. Or dig faster. Having a baby is like being assigned to dig a ditch. That goes all the way to the horizon.

All you can try to do is be better than you were yesterday, everyday.

You can only kill disappointment with a new try.

Do not turn to prayer only in times of grief, suffering and rage. Make prayer a habit whether you are blissful or sorrowful, serene or upset, clear or confused.

The key to finding your mission lies in listening to your heart and dancing to its beat.

It’s not how we fall. It’s how we get back up again.

Never, never, never give in!

Coach said. “the quality of a man’s life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor”.

If you miss your bus, just start walking.

For while the tired waves, vainly breaking, Seem here no painful inch to gain, Far back, through creeks and inlets making, Comes silent, flooding in, the main. And not by eastern windows only, When daylight...

The fatigue of the climb was great but it is interesting to learn once more how much further one can go on one’s second wind. I think that is an important lesson for everyone to...

Tunapaswa kujisikia furaha kuu tunapokumbana na majaribu mbalimbali katika maisha yetu, tukijua kwamba kujaribiwa kwa imani yetu hutufanya wavumilivu na wapiganaji katika Jina la Yesu, na tunapaswa kuruhusu uvumilivu katika maisha yetu kwa sababu Mungu...

True inspiration unfolds itself, not by force or it becomes fake. True intuition is also the ability to be observant.

The strength we find within ourselves gives us endurance and perseverance power.

Falling in love was simple; one had only to yield. Digesting another person, however, and sustaining love, was bloody work, and not a soft job.

Conviction is having the mindset to never doubt your self-understanding

Understand why you are different and how you help, recognise your target market, and give them something they might not even realise they are missing.

Don’t be discouraged when they laugh at your adversity; instead, smile at them, because through persistence, perseverance and faith, you would be laughing at their surprised faces in the future.

Money and beauty are defenses against the sorrows of this world but neither can undo the past. Only time will conquer time. The way forward is the only way back to innocence and to peace.

This is kind of hard to understand, but sometimes you can try so hard at something.Sometimes you can be so prepared, and still fail.

I may not be where I want to be, but if I stop now, I’ll NEVER get where I’m going!

Though you may hear me holler,And you may see me cry–I’ll be dogged, sweet baby,If you gonna see me die.

In the realm of ideas, everything depends on enthusiasm. … In the real world, all rests on perseverance.

Obstacles accelerate transformation

Cherish every person and all opportunities. Have no fears, no doubts and no regrets. Focus on what you can give, not on what you can get.

To many people fall short of their goals because they mistakenly believe that losing is just another comfortable place to sit.

Perseverance is everything. We all stumbled when we took our first steps yet we were running sooner than we realized, and then we couldn’t stay still. Why stay still now?