There are two ways to do great mathematics. The first is to be smarter than everybody else. The second way is to be stupider than everybody else — but persistent.

Success doesn’t come to you; you go to it.

… if they are persistent enough, even tiny drops of water, over time, can change the rock forever. And it will never change back.” – Zoe

I wrote a book. It sucked. I wrote nine more books. They sucked, too. Meanwhile, I read every single thing I could find on publishing and writing, went to conferences, joined professional organizations, hooked up...

The crazy creatives are the creatives who never go completely mad. They aren’t so easily disheartened by the seemingly endless amounts of scrutiny that creative individuals tend to receive because they, like insanity, are the...

The only way when your thirst for excellence is satisfied is when you take up the challenge to do a little more every day than you have already been doing every day!

Keep moving; keep moving, no matter how slow you move, you must keep moving.

It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward.

Vision and persistence will take you to the top of the leadership mountain, but only humility will keep you there.

Persistence contagious.

Inspiring qualities make some people to feel a little uneasy.

You meet dozens of people who tell you you can’t do it. Surround yourself with the people who believe you will do it. Seek out and spend time with those rare people who tell you,...

My trash can got stolen five times. Finally the owner just let me have it.

Persistence and passion will make you invincible.

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

press on” have solved and will continue to solve the problems of humanity.

Forgive your past because it the vehicle through your process and from this point forward your life is made of 100% future; Caterpillars always look up despite having no wings… and butterflies don’t waste time...

life has a funny way of testing you to see if you really want, what you say you want.

Whether you like it or not, you are committed to the human endeavor. I cannot ally myself with such a purely negative goal as avoidance of suffering. Suffering is a chance you take by the...

What matters more than where you are is the direction you are heading.

To esteem what makes you holy over what makes you happy – that is the greatest dare.

Persistence is the key to life. You never know, just around the corner could be another right angle.

It’s always there, constant like the stones in this cave. Maybe we should be like the moon’s reflection, holding fast whatever happens?

Failures are part of life lessons.Keep trying no matter how many times you fail. You will one day succeed.

Persistence is often a detective’s greatest ally.

You can either follow your dreams with determination and persistence until they become true, or you can be blown by the winds of fate – were anything can happen.

As you think and act, so your world becomes.

Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.

People don’t just live one life. They keep coming back until they get it right.

When your only regret is if anyone thinks you regret anything – that is the definition of conviction.

As the tides of life rise and fall, life is constant, like the waves crashing upon the shore. Persistence is the key in high and low times…

O snailClimb Mount FujiBut slowly, slowly!

There is no such thing as helplessness. It’s just another word for giving up.

The only people capable of handling success are those who have learned to handle failures w/o taking their eyes off the prize.

Education is a choice. We don’t become educated by watching television, and we don’t learn a whole lot having similar conversations with the same, safe people day after day. Our education comes from pushing up...

Writers remember everything…especially the hurts. Strip a writer to the buff, point to the scars, and he’ll tell you the story of each small one. From the big ones you get novels. A little talent...

I don’t believe in failure. I’m perseverant – I believe in failing.

The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal.

Everyday should be a working day on those difficult tasks. A little bit per day is the only way to make it through. Never feel it can’t be done; it can be done with persistent...

So long as the man with ambition is a failure, the world will tell him to let go of his ideal; but when his ambition is realized, the world will praise him for the persistence...

Dream high, aim high.

They key of persistence opens all door closed by resistence

A champion, he said, wins a World Series or an Olympic and is hoisted on the shoulders of teammates and fans. A hero carries the people on his shoulders. Champions live for the moment- heroes,...

My father told me never to take my foot off a ladder to kick at someone who was kicking at me. When I did that, I would no longer be climbing. While they are kicking,...

Either you make things happen or you quit.

If you adjust first time, compromise second time, failure is what you will get third time.

Your love is as stable as you are: It’s not about how good a person makes you feel, but rather what good you can do for them.

Be consistent with what you believe and do. Persist and insist that you will do it till it’s done and done well.

I will not be defined by the marks left on me by the world, but by the mark I leave on the world (referring to the facial scars he still carries from his successful 1991...

The grace and blessing of God is sufficient to carry us through the storms of life. With persistence and determination, victory awaits us at end of the journey.