Persistence is a powerful force in our lives. It shapes our character, fuels our dreams, and keeps us going when times are tough. Often, a few well-chosen words can inspire us to push through challenges.
Famous figures throughout history have shared their wisdom on persistence. Their quotes remind us that even in the face of setbacks, holding on and pushing forward can lead to success.
Persistence Quotes for Motivation
“The brick walls are there for a reason. They are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something.”
“Fall seven times, stand up eight.”
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
“Persistence is the most traveled path to success.”
“When the world says, ‘Give up,’ Hope whispers, ‘Try it one more time.'”
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.”
“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.”
“The greatest oak was once a little nut who held its ground.”
“Energy and persistence conquer all things.”
“Through perseverance, many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.”
“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.”
“Continuous effort—not strength or intelligence—is the key to unlocking our potential.”
“Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.”
“Never give up on something you can’t go a day without thinking about.”
“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
“If you are going through hell, keep going.”
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
“Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.”
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.”
“Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.”
“Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.”
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
“It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up.”
“I will persist until I succeed.”
“Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.”
“Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.”
“Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.”
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.”
“The secret of our success is that we never, never give up.”
“Dream big and dare to fail.”
“You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.”
Inspiring Quotes on Persistence and Determination
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.”
“Keep going. Everything you need will come to you at the perfect time.”
“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.”
“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.”
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
“Persistence is the soul of success.”
“Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.”
“Fall seven times, stand up eight.”
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.”
“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.”
“When the world says, “Give up,” Hope whispers, “Try it one more time.””
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
“It always seems impossible until it is done.”
“If you are going through hell, keep going.”
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.”
“Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals.”
“Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.”
“A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence.”
“Dreams don’t work unless you do.”
“Life is not about how fast you run or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.”
“You just can’t beat the person who never gives up.”
“Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.”
“The best way out is always through.”
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
“Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.”
“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.”
Persistence in Love Quotes
“Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.”
“The best love is the kind that awakens the soul; that makes us reach for more, that plants the fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds.”
“True love is not a hide-and-seek game; in true love, both lovers seek each other.”
“To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.”
“Love is an endless act of forgiveness. Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.”
“Love is not just looking at each other, it’s looking in the same direction.”
“In true love, the smallest distance is too great, and the greatest distance can be bridged.”
“If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love.”
“Love will find a way through paths where wolves fear to prey.”
“Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.”
“I saw that you were perfect, and so I loved you. Then I saw that you were not perfect and I loved you even more.”
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
“A loving heart is the truest wisdom.”
“To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.”
“Love is a game that two can play and both can win.”
“The course of true love never did run smooth.”
“We are most alive when we’re in love.”
“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.”
“Love does not dominate; it cultivates.”
“The strongest love is the love that can demonstrate its fragility.”
“Distance means so little when someone means so much.”
“Love is the voice under all silences, the hope which has no opposite in fear; the strength so strong mere force is feebleness: the truth more first than sun, more last than star.”
“Immature love says, ‘I love you because I need you.’ Mature love says, ‘I need you because I love you.'”
“The giving of love is an education in itself.”
“Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds.”
“True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without violent demonstrations; it is seen with white hairs and is always young in the heart.”
“When someone loves you, the way they talk about you is different. You feel safe and comfortable.”
“Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination.”
“Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of its hope; it can outlast anything. Love still stands when all else has fallen.”
“The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love.”
“To love and be loved is to perceive the light even in darkness.”
Sports Quotes about Persistence
“It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up.”
“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
“Champions keep playing until they get it right.”
“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.”
“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.”
“Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.”
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.”
“Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.”
“A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.”
“Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.”
“The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.”
“The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.”
“What you lack in talent can be made up with desire, hustle, and giving 110% all the time.”
“Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.”
“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.”
“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.”
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”
“You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.”
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”
“Winning means you’re willing to go longer, work harder, and give more than anyone else.”
“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'”
“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”
“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.”
“Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.”
“The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory.”
“You can’t let failures define you. You have to let failures teach you.”
“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.”
“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
“Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.”
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.”
“If you are going through hell, keep going.”
Entrepreneurial Persistence Quotes
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
“The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.”
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
“Tough times never last, but tough people do.”
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.”
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.”
“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.”
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow.”
“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
“The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.”
“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.”
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”
“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.”
“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.”
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
“Fall seven times, stand up eight.”
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
“Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.”
“Patience, persistence, and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.”
“I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
“The secret of our success is that we never, never give up.”
“If you are going through hell, keep going.”
“Energy and persistence conquer all things.”
“Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.”
“Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.”
“The only difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is extraordinary determination.”
“The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
“Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.”
Famous Quotes on the Power of Persistence
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.”
“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.”
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
“Through perseverance, many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.”
“Energy and persistence conquer all things.”
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.”
“Keep on going, and the chances are you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.”
“Fall seven times, stand up eight.”
“Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.”
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.”
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”
“Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.”
“A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence.”
“I have failed again and again throughout my life. That’s why I’ve been successful.”
“Courage and persistence have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.”
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.”
“Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is having stamina.”
“Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.”
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.”
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
“When the world says, ‘Give up,’ Hope whispers, ‘Try it one more time.'”
“Success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep trying.”
“The hard days are what make you stronger.”
“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.”
“Persistent people begin their success where others end in failure.”
“With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.”
“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.”
Persistence and Success Quotes
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
“The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it.”
“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.”
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.”
“Success is to wake up each morning and consciously decide that today will be the best day of your life.”
“When the world says, ‘Give up,’ Hope whispers, ‘Try it one more time.'”
“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.”
“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.”
“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.”
“The greatest achievement was at first, and for a time, but a dream.”
“Fall seven times, stand up eight.”
“Keep going. Everything you need will come to you at the perfect time.”
“Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.”
“Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.”
“Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.”
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.”
“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”
“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
“In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.”
“Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.”
“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.”
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out.”
“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
“To succeed, we must first believe that we can.”
“If you are going through hell, keep going.”
“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.”
“Action is the foundational key to all success.”
“Success isn’t about the end result, it’s about what you learn along the way.”
“The secret to success is to know something nobody else knows.”
To Sum Up
Persistence is key to achieving any goal. The quotes we’ve shared underline this truth. They remind us that sticking to our path, even when it gets tough, is what leads to success. Each quote holds a unique angle, offering wisdom and encouragement to keep moving forward.
Whether you’re facing a minor setback or a major challenge, these words can inspire you to keep going. Let them serve as a daily reminder that persistence pays off. Keep them close and revisit them whenever you need a boost. With persistence, anything is possible.
