Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people read more

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race

Even if a minefield or the abyss should lie before me, I will
march straight ahead without looking back.

Even if a minefield or the abyss should lie before me, I will
march straight ahead without looking back.

Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.

Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

But Hercules himself must yield to odds;
And many strokes, though with a little axe,
Hews down read more

But Hercules himself must yield to odds;
And many strokes, though with a little axe,
Hews down and fells the hardest-timbered oak.

We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us.

We make way for the man who boldly pushes past us.

Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.

Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.

There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier read more

There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose.

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other