Narrow the focus, take the ascent one step at a time, and it's amazing what odds a man can beat.

Intelligence entails a strong mind, but genius entails a heart of a lion in tune with a strong mind.

We are all given equal opportunity to learn new things. We just have to be determined and persistent.

God's heart…is not that we escape our lot, but that we learn to thrive in the midst of it.

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

I tried and failed. I tried again and again and succeeded.[Epitaph from Gail Borden's gravestone.]

Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time.

Follow your dreams, your passions - your obsessions. Persistence will always turn failure into success.

It's only those who are persistent, and willing to study things deeply, who achieve the Master Work

No matter how much falls on us, we keep plowing ahead. That's the only way to keep the roads clear.

In order to reach our goals we sometimes need a plan B. Other times we go all the way through to plan Z.

You will never know what you can accomplish until you really put in persistent effort and never giving up.

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

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


It's a funny word, persistence. It means not giving up, but it also means just passing on through time.