50 Persistence Quotes to Keep You Going Strong

1. “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” - Albert Einstein

2. "It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." - Confucius

3. "Persistence is the most traveled path to success." - Bryant H. McGill

4. "If you never quit, you're never beaten." - Ted Turner

5. "You just can't beat the person who never gives up." - Babe Ruth

6. “No great achievement is possible without persistent work.” - Bertrand Russell

7. “Energy and persistence conquer all things.” - Benjamin Franklin

8. “Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.” - Bill Bradley

9. “Persistence and determination are always rewarded.” - Christine Rice

10. “Champions keep playing until they get it right.” - Billy Jean King

11. “As long as there’s breath in You–Persist!” - Bernard Kelvin Clive

12. “Talent is nothing without persistence.” - Dean Crawford

13. “Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.” - James A. Michener

14. “Slight persistent effort can move you successfully forward in anything you do.” - Kelli Wilson

15. “We are made to persist. That is how we find out who we are.” - Tobias Wolff

16. "Success is not the absence of failure; it's the persistence through failure." - Aisha Tyler

17. "Never let your persistence and passion turn into stubbornness and ignorance." - Anthony J. D'Angelo

18. "Positivity, confidence, and persistence are key in life, so never give up on yourself." - Khalid

19. "Success is all about persistence and doing the right thing for the long term." - Bruce Rauner

20 "The only recipe is hard work, persistence, and belief." - Julen Lopetegui

21. "Persistence and endurance will make you omnipotent." - Casey Neistat

22. "Paralyze resistance with persistence." - Woody Hayes

23. "Persistence is a secret weapon for everyone." - Liu Wen

24. "The big talent is persistence." - Octavia E. Butler

25. "Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel." - Napoleon Hill

1. "Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success." - Napoleon Hill

2. "Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men 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." - Calvin Coolidge

3. "Success is the result of clear goal, unshakable confidence, proper planning, enthusiastic action and consistent persistence." ~ James Caan

4. "For every obstacle there is a solution. Persistence is the key. The greatest mistake is giving up!" - Dwight D. Eisenhower

5. "There is no such thing as a quantum leap. There is only dogged persistence - and in the end you make it look like a quantum leap." - James Dyson

6. “My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match. However down I am, I fight until the last ball. My list of matches shows that I have turned a great many so-called irretrievable defeats into victories.” - Bjorn Borg

7. “A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.” - Elbert Hubbard

8. “P is for Persistence! Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Wishing will not; Talent will not; Genius will not; Education will not; Persistence is like a Genie that creates a magical force in your life.” - Lucas Remmerswaal

9. “Patience and persistence are the keys… The keys to unlock doors of success… With these two virtues, you grow in reasoning and experience.” - Ogwo David Emenike

10. “If you do not have persistence then no amount of education, talent, or genius can make up for it.” - Stephen Richards

11. “Permanence, perseverance, and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.” - Thomas Carlyle

12. “Purity, patience and perseverance are the three essentials to success and above all love.” - Swami Vivekananda

13. "Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work though difficult problems." - Gever Tulley

14. "The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come." - James Whitcomb Riley

15. "Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence." - Hal Borland

16. "Success is not a matter of mastering subtle, sophisticated theory but rather of embracing common sense with uncommon levels of discipline and persistence." - Patrick Lencioni

17. "With patience and persistence, even the smallest act of discipleship or the tiniest ember of belief can become a blazing bonfire of a consecrated life. In fact, that's how most bonfires begin - as a simple spark." - Dieter F. Uchtdorf

18. "Failure is only postponed success as long as courage 'coaches' ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory." - Herbert Kaufman

19. "In life, an abundance of confidence gives us higher motivation, persistence, and optimism and can allow us to accomplish things we otherwise might not have undertaken." - Whitney Tilson

20. "Persistence is incredibly important. Persistence proves to the person you're trying to reach that you're passionate about something, that you really want something." - Norah O'Donnell

21. "The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail." - Napoleon Hill

22. "Persistence pushes me to be bold and seek out the opportunities I've wanted. It starts by envisioning what you want, no matter how big or small, and believing that you can achieve it." - Belinda Johnson

23. "Success is about persistence. You can only afford to be persistent in something you deeply enjoy." - Cenk Uygur

24. "Continuous, unflagging effort, persistence and determination will win. Let not the man be discouraged who has these." - James Whitcomb Riley

25. "Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning." - Denis Waitley