Perseverance

Perseverance (Stand For Something)

    Relentless determination being weaved into the fabric of your own life.

                                        Your feelings don't determine Reality.

“Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” 

In fact, it's quite possible that you have no clue about how close you actually are to success

1. "Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." —Thomas Edison

2 "The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people." —Randy Pausch

3. "If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance." —Samuel Johnson

4,  “With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable” —Thomas F. Buxton

5. “Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.”  —Victor Hugo

6. . “It’s probably my job to tell you life isn’t fair, but I figure you already know that. So instead, I’ll tell you that hope is precious, and you’re right not to give up.” —C.J. Redwine

7. “Go back?" he thought. "No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go!" So up he got, and trotted along with his little sword held in front of him and one hand feeling the wall, and his heart all of a patter and a pitter.” —J.R.R. Tolkien (The Hobbit)

8. “What is grander than a country and more valuable than gold? Strength of heart.” —Cornelius E. Addison

9. "Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak." —Thomas Carlyle

10. "Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all." —Dale Carnegie