Perseverance Quotes

"Hope is like a path in the countryside. Originally, there is nothing - but as people walk this way again and again, a path appears" "Nothing is lost if one has the courage to proclaim that all is lost and we must begin anew" "Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars" "Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly" "Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it" "The truth may be stretched thin, but it never breaks, and it always surfaces above lies, as oil floats on water" "He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all" "In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd" "Manuscripts don't burn." "The Lord never tires of forgiving. It is we who tire of asking for forgiveness." "Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark" "It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult" "Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body" "Dreams are lovely. But they are just dreams. Fleeting, ephemeral, pretty. But dreams do not come true just because you dream them. It's hard work that makes things happen. It's hard work that creates change" "I am not lucky. You know what I am? I am smart. I am talented. I take advantage of the opportunities that come my way and I work really, really hard. Don't call me lucky. Call me a badass"