Motivational Quotes: Perseverance and Determination

1. “The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success.” David Sarnoff
   
   “We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough.” Helen Keller
   
   “Perseverance is a great element of success; if you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate you are sure to wake up somebody.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
   
   “A determined person will do more with a pen and paper, than a lazy person will accomplish with a personal computer.” Catherine Pulsifer
   
   “What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it.” Alexander Graham Bell
   
   “I’m proof that great things can happen to ordinary people if they work hard and never give up.” Orel Herhiser
   
   “Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.” Samuel Johnson
   
   “A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done.” Vince Lombardi
   
   “Never stop. One stops as soon as something is about to happen.” Peter Brock
   
   “Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” Og Mandino
   
   “Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.” Charles De Gaulle
   
   “So long as there is breath in me, that long I will persist. For now I know one of the greatest principles on success; if I persist long enough I will win.” Og Mandino
   
   “There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.” Ella Wheeler Wilcox
   
   “Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game, one foot from a winning touchdown.” H. Ross Perot
   
   “Try not to do too many things at once. Know what you want, the number one thing today and tomorrow. Persevere and get it done.” George Allen

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