Quotes for All
Persistence is worth at least as much as talent. The writing life is not a series of gentle encouragements. It’s more like a series of brutal kicks in the teeth. Those who grow a thick enough skin to persevere, survive. Those who do not, do not. Gardner Dozois
The more obstinately you try to learn how to shoot the arrow for the sake of hitting the goal, the less you will succeed in the one and the further the other will recede. What stands in your way is that you have a much too willful will. You think that what you do not … Read more
After taking risk into account, do more managers than you’d see by chance outperform with persistence? Virtually every economist who studied this question answers with a resounding ‘no.’ Eugene Fama
There are moments when I feel like giving up or giving in, but I soon rally again and do my duty as I see it: to keep the spark of life inside me ablaze. Etty Hillesum
It looks like the thing that separates out the capable students from the really successful ones is not so much their knowledge…but their persistence at something. Eric Schmidt
They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to misfortune, rather than to insufficient application. At the core of every true talent there is an awareness of the difficulties inherent in any achievement, and the confidence that by persistence and patience something … Read more
No great thing is created suddenly. Epictetus
When a person trains once, nothing happens. When a person forces himself to do a thing a hundred or a thousand times, then he certainly has developed in more ways than physical. Is it raining? That doesn’t matter. Am I tired? That doesn’t matter either. Then willpower will be no problem. Emil Zatopek
Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up. Elon Musk
Keep showing up for your side of the job and give genius a chance to do its part. Elizabeth Gilbert