Staying Power – Quotes

Great loves have legs

Great loves have legs and wings. They are substantial. They do not dissapate so easily… Great loves have staying power. Or so I told myself. Erica Jong

Victory; a matter of

Victory; a matter of staying power. Elbert Hubbard

…Had proven himself a

…Had proven himself a leader of remarkable ability, a man not only of enterprising ideas, but with the staying power to carry them out. David McCullough

The superhuman power which exhiliration and hypnosis bring to a dancer is shown especially clearly in his almost inconceivable staying powers in a state of high tension. In the dance even the weakest can do wonders. Curt Sachs

One always hopes that

One always hopes that you’re going to have influence and staying power, but you never know. Chris Frantz

Over the long term,

Over the long term, the eclipse rate of great civilizations being overtaken is 100%. So you know how it’s going to end. (Laughter) I’m more optimistic about the staying power of what’s good in this country. But just because you have a wonderful spouse doesn’t mean you should treat her badly. You have the feeling … Read more

I talked to the

I talked to the team a lot about staying power. You never find out if you have that until you’ve been beaten down a few times. Bill Parcells

The Boy Scouts of

The Boy Scouts of America stands for a set of principles. These principles have a lot of staying power. The values you learn as a Scout are like a compass. They can help you find your way through difficult and sometimes unchartered terrain. The principles of Scouting give you a sense of what’s important. I … Read more

All the wars of

All the wars of the world, all the Caesars, have not the staying power of a lily in a cottage garden. Reginald Farrer

The pursuit of God

The pursuit of God is not a part-time, weekend exercise. If it is, chances are you will experience a part-time, weekend freedom. Abiding requires a kind of staying power. The pursuit is relentless. It hungers and thirsts. It pants as the deer after the mountain brook. It takes the kingdom by storm…The pursuit of God is a pursuit of passion. Indifference will not do. To abide in the Word is to hang on tenaciously. A weak grip will soon slip away. Discipleship requires staying power. We sign up for duration. We do not graduate until heaven.
R. C. Sproul