Favorite Quotations
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Perseverance
Guide to Personal Happiness
If you want to get somewhere you have to know where you want to go and how to get there, then never, never, never give up." ~ Norman Vincent Peale When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you until it seems that you cannot hold on for a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. ~ Harriet Beecher Stowe Victory belongs to the most persevering. ~ Napoléon Bonaparte The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success. ~ David Sarnoff Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. ~ Confucius Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. ~ John Quincy Adams `Onipa`a. Stand firm. ~ Queen Lili`uokalani The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come. ~ James Whitcomb Riley
"You may get skinned knees and elbows, but it's worth it if you score a spectacular goal." ~ Mia Hamm