Notables and Quotables

Perseverance

“A river cuts through rock not because of its power, but because of its persistence.”

- Jim Watkins, American author

“Perseverance is stubbornness with a purpose.”

- Josh Shipp, American motivational speaker

“Anyone can give up; it is the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone would expect you to fall apart, now that is true strength.”

- Chris Bradford, English Author

“Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.”

- Machiavelli, Italian Philosopher

“There is no education like adversity.”

- Benjamin Disraeli, English Politician

“If you survived a storm, you won’t be bothered by the rain.”

- Chinese Proverb

“To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often.”

- Winston Churchill, English Politician

“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.”

- Walter Elliot, Scottish Politician

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”

- Confucius, Chinese Philosopher

“Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.”

- Henry Ford, American Businessman

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