You don’t have to be ruthless or cold-blooded to succeed in the world today. Success doesn’t require talent, good looks, or inherited wealth either. In fact, all success really requires is a determined mind that is committed to persisting despite any and all challenges that may come your way. In short, success requires PERSISTENCE.

“Persistence And Determination Alone Are Omnipotent.”

Now, the inverse is also true; a lack of persistence is one of the best ways to guarantee failure in any endeavor you undertake. But, we are not here to see you fail, we are here to help you rise, flourish, and succeed. Which is why we’re publishing these powerful quotes on persistence, to help you embrace that one indispensable quality required for success; the ability to persist.

We hope they’ll inspire and motivate you to keep pressing on when things get tough. But most importantly, we hope they’ll convince you that so long as you persist, you will advance in life, your day will come… you will achieve.

BEST PERSISTENCE QUOTES TO HELP YOU ACHIEVE SUCCESS

1. “A little more persistence a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless
failure may turn into a glorious success.” – Elbert Hubbard

2. “In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always
wins – not through strength, but through persistence.” – Buddha

3 “We are made to persist. That’s how we find out who we are.” – Tobias Wolff

4. “Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.” – Napoleon Hill

5. “Energy and persistence conquer all things.” – Benjamin Franklin

6. “No great achievement is possible without persistent work.” – Bertrand Russell

7. “Permanence, perseverance, and persistence in spite of all obstacles,
discouragement, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes
the strong soul from the weak.” – Thomas Carlyle

8. “Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in” – Bill Bradley

9. “Paralyze resistance with persistence.” – Woody Hayes

10. “If I persist long enough I will win.” – Og Mandino

11. “Patience, persistence, and perspiration make an unbeatable combination
for success.” – Napoleon Hill

12. “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not:
nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.” – Calvin Coolidge

13. “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill

14. “Disciplined, consistent, and persistent actions are more of a determining factor in the creation of success than any other combination of things.” – Grant Cardone

15. “Press on. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.” – Ray Kroc

16. “Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.” – Dale Carnegie

17. “Success is not the absence of failure; it’s the persistence through failure.” – Aisha Tyler

18. “Persistence guarantees that results are inevitable.” – Paramahansa Yogananda

19. “The person who stays focused on his dream, realizes his dream.” – Russell Simmons

20. “Money grows on the tree of persistence.” – Japanese Proverb

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

22. “Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent.” – Steve Martin

23. “Persistence can grind an iron beam down to a needle.” – Chinese Proverb

24. “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.” – Vince Lombardi

25. “Whoever knocks persistently, ends by entering.” – Muhammad Ali

26. “The 99% that achieve are willing to sacrifice, be persistent and put in disproportionate work, and think in 50 year terms not 50 day terms.” – Gary Vaynerchuk

27. “Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” – Dale Carnegie

28. “Persistence is the quality of winners. Successful people never, never, never give up.” – Lynda Field

29. “The key of persistence will open up any door that has been closed by resistance.” – John Dilemme

30.  “I stayed true to my dreams, and eventually they came true.” – Kevin Hart

31. “For great things do not just happen by impulse, but are a succession of small things linked together.” – Vincent Van Gogh

32. “4 P’s to success: pressure, persistence, perseverance & prayer.” – Steve Harvey

33. “Failure is often the line of least persistence.” – Zig Ziglar

34. “Keep moving forward, don’t listen to the naysayers, persevere, be persistent.” – Rudy Ruettiger

35. “Genius often really is just persistence in disguise.” – Ryan Holiday

36. “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

37. “It’s staying with it that separates the winners from the losers.” – Earl Nightingale

38. “As one makes an impartial study of successful people, one is drawn to inevitable conclusion that persistence, concentration of effort and definiteness of purpose are the major sources of their achievements.” – Napoleon Hill

39. “The keys to success are patience, persistence, and obsessive attention to detail.”  –  Jeff Bezos

40. “Sometimes, a winner is a just dreamer who never gave up.” – Michael Jordan

41. “I will persist until I succeed. I was not delivered into this world in defeat, nor does failure course in my veins. I am not a sheep waiting to be prodded by my shepherd. I am a lion and I refuse to talk, to walk, to sleep with the sheep. The slaughterhouse of failure is not my destiny. I will persist until I succeed.” – Og Mandino

42.  “The best of the best never give up. Persistence is a core trait of greatness.” – Robin Sharma

43. “Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.” – Elon Musk

44. “The majority of people who fail in their pursuits of an ambitious goal, fail due to a lack of this one key quality; persistence.” – The STRIVE

45. “Persistence overshadows even talent as the most valuable resource shaping the quality of life.” – Tony Robbins

46. “I win or I learn, but I never lose.” – Marie Forleo

47. “Sometimes it takes a thousand tries to win.” – Rihanna

48. “It doesn’t matter how many times you fail. You only have to be right once and then everyone can tell you that you are an overnight success.” – Mark Cuban

49. “By being persistent, you’re demonstrating faith. Persistence is simply another word for faith. If you didn’t have faith, you’d never persist.” – Earl Nightingale

50. “As long as there’s breath in You–Persist!” – Bernard Kelvin Clive

51. “Persistence is the iron quality of success; if you persist long enough you must eventually succeed.” – Brian Tracy

52. “If you don’t succeed at first, there’s no need for the F word (Failure). Pick yourself up and try again.” – Richard Branson

53. “Persistence is the mother of personal change.” – Robin Sharma

54. “During times of persistent hardship is when the warrior learns the most about his fortitude.” – Bodhi Sanders

55. “Listen, every overnight success has taken 15 years, and that’s just the way it goes.” – Daymond John

56. “Not realizing what you want is a problem of knowledge. Not pursuing what you want is a problem of motivation. Not achieving what you want is a problem of persistence.” – John C. Maxwell.

57. “When you feel like giving up your dream, force yourself to work another day, another week, a year. You’ll be amazed what happens when you don’t give up.” – Nick Vujicic

58. “Dig deep, tap into your grit and consistently persist, and the day will come when you eventually reach your bliss.” – The STRIVE

59. “It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” – Babe Ruth

60. “Persistence is the last key that unlocks potential.” – Anonymous

61. “It’s only those who are persistent and willing to study things deeply, who achieve the master work.” – Paulo Coelho

62. “The moment you feel like quitting is the time you need to keep on going. Persistence fuels genius.” – Robin Sharma

63. “Champions are made by their passion and persistence.” – Agunloye Oyerinde

64. “Most people are not persistent enough to get the results they want.” – Myron Golden

65. “Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” – Calvin Coolidge

66. “If one does not possess persistence, one does not achieve noteworthy success in any calling.” – Napoleon Hill

67. “Never consider the the possibility of failure; as long as you persist, you will be successful.” – Brian Tracy

68. “If you don’t give up, you still have a chance. Giving up is the greatest failure.” – Jack Ma

69. “It is your determination and persistence that will make you a successful person.” – Kenneth J. Hutchins

70. “Persistence is self-discipline in action.” – Brian Tracy

71. “You must fail a hundred times to succeed once.” – Sylvester Stallone

72.  “A diamond is a piece of coal that stuck to the job.” – Thomas Edison

73. “The only way you’ll beat the smarter/better looking/younger more experienced guy is simply to work harder and longer and never give up.” – Gene Simmons

74. “Persistence. The only thing that will piss-off failure enough for it to get the fu** out of the way of your success. PERSIST.” – The Ultimate Warrior

75. “Through persistence, you can be one of those happy, victorious people who not only chase dreams, but who catches them!” – Catherine Ponder

76. “In a world where people are born into different lots, some advantageous, some not, the only equalizer is your effort, work ethic, and persistence.” – The STRIVE

77. “I failed forward to success. I truly believe that life is a series of many attempts and many failures before we realize success. The important thing is to keep on trying.” – Mary Kay Ash

78. “Starting is easy, persistence is an art.” – German Proverb

79. “In my experience, there’s only one thing that will always steer you toward success: That’s to have a vision and to stick with it… Once I have a vision for a new venture, I’m going to ride that vision until the wheels come off.” – Russell Simmons

80. “Persistence is the key to success” – Anonymous

81. “For me giving up is way harder than trying.” – Kanye West

82. “Persistence, persistence, and persistence. The Power can be created and maintained through daily practice — continuous effort.” – Bruce Lee

83. “Your persistence is the measure of faith you have in yourself.” – Anonymous

84. “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas Edison

85. “The pain of persistence is far less than the pain of regret.” – Anonymous

86. “Persistence is nothing more than staying in motion.” – Ken Evoy

87. “Persistence. Perfection. Patience. Power. Prioritize your passion. It keeps you sane.” – Criss Jami

88. “Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do.” – Oprah Winfrey

89. “Almost anything difficult, any challenge takes time, patience, and hard work.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger

90. “Consistency and persistence breeds success.” – Anonymous

91. “Persistence is probably the single most common quality of high achievers. They simply refuse to give up. The longer you hang in there, the greater the chance that something will happen in your favor. No matter how hard it seems, the longer you persist the more likely your success.” – Jack Canfield

92. “Persistence guarantees that results are inevitable.” – Paramahansa Yogananda

93. “Love never fails. Character never quits. And with patience and persistence, dreams do come true.” – Pete Maravich

94. “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” – Albert Einstein

95. “Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.” – Matt Biondi

96. “Never give up. Today is hard. Tomorrow is worse. But the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.” – Jack Ma

97. “Grit is the persistence in following your own destiny.” – Paul Bradley Smith

98. “It’s a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.” – Seneca

99. “Men credited with all kinds of ability, talent, brains and know how, including the ability to see into the future, frequently have nothing more than the courage to keep everlastingly at what they set out to do. They have that one great quality that is worth more than all the rest put together. They simply will not give up!” – Earl Nightingale

100. “The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” – Thomas Edison

Bonus Quote on Persistence

Bonus: Alright, here is one last persistence quote to drive the point home on the type of persistence needed to find the success you seek. It’s a quote by famed business philosopher Jim Rohn, and it is advice that should definitely be heeded by anyone striving to achieve a worthy goal. Here it is:

“How long should you try? Until.” – Jim Rohn

Final Thoughts

There you have it, the most inspiring persistence quotes to help you embrace the consistent and continuous action that will surely lead you to the success you seek.

Remember, persistence leads to advancement and achievement, so don’t hesitate to leverage these quotes anytime you need to renew your belief in the power of persistence, or gain a jolt of inspiration to help you outlast your doubters, your critics, and your competition.

Till next time,

STRIVE

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