(331 quotes found)
“But for this last (and erroneous) hope against hope, and the consequent tumult of the soul, the sweat of blood, perhaps He would not have been very Man. To live in a fully predictable world is not to be a man. At the end, I know, we are told that an angel appeared ‘comforting’ Him. … ‘Strengthening’ is more the word. May not the strengthening have consisted in the renewed certainty – cold comfort this – that the thing must be endured and therefore could be?”
C. S. Lewis
“What you are not able to do today, you will achieve tomorrow. Persevere and you shall conquer.”
Mirra Alfassa
“It is not because a thing is difficult that one should give it up, on the contrary, the more a thing is difficult the more determined should one be to succeed it.”
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
Winston Churchill
“Beaten to the ground. Battered. Bruised. Getting up is my choice. And get up, I will.”
Azmath Pasha
“No one can punish us, our own karma but !”
Kazeronnie Mak
“I admit it's tempting to wish for the perfect boss - the perfect parent - or the perfect outfit. But maybe the best any of us can do is not quit, play the hand we've been dealt, and accessorize what we've got.-Carrie (Sex & the City)”
Sex and the City
“My thought of the day: The most beautiful heart in the world must also be the ugliest. Because a beautiful heart is born when it is hurt, and scarred, and heals each time, no matter what life throws at it. And it's so determined to keep believing in this world.. and keep smiling :) - Genevie Loo Swit Ming, Facebook status update”
Seymour Nightweaver
“We feel an obligation to the people of the Gulf Coast, ... We're representing the fortitude and perseverance and strength of those people who are trying to piece their lives back together.”
John Carney
“When you believe in your dreams and realize that you are deserving and capable, no earthly being can stop you. You will no longer require external approval in order to feel validated. You will develop tenacity and perseverance. Most importantly, you will eventually reach your goals.”
Tamara Aw
