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"I feel such a creative force in me: I am convinced that there will be a time when, let us say, I will make something good every day , on a regular basis....I am doing my very best to make every effort because I am longing so much to make beautiful things. But beautiful things mean painstaking work, disappointment, and perseverance."
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"The fatigue was there, but some people understood that putting it aside was the single most important factor in succeeding."
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"Waiting for perfect is never as smart as making progress."
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"It [what you choose to do] has got to be something that you're passionate about because otherwise you won't have the perseverance to see it through."
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"The challenge of statesmanship is to have the vision to dream of a better, safer world and the courage, persistence, and patience to turn that dream into reality."
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"Patience and perseverance at lengthAccomplish more than anger or brute strength."
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"Patient perseverance in well doing is infinitely harder than a sudden and impulsive self-sacrifice."
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"One of the first principles of perseverance is to know when to stop persevering."
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"I am very proud of my mom and consider her the most courageous woman I know. With perseverance, sacrifice and hard work, she raised a family of Olympic athletes and gave us the tools and the spirit to succeed. That is something that my brothers and I will always be thankful for."
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"Mine is a story about a teenage single mother who struggled to keep her young family afloat. It's a story about a young woman who was given a precious opportunity to work her way up in the world. It's a story about resiliency, and sacrifice, and perseverance. And you're damn right it's a true story."
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"Perfection consists in a constant perseverance to acquire the virtues and become proficient in their practice, because on God's road, not to advance is to fall back since man never remains in the same condition."
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"Amongst the qualities a hero should have, I would include determination, loyalty, courage, perseverance, patience, focus, intrepidity and selflessness."
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". . . Have patience and be faithful unto death. Do not fight among yourselves. Be perfectly pure in money dealings. . . . We will do great things yet. . . . So long as you have faith and honesty and devotion, everything will prosper."
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"Persistent questioning and healthy inquisitiveness are the first requisite for acquiring learning of any kind."
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"A principle is a principle and in no case can it be watered down because of our incapacity to live it in practice. We have to strive to achieve it, and the striving should be conscious, deliberate and hard."
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"The profile of a wealthy person is this hard work, perseverance, and most of all, self-discipline."
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"Persevere and get it done."
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"Perseverance is neither praiseworthy nor blameworthy; for it seems to be only the enduring of certain inclinations and opinions which men neither give themselves nor take away from themselves."
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"The basis of self-government and freedom requires the development of character and self-restraint and perseverance and the long view. And these are qualities which require many years of training and education."
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