Dieter F. Uchtdorf Quotes

The path may not be left for an instant. If it could be left, it would not be the path.

Talent is long patience.

I learned discipline from my father. Not in terms of corporal punishment, but being determined in whatever you do, and sticking with it.

To be stronger, you finish everything you start. You can't take a break.

Great work requires great and persistent effort for a long time. ... Character has to be established through a thousand stumbles.

Being inspired is fine for a week, and being motivated might work for a month or so, but to make any lifestyle change last a lifetime, you need dedication.

The commitment. I think that's the key quality of all successful people. You just have to keep at it. People who enjoy sustained success understand the fact that you have to remain very committed to whatever it is you're doing, especially in this instant-gratification culture.

Sticking to it is the genius.

I'm disciplined. And I'm persevering. And I don't give up very easily... and I'm reliable.

Work hard, be steady, and have faith in the Lord. Set to work.

You have to be un-compromised in your level of commitment to whatever you are doing, or it can disappear as fast as it appeared. Commitment cannot be compromised by rewards.

We will stay the course until the job is done, Steve. And the temptation is to try to get the President or somebody to put a timetable on the definition of getting the job done. We're just going to stay the course.

The Land of Promise is for those who simply remain to the end.

Discipline provides a constancy which is independent of what kind of day you had yesterday and what kind of day you anticipate today.

Obedience brings peace in decision making. If we have firmly made up our minds to follow the commandments, we will not have to redecide which path to take when temptation comes our way.

I think one of the most important attributes is perseverance.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

I've got a woman's ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it.

I've sat through boring speeches; didn't get up and leave.

To make our way, we must have firm resolve, persistence, tenacity. We must gear ourselves to work hard all the way. We can never let up.

Nothing earthly will make me give up my work in despair.

From my father, I learned the importance of working sincerely at things to which I had committed myself, and to persevere untiringly even in the face of little progress.

Persistence pays off.

You have to stay focused and be mentally tough. That's what I've really learned: every day is a grind, and you have to go hard.

The hardest thing for me is to be patient and realize that it's not all going to happen right now. I just have to keep digging away, digging away. Just keep working on my game.