Sarah Dessen Quotes

You have to fight for the things you want.

If all you can do is crawl, start crawling.

Nothing's hopeless except never trying.

There is no excuse for not trying.

Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.

In the end, the only people who fail are those who do not try.

If you have to, take a break, go to your corner, get some sleep, but don't ever give up. You will get there.

There's only one way to make a beginning, and that is to begin; and begin with hard work, and patience, prepared for all the disappoint­ment s.

You got up, and you did something. And if trying to find a way when you don't even know you can get there isn't a small miracle; then I don't know what is.

I've come to believe that everything worth achieving is beyond one's capacity - or seems so at first. The thing is to persist, not back off, fight your fight, pay your dues, and carry on. Effort is all; continue and you may get there despite everything.

Don't let your inability to do everything undermine your determination to do something.

You can't win what you don't fight for.

Take "no" as an encouragement to redouble his efforts, so it was easier to say "yes" right away.

Success is the doing, not the getting - in the trying, not the triumph.

Fruitless striving breeds less despair than inaction.

Hard work and determination equals success. Nothing comes easy. Put your mind to something.

In life you can fall down 1000 times but the point is to have the willingness to stand up and to start again.

You can't lose confidence in yourself, or you've lost already. When you get knocked down, you've got to keep getting back up.

Working inspires inspiration. Keep working. If you succeed, keep working. If you fail, keep working. If you are interested, keep working. If you are bored, keep working.

Walls don't fall without effort.

School is not easy for kids and football wasn't easy for me... but if it's something you truly believe in, it's something you've got to fight for and be willing to do what you need to do make it work.

Courage is required to make an initial thrust towards ones coveted goal, But even greater courage is called for when one stumbles and must make a second effort to achieve.

No matter where you want to go, as long as you follow your path with faith, dedication and hard work, you are going to get there.

Success is achieved and maintained by those who try, and keep trying, for there is nothing to lose by trying and a great deal to gain if successful. By all means TRY! Do it NOW!!!

Do not let your fire go out.