Elizabeth Gilbert Quotes

I promise I shall never give up, and that I'll die yelling & laughing.

I'm going to keep going until I succeed — or die. Don't think I don't know how this might end. I've known it for years.

Never give up, no matter what.

I'm neither giving up nor giving in.

I feel like I'm a relentless, pragmatic, determined optimist.

There is genius in persistence. It conquers all opposers. It gives confidence. It annihilates obstacles. Everybody believes in a determined man. People know that when he undertakes a thing, the battle is half won, for his rule is to accomplish whatever he sets out to do.

It's only by being obstinate that anything is got, or done.

I've never given up. I've always kept going. I don't feel that I could afford to give up. That would be the beginning of the end.

You fight and fight. Get every ball back, run every ball down and never, ever doubt.

Never give up; just absolutely never give up.

A strong will deals with the hard facts of life as a sculptor with his marbles, making them facile and yielding to his purposes, and conquering their stubbornness by a greater stubbornness in himself.

Never give up. Never give up. Never give up.

Part of paying the price is the willingness to do whatever it takes to get the job done. It comes from a declaration that you are going to get it done no matter what it takes, no matter how long it takes, no matter what comes up.

Don’t ever give up. Don’t see the obstacles, just the way around them. For me, of course it looked improbable, but not impossible. So as long as there was a way, I would not be discouraged.

Do I believe in giving up? No, I don't.

Don't take 'no' for an answer.

You just can't beat the person who never gives up.

I have never had to face anything that could overwhelm the native optimism and stubborn perseverance I was blessed with.

So many times, people told me I can't do this or can't do that. My nature is that I don't listen very well. I'm very determined, and I believe in myself. My parents brought me up that way. Thank God for that. I don't let anything stand in my way.

Telling me that I can't do something is probably the worst thing that anyone can say, because I'll definitely do it. I'm very determined.

If there is one constant to my life, it is that you cannot tell me 'no.'

I'm very stubborn. I feel like I'm going to play this season.

I'm not the most patient person in the world. I am one of the most persistent people in the world.

One thing I don't do is quit.

Quitting is never an option.