Cleveland Abbe Quotes

The times demand not a man bearing promises of new things, but a man who can finish the things begun...

Nothing dies harder than a bad idea.

It's the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance, sweeps away all obstacles.

Am I pushy? Yep. Do I like taking 'no' for an answer when 'no' means New Yorkers aren't going to get something they need? No. Do I push back and crack some eggs? Absolutely.

Never Tire of Protesting

I may not be able to do it but I’ll die trying.

I've said to people before that I'm going to do my very best to make it, and I'm not going to give up. And that's true. But I might not make it. And if I don't make it, the Marathon of Hope better continue.

We must put effort and energy into anything we wish to change.

I'm starting to realize there's no stopping us now. An idea, a feeling, a movement can't just be squashed. It's impossible now.

Most people who fail in their dream fail not from lack of ability but from lack of commitment.

Only those who keep walking get sweet returns... look at the sun's perseverance- dynamic & always on the move, never dormant... hence keep moving.

I'll keep going till my face falls off.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

Something comes along and you have to jump on and do it. You can't stop until it's done.

I didn't come here and I ain't leavin'.

My focus never wavered; I never accepted the film was not going to be finished.

To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail, not drift.

Will cannot be quenched against its will.

No ground gained was ever relinquished.

It is not enough to understand, or to see clearly. The future will be shaped in the arena of human activity, by those willing to commit their minds and their bodies to the task.

I really believe action will always be there and will never disappear.

People are needed to take up the challenge, strong people, who proclaim the truth, throw it in people's faces, and do what they can with their own two hands.

I don't think there's anything that will make me stop doing it. There may be a time when it's not available to anyone. You may have to come listen at my basement window... but I can't stop.

If I can walk, I'll play.

The world belongs to those who show up.