Abraham Lincoln Quotes

Nothing is impossible in this world. Firm determination, it is said, can move heaven and earth. Things appear far beyond one's power, because one cannot set his heart on any arduous project due to want of strong will.

I'm inspired by people who keep on rolling, no matter their age.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

. . . Wait, my child, wait and work on. Patience, patience. . . . .

And obstinacy is the sister of constancy, at least in vigour and stability.

If you are resolutely determined to make a lawyer of yourself, the thing is more than half done already.

I have seen your despatch expressing your unwillingness to break your hold where you are. Neither am I willing. Hold on with a bull-dog gripe, and chew & choke, as much as possible.

It's how tenacious you are that will determine your success.

Whoever you are, whatever your dream, you have to be strong in your head and strong in your heart. Be strong. There's no quitting in the person who wants it bad enough.

Every cause that ever I fought, I fought it full without regret or shame.

Nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.

Success is cutting off all of your options for failure.

Though the strength is lacking, yet the willingness is commendable.

I will go on quietly and slowly, but I will go on firmly, and with a certainty of success.

Patience and persistence are vital qualities in the ultimate successful accomplishment of any worthwhile endeavor.

If you grit your teeth and show real determination, you'll always have a chance.

I want to stick around with the big boys. I don't want to be in the old folks home.

We'll succeed unless we quit.

There were a number of definitions of courage, but now I was seeing it in its simplest form: you do what has to be done day after day, and you never quit.

I don't believe in luck. ... It's persistence, hard work, and not forgetting your dream.

I will persist until I succeed. I know that small attempts, repeated, will complete any undertaking.

The harder they hit, the more encouraged I get.

With the great people that you work with, it's that they're never giving up and they're never thinking something's finished until they've really, really run out of time. They keep pushing in case there's a better idea around the corner.

Persevere on, my brave lads, We have only just begun. Never despond! Never say enough!

Persistence is worth at least as much as talent. The writing life is not a series of gentle encouragements. It's more like a series of brutal kicks in the teeth. Those who grow a thick enough skin to persevere, survive. Those who do not, do not.