Og Mandino Quotes

There is nothing more certain than the defeat of the man who gives up.

Dr. King used to say, 'I was sitting in the back of the bus, but my mind was always up front.' Don't let anybody tell you that you can't do it. You aim high and you work very hard and now I think it's clear that you can be anything you want to.

You know, sometimes people never get to learn how successful they could have been because they give up too easily. If I've learned one thing in all my years in the business, it's that often things don't work out the way you want at first. But that doesn't mean you should give up.

Never give up on your dreams.

I will work when failures seek rest.

You'll never know how close you are to victory if you give up.

Never give up on your dream...Perseverance is all important. If you don't have the desire and the belief in yourself to keep trying after you've been told you should quit, you'll never make it.

A winner is a dreamer who never gives up

A champion is simply someone who did not give up when he wanted to.

Remember to always dream. More importantly, work hard to make those dreams come true and never give up.

I don’t fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside of me which is saying, ‘Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?

When on the brink of complete discouragement, success is discerning that...the line between failure and success is so fine that often a single extra effort is all that is needed to bring victory out of defeat.

Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success.

We'll succeed unless we quit.

Everyone has egos, and you want to come out on top. You have to pick yourself up and go at it again.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.

A somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did.

I believe you must find the things in life that you love, and don't let anybody or anything stop you. There may be lesser successes, but you're never a failure unless you choose not to do something. I don't fail unless I quit. You must believe to receive.

I didn't get a pilot slot my first time trying. We Texans don't give up easy, and everything we've accomplished is just the beginning.

I guess you can say that my unwillingness to accept failure is what drives my success.

No one gets to the top, if they sit on the sidelines, or if they don't believe in themselves.

I realized early on that success was tied to not giving up. Most people in this business gave up and went on to other things. If you simply didn't give up, you would outlast the people who came in on the bus with you.

Stopping before you reach the goal does not make the discouragement go away. All it does is make the discouragement permanent. Instead, keep going, keep making the attempt, until you make that last, fulfilling attempt that brings the success you desire.

Success is usually earned by persevering and not becoming discouraged when we encounter challenges.