Abraham Lincoln Quotes

Rather than having small smart tricks to get by, focus on holding on and persevering.

I was kind of a volatile personality, very intense. Because of that, I drew some criticism and people would say things about me, and my parents had tried to defend me. I would just tell them don't worry about it. Our day will come.

Even when every Tom, Dick and Harry was calling for my head, I still felt I could get better at being captain.

I know if I stay true to myself and stick to my guns, I will never fail myself.

I always stand behind the things that I do. I don't listen to those who downplay things nor do I pay attention to those who grovel at our feet and tell us that we're the greatest. For me, that is just noise.

People are always going to be negative when they mention my name, but I can accept that and that's what makes it easier for me to go on.

Never retract, never explain, never apologize; get things done and let them howl.

I've been through everything. I always said I was like those round-bottomed circus dolls — you know, those dolls you could push down and they'd come back up? I've always been like that. I've always said, No matter what happens, if I get pushed down, I'm going to come right back up.

The trouble with most of us is that we stop trying in trying times.

It's a funny word, persistence. It means not giving up, but it also means just passing on through time.

If there's one thing that Trump does, he never quits.

Soyons fermes, purs et fidèles ; au bout de nos peines, il y a la plus grande gloire du monde, celle des hommes qui n'ont pas cédé. [Let us be firm, pure and faithful; at the end of our sorrow, there is the greatest glory of the world, that of the men who did not give in.]

In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.

I never fell. I don't care what they say. I'm still doing my job, as I see it.

Never quit. Never give up.

Let none falter who thinks he is right, and we may succeed. But if, after all, we shall fail, be it so: we still shall have the proud consolation of saying to our consciences, and to the departed shade of our country's freedom, that the cause approved of our judgment and adored of our hearts, in disaster, in chains, in torture, in death, we never faltered in defending.

I have faced rejection in this business because of my appearance, but that has only made me stronger and more determined.

The more criticism I get, the more it gives me a stronger urge to win. So I try harder.

Some people have a tendency to get knocked down in this business and sulk and whine, and they just create a rod for their back, really. You have to have broad shoulders and get through it.

I believe that the confidence of Hungary in me is not shaken by misfortune nor broken by my calumniators.

I am ready to accept all accusations, allegations, anger - but I have to succeed.

When I was growing up, I said I wanted to be a model, but people said I had no chance and when I realized my ambition, people in the business still continued to state negative stuff.

Most people would have given up when faced with all the criticism I've received over the years.

Most of my supporters are people who actually know me. I just continue to do the best I can and I don't bother to try and respond to every little bit because the best response is just to keep on doing what you think is right.

Prolonged endurance tames the bold.