Cyrus McCormick Quotes

I'll keep going till my face falls off.

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.

In this business, you have to have what they call an idiotic determination to succeed.

The only thing that I have done that is not mitigated by luck, diminished by good fortune, is that I persisted, and other people gave up.

If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work. Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities. The thing is to get the work done.

Most people who succeed in the face of seemingly impossible conditions are people who simply don't know how to quit.

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

Necessity has been a priceless spur which has helped men to perform miracles against incredible odds.

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

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

Though there is lot of struggle, nothing deterred my ambition to get into the film industry.

Dev sahab was indefatigable. Till the end, he believed in what he did.

I think the biggest thing is to continue grinding and not let the crowds of people get in the way of you're trying to do.

To battle the odds - loss of interest, no funding, discouragement - requires someone who doesn't give up.

Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end will point out the means.

Studies indicate that the one quality all successful people have is persistence. They're willing to spend more time accomplishing a task and to persevere in the face of many difficult odds. There's a very positive relationship between people's ability to accomplish any task and the time they're willing to spend on it.

I will persist until I succeed. Always will I take another step. If that is of no avail I will take another, and yet another. In truth, one step at a time is not too difficult... I know that small attempts, repeated, will complete any undertaking.

Labor never quits. We never give up the fight - no matter how tough the odds, no matter how long it takes.

Entrepreneurs don't finish when we are tired. We finish when we are done.

No, I shall not give in. I shall go on. I shall work to the end.

I was taught that everything is attainable if you are prepared to give up, to sacrifice, to get it. Whatever you want to do, you can do it, if you want it badly enough . . .

Lack of persistence is one of the major causes of failure. Moreover, experience with thousands of people has proved that lack of persistence is a weakness common to the majority of men. It is a weakness which may be overcome with effort.

You can accomplish anything with pure persistence and drive.

Sheer persistence is the difference between success and failure.