Fannie Lou Hamer Quotes

It ain't over till it's over.

Just because you're down to your last strike, you're not out yet. You can always do more. You'll always have more at-bats to take. That's true in baseball, in rescuing animals, and in life, generally.

You're never out of the game until you've lost the final point.

Never give up.

The only slogan needed for all human problems is “Press on.”

If one dream dies, dream another dream. If you get knocked down, get back up and go again.

Perseverance is my motto!

There's nothing I can really do but keep going out there and swinging.

As long as there is a mathematical chance, we have to keep on going.

Just go and keep auditioning and keep trying and keep believing things will turn around, and it always does.

I tell people all the time, 'Don't give up.' We get almost to our blessing, whether you believe spiritually in God or in a good force and an evil force. We get almost to our blessing, and we quit. Don't stop.

The thing I most connect with is the idea of not giving up. And that's a thing I have in my own life. You have to trust your instincts and keep trying.

Even if the hopes you started out with are dashed, hope has to be maintained.

Survival can be summed up in three words - never give up. That's the heart of it really. Just keep trying.

Even if the last move did not succeed, the inner command says move again.

Don't ever give up. You gotta keep trying, and never give up.

The most remarkable of all things is when a man never gives up.

The game is never over. No matter what the scoreboard reads or what the referee says, it doesn't end when you come off the court.

Nothing is over until you quit.

It doesn't really matter who you're playing. You just have to keep going at them.

Don't give up at the first hurdle you encounter.

You don't lose because of one play.

The wheel goes round and round and comes back, and opportunities are given again. You just have to remember that.

You need to put your head down and... try not to lose hope.

You cannot give up - you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.