Seth Godin Quotes

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

If you want to be successful in a particular field of endeavor, I think perseverance is one of the key qualities.

In every human endeavor, persistence is everything.

You've got to say, "I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough I can have it." It's called perseverance.

I don't have talent. I have tenacity.

I think that persistence and stubbornness and hard work are probably, at the end of the day, more important than the willingness to take a risk.

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.

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.

Persistence overshadows even talent as the most valuable resource shaping the quality of life.

"Genius is divine perseverance." Divine patience I believe he originally used, perseverance is better in my opinion. Genius I cannot claim nor even extra brightness but perseverance all can have.

Persistence is the iron quality of success; if you persist long enough you must eventually succeed

Never give up! And remember, determination is as important as talent.

No-one gets an iron-clad guarantee of success. Certainly, factors like opportunity, luck and timing are important. But the backbone of success is usually found in old-fashioned, basic concepts like hard work, determination, good planning and perseverance.

I suppose in order to succeed at something you have to be very persistent. I've never done that.

Success is a function of persistence and doggedness and the willingness to work hard.

You never know when the break is going to come, so you have to keep plugging away.

Perseverance is a great element of success.

A lot of times, people say that if you work hard and never give up, it will always work out, which is a great message. However, that's not always the case.

Without patience, there can be no genius

One way or another, if you're persistent, fortune always smiles on you.

Success is brought by continued labor and continued watchfulness. We must struggle on, not for one moment hesitate, nor take one backward step.

If you are hardworking and determined, you will make it and that's the bottom line. I don't believe in an easy way through.

I realized early on that success was tied to not giving up.

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

A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.