Sri Chinmoy Quotes

My life I was raised to believe that you should never give in—that you should never give up.

The most important talent for a shinobi is not the numberof jutsu. The important thing is... HAVING THE GUTS TO NEVER GIVE UP.

People say I'm around because I have a lot of heart, but I know all the heart in the world couldn't have helped me if I wasn't physically fit.

Defeat doesn't finish a man, quit does.

I will try one hundred times to get up, and if I fail one hundred times. If I fail and I give up, will I ever get up? No! If I fail I’ll try again, and again and again. But I want to tell you it’s not the end.

I've never given up. I've always kept going. I don't feel that I could afford to give up. That would be the beginning of the end.

Fighting is life... Are you a person who gives up or are you a person who's going to fight?

Never give up, never slow down, never grow old and never ever die young.

On tough days, you gotta have heart. Don't quit, whatever you do. Persevere.

I'm beating all the weakness out of myself, beating all the give-up out of myself, I'm beating the lack of cardio, I'm beating the lack of confidence - any sign of weakness that's in my heart, I'm getting rid of it

Nothing is insoluble. Nothing is hopeless. Not while there's life.

You can never give up-athletics taught me that. You must work hard, prepare, learn from your losses and continue to fight until the very end.

The essential thing in life is not so much conquering as fighting well.

If the foundation of faith is not embedded in our hearts, the power to endure will crumble.

Do not lose heart. We were made for these times.....For years we have been learning, practicing, been in training for...and just waiting to meet on this exact plain of engagement.

When life beats you down, NEVER give up.

If we grow weary and give up, the goal remains for someone else to achieve.

You will pass through storms and heavy rains, and at times you will suffer defeat. The essence of the creative life, however, is not to give up in the face of defeat but to follow the rainbow that exists within your heart.

If at first you don't succeed, you get back up and you try ... and you try ... and you try it again ... except ice skating, I hate this crap, I quit!

When I knew I couldn't suffer another moment of pain, and tears fell on my bloody bindings, my mother spoke softly into my ear, encouraging me to go one more hour, one more day, one more week, reminding me of the rewards I would have if I carried on a little longer. In this way, she taught me how to endure — not just the physical trials of footbinding and childbearing but the more torturous pain of the heart, mind, and soul.

I AM VERY MOVED BY SURVIVORS. BY PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TO OVERCOME A HANDICAP, A SITUATION, OR ANYTHING. VISITING THE HEARTS AND SOULS OF THOSE PEOPLE TEACHES ME A LOT ABOUT HUMANS AND HUMANITY.

It is possible to suffer and despair an entire lifetime and still not give up the art of laughter.

Hope itself is like a star- not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity.

In every winter's heart there is a quivering spring, and behind the veil of each night there is a shining dawn.