Thomas Jefferson Quotes

. . . Wait, my child, wait and work on. Patience, patience. . . . .

Manhood is patience. Mastery is nine time patience

The traveler that resolutely follows a rough and winding path will sooner reach the end of his journey than he that is always changing his direction, and wastes the hour of daylight in looking for smoother ground and shorter passages.

Be persistent, and hang on to your vision. And at the same time, be flexible.

But no one can lose sight of what he desires. Even if there are moments when he believes the world and the others are stronger. The secret is this: do not surrender.

Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.

I tried four times to get into the Central School of Speech and Drama before I got accepted. I started when I was 17, which was too young, in retrospect, and finally went when I was 21. I just kept plugging away. Determined? Yeah, I think I was.

Stay the course.

Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts.

Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.

We are graduates of the school of patience.

I believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in.

I'm not the most patient person in the world. I am one of the most persistent people in the world.

It's hard to remain patient when it seems so debilitating to do so. The balance comes with staying ambitious while being patient.

However often the thread may be torn out of your hands, you must develop enough patience to wind it up again and again.

There's only one way to make a beginning, and that is to begin; and begin with hard work, and patience, prepared for all the disappoint­ment s.

If we take care of the means, we are bound to reach the end sooner or later. When once we have grasped this point, final victory is beyond question. Whatever difficulties we encounter, whatever apparent reverses we sustain, we may not give up the quest for truth.

Even a snail will eventually reach its destination.

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 believe persistence is a major key to success in any great endeavor. I want to remind folks to PERSIST in whatever they are tackling at the moment!

I like to think of myself as a very passionate person, and as very determined. So, if I set my mind on something, I definitely stop at no end to find within myself the power to keep going, whether that involves thinking of a new approach to a problem, or physically challenging myself.

Never give in or give up easily on a cause.

Just put one foot in front of the other and don't worry about the length of the path. Once you get on that path, and the longer you stay on it, there eventually will come a time when you will not turn back.

Without patience, there can be no genius

Take courage and work on. Patience and steady work- this is the only way.