Margaret J. Wheatley Quotes

Perseverance is a silent power that grows irresistibly greater with time.

The basis of persistence is the Power of Will.

I possess the greatest power ever bestowed upon mankind, the power of choice. Today, I choose to persist without exception. No longer will I live in a dimension of distraction, my focus blown hither and yon like a leaf on a blustery day. I know the outcome I desire. I hold fast to my dreams. I stay the course. I do not quit.

Adhere to your purpose and you will soon feel as well as you ever did. On the contrary, if you falter, and give up, you will lose the power of keeping any resolution, and will regret it all your life.

Sticking to it is the genius.

Persistence is nothing more than Concentrated Effort mixed with Determination and Faith.

If I had to select one quality, one personal characteristic that I regard as being most highly correlated with success, whatever the field, I would pick the trait of persistence. Determination. The will to endure to the end, to get knocked down seventy times and get up off the floor saying, ''Here comes number seventy-one!''

Never give up, never escape, take everything in, and perhaps suffer, that's not too awful either, but never, never give up.

Once a man has made a commitment to a way of life, he puts the greatest strength in the world behind him. It's something we call heart power. Once a man has made this commitment, nothing will stop him short of success.

Persistence is self-discipline in action.

Anyone can quit, but it takes a strong, committed person not to quit when times are tough.

I don't think I could live with myself if I stopped trying.

I'm not a quitter. I believe in following things through.

You have to persevere and fortify your pertinacity until the will to good becomes a disposition to good.

That saint who advances on his knees never retreats.

Real courage is holding on to a still voice in your head that says, 'I must keep going.' It's that voice that says nothing is a failure if it is not final. That voice that says to you, 'Get out of bed. Keep going. I will not quit.'

Character is the ability to follow through on a resolution long after the emotion with which it was made has passed.

I keep my feet on the ground, keep dedicated, keep focused, underestimate nobody and obviously you need the ability, talent and everything else that goes with it.

I will not give or back off from my path.

It's important to keep trying to do what you think is right no matter how hard it is or how often you fail. Never stop trying

I've never quit anything in my life.

Every position must be held to the last man. There must be no retirement. With our backs to the wall, and believing in the justice of our cause, each one of us must fight to the end.

I just can't surrender. I can't start something and then surrender because of political reasons. I just don't do that, and that goes back to me, why I keep running when I should probably take it easy, even though I have no hobbies, and enjoy the rest of my life.

The way back will come but once. Be steadfast.