William Gibson Quotes

It's always darkest before the dawn. The bigger your challenge, the closer you are to your victory.

To the stars through thorns.

Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.

Every work has got to pass through hundreds of difficulties before succeeding. Those that persevere will see the light, sooner or later.

Almost anything difficult, any challenge takes time, patience, and hard work.

Courage is required to make an initial thrust toward one's coveted goal, but even greater courage is called for when one stumbles and must make a second effort to achieve. Have the determination to make the effort, the single-mindedne ss to work toward a worthy goal, and the courage not only to face the challenges that inevitably come but also to make a second effort, should such be required.

The tunnels may be long, and twisted, and dark; but you are supposed to go through them.

There are grand rewards for those who pick the high hard roads, but those rewards are hidden by years.

We all have struggles in life but we have to continue to fight

Whoever wishes to go down a long path, must learn that the first lesson is to overcome early disappointments.

From Christ on down to Edison, the men who have achieved most have been those who met with the most stubborn forms of temporary defeat. This would seem to justify the conclusion that Infinite Intelligence has a plan, or a law, by which it hurdles men over many obstacles before giving them the privilege of leadership or the opportunity to render useful service in a noteworthy fashion.

There are tough times and mountains to climb, but you've got to go for it.

A basic truth of management - if not of life - is that nearly everything looks like a failure in the middle.

If you hang in there long enough, you will eventually reach your goal.

Success is like pumping an old well handle. You have to pump a very long time before you get water. But don't give up or you will have to start all over again.

There’s a tendency for young people to get discouraged and frustrated easily. But don’t be afraid to fail. In many ways, we learn so much more from our failures than our successes. Remind yourself that failure is nothing more than a means to a greater end. Bide your time, learn from your mistakes, and lead by example. If you believe in what you’re doing, it will show.

Understand that the enemy always fights the hardest when he knows you are closest to your breakthrough. He'd leave you alone if he thought you were going to live in mediocrity. If you keep pressing on toward your promise, through faith and patience, you will get there.

If it were any other way, it would be easy. And if it were any other way, everyone would do it and your work would ultimately be devalued. The yin and yang are clear: without people pushing against your quest to do something worth talking about, it's unlikely it would be worth the journey. Persist.

Don't lose heart if it's very difficult at times, everything will come out all right and nobody can in the beginning do as he wishes.

Endure the journey that you take to reach your top moment. You might not get there right now but when you do, remember what you did to get there.

Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up. We never gave in. We never became bitter. We didn't hate. We continued to press on. And that's what we're saying: There are some ups, there are some downs, and when you're not down, you must have the capacity and the ability to get up and keep going.

If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

Many discouraging hours will arise before the rainbow of accomplished goals will appear on the horizon.

It's not how hard you hit. It's how hard you get hit... and keep moving forward.