John C. Bogle Quotes

A true champion will fight through anything.

So we need people who will remain steadfast in any hardship and who have a high degree of resistance.

Prolonged endurance tames the bold.

I know of no higher fortitude than stubborness in the face of overwhelming odds.

I'm a fighter. I'm a survivor, and I'll get through anything people can throw at me.

Maybe I'm not the best fighter, but I'm always going to fight, no matter who it is.

It is definitely hard when you're going against the tide. Of course, it is tough. But does that mean you can't do it? No, it depends on your strength, stamina and ability to take so much power against you.

It's not difficult to move forward when you have nothing to lose. Right? At the time, I had nothing to lose. So, even when people were trying to degrade me, I couldn't let them take the only thing I had, which was my dream. I had to move forward and, thank God, I kept trying.

A leader, once convinced that a particular course of action is the right one, must....be undaunted when the going gets tough.

The essence of warriorship, or the essence of human bravery, is refusing to give up on anyone or anything.

And if my choice is to sit graciously in my best robes and accept the inevitable or to bail a sea with a bucket, give me the bucket.

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.

Perseverance is not a passive submission to circumstances-it is a strong and active response to the difficult events of life.

I am not sure I should have dared to start; but I am sure that I should not have dared to stop.

Soyons fermes, purs et fidèles ; au bout de nos peines, il y a la plus grande gloire du monde, celle des hommes qui n'ont pas cédé. [Let us be firm, pure and faithful; at the end of our sorrow, there is the greatest glory of the world, that of the men who did not give in.]

That's why successful people in every field are almost universally members of a certain set - the set of people who don't give up.

What must be done must be done, whatever the price, the cost, the pain. One day we all must walk through fire.

I've been very fortunate, because I've been involved in things that very often lead to obscurity. I was in some pictures that were not successful whatsoever. I think people admire persistence. People notice that I'm still there.

Never give up! If adversity presses, Providence wisely has mingled the cup, And the best counsel, in all your distresses, Is the stout watchword of "Never give up."

Others may doubt us. They may criticize us. They may try to deny us what is rightfully ours. But they will fail. And I promise you, as long as I am mayor, I will never back away from fighting any opponent - or confronting any obstacle - that would prevent our people from achieving all of their dreams in Our New York.

When you're up against a trouble, meet it squarely, face to face. Lift your chin and set your shoulders, plant your feet and take a brace. When it's vain to try to dodge it, do the best that you can do. You may fail, but you may conquer. See it through!

Over the past six years I've had many difficulties. But I never lost my passion.

Achievement requires more than a vision - it takes courage, resolve and tenacity. All you have got to do is plant that seed in your mind, care for it, work steadily toward your goal, and it will become a reality

Courage changes things for the better...[With courage you can] stay with something long enough to succeed at it, realizing that it usually takes two, three or four times as long to succeed as you thought or hoped.

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