Walker Percy Quotes

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there... and still on your feet.

I am on until I am dead, like a light bulb.

The only plan was to persevere.

There is no time where I feel like I will fall off. I feel like I will always last.

The work needs to have a certain longevity. It lasts longer than we do.

I don't quit. If someone quits on me, that's on them, but I'm not going to quit, especially if I say I'm gonna do something.

I don't give up. I'm a plodder. People come and go, but I stay the course.

Nothing ever goes away.

In great deeds something abides.

Here I am, I still go on, you know, like the tides.

Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation.

The work will stand, no matter what.

It's not how fast you get there, but how long you stay.

Never give in and never give up.

To make our way, we must have firm resolve, persistence, tenacity. We must gear ourselves to work hard all the way. We can never let up.

If your subjects are eternal... they'll survive.

Tired is not a word in my vocabulary.

I really believe action will always be there and will never disappear.

Things that are truly great will be timeless.

That's how I would describe myself, persistent.

We must be relentless and resilient.

The goal was to have matches that would stand the test of time.

I'm very dogged and patient.

Stephen's the great survivor, isn't he? He just goes on and on.

We're just not going anywhere. Our songs are here to stay.