Deanna Raybourn Quotes

Hope puts up with modest gains, realizing that the longest journey starts with one step.

We shall go forward together. The road upwards is stony. There are upon our journey dark and dangerous valleys through which we have to make and fight our way. But it is sure and certain that if we persevere - and we shall persevere - we shall come through these dark and dangerous valleys into a sunlight broader and more genial and more lasting than mankind has ever known.

You got up, and you did something. And if trying to find a way when you don't even know you can get there isn't a small miracle; then I don't know what is.

I see the light at the end of the tunnel, so I'm going hard.

Never give up, no matter what.

You have to keep walking, no matter what. If you don't, it's a living death. You're just standing in one place dying.

Have patience. Everything is difficult before it is easy.

Step by step, the road is long, but at the end you can touch a star.

It's like you run into this dark tunnel, trusting that somewhere there's another end to it where you're going to come out. And there's a point in the middle where it's just dark. There's no light from where you came in and there's no light at the other end; all you can do is keep running. And then you start to see a little light, and a little more light, and then, bam! You're out in the sun.

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

The prizes of life are at the end of each journey, not near the beginning; and it is not given to me to know how many steps are necessary in order to reach my goal. Failure I may still encounter at the thousandth step, yet success hides behind the next bend in the road. Never will I know how close it lies unless I turn the corner.

All crosses are easier to carry when we keep moving.

Perseverance is impossible if we don't permit ourselves to hope.

When the path becomes difficult, that's no reason to give up. In fact, it means you're making real progress.

Never give up. In the end it'll all be worth it.

If we grow weary and give up, the goal remains for someone else to achieve.

You’ve got mountains of your own, I’ll bet on it. Take heart. Be encouraged. Remain steadfast. Hang on for dear life. You’ve got a better grip than you realize.

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.

Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward.

The only way round is through.

March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life's path.

The only slogan needed for all human problems is “Press on.”

Really, you don't lose until you stop trying.