Eleanor Holmes Norton Quotes

You have to fight for the things you want.

You win the fight by fighting.

The fight isn't over until you win.

I shall fight on, I shall fight to win.

We don't win what we don't fight for.

No one succeeds without effort... Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.

Never give up, because at the end of it all we all trying to win.

I've come to believe that everything worth achieving is beyond one's capacity - or seems so at first. The thing is to persist, not back off, fight your fight, pay your dues, and carry on. Effort is all; continue and you may get there despite everything.

I wouldn't say it came easy, but I understood how to win and I determined how I could do it.

I don't promote giving up. I promote fighting and winning.

He who wants to succeed should learn how to fight, to strive and to suffer. You can acquire a lot in life, if you are prepared to give up a lot to get it.

Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if that will do, but ride on! Ride on over all obstacles, and win the race!

A lot of times I had some problems, but I always had the passion and the personal motivation to keep going, to keep working hard, keep fighting for the things that really motivates me. That's all.

Success is never so interesting as struggle

If you dare to struggle, you dare to win.

Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.

Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win.

No one wants to quit when he's losing and no one wants to quit when he's winning.

Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning.

Continuous, unflagging effort, persistence and determination will win. Let not the man be discouraged who has these.

The key to all things is determination.

I feel you can be down and out but if you are determined, nothing can stop you from winning.

I left my band on my own, and it took me a long time to find major success again - almost a decade. And everything that didn't happen during that time just motivated me to do better.

I wasn't born to be champion - I fought to be champion.