Once the will is resolved, one's spirit is strengthened. Even a peasant's will is hard to deny, but a samurai of resolute will can sway ten thousand men.
How many seemingly impossible things have been accomplished by resolute men because they had to do, or die?
I will not cease from mental fight Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand.
I would storm the gates of Hell if Third Marine Air Wing was overhead.
Leadership requires a non-stop demand of fortitude from Day 1 to the end.
Whenever I look at the history of presidents I deeply admire - the one thing that I'm always struck by is persistence. It's a quality that's underrated. Being able to plough through, being able to stay buoyant in the face of challenges.
Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.
When I get knocked down, I'm going to get up and knock you down - and I'm going to hurt you.
Victory; a matter of staying power.
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
Along with faith comes the requirement for dogged persistence. At first meditation may bring you mild highs or some relief from suffering. But there may come a time - just as there does in the development of any skill - when there will be a plateau. You may be bored, discouraged, or even negative and cynical. This is when you will need not only faith, but persistence.
I've got a hard road to travel and a rough, rough way to go. Said, it's a hard road to travel and a rough, rough way to go. But I can't turn back, my heart is fixed, my mind's made up, I'll never stop, my faith will see me through.
For what I will, I will, and there an end.
I will be as harsh as truth, and uncompromising as justice... I am in earnest, I will not equivocate, I will not excuse, I will not retreat a single inch, and I will be heard.
It is my living sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my dying sentiment, independence now and independence forever.
One of the trademarks of a champion is that he can outlast you.
Champions have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.
The essence of warriorship, or the essence of human bravery, is refusing to give up on anyone or anything.
Once you've taken a public stand you know is right, never back down; anything less than a rock-hard stance will let your enemies nibble you to death.
I don't take no for an answer.
You'd better stay determined, because that's how our ancestors got us where we are.
By being persistent, you're demonstrating faith. Persistence is simply another word for faith. If you didn't have faith, you'd never persist.
The England team is a team that never, ever stops.
I'll find you again. Even if it takes a hundred of those years.
Persistence is the great measure of individual human character.
