The most important thing is to keep going. The second most important thing is to choose the right direction. Maxime Lagacé

No conqueror believes in chance. Friedrich Nietzsche

A battle is won by him who is firmly resolved to win it. Leo Tolstoy (War and Peace)

Three tips for becoming successful: consistency, consistency, and consistency. Joe De Sana

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. Maya Angelou

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan Press On! has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race. Calvin Coolidge

Progress means getting nearer to the place you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turn, then to go forward does not get you any nearer. C.S. Lewis

I was taught the way of progress is neither swift nor easy. Marie Curie

You have to practice even, maybe especially, when it hurts. Jeff Goins

What is now proved was once only imagined. William Blake

Anyone can start something. No one quits right before the prize. The middle sets people apart. Johnny Uzan

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm… in the real world all rests on perseverance. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe