I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.
There is nothing impossible to him who will try.
Give me a place to stand and I will move the earth.
The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.
By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.
When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.
Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.
I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.
Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up.
Going in one more round when you don't think you can - that's what makes all the difference in your life.
I didn't hear no bell.
I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear.
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.
No more half measures.
I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.
I will seize fate by the throat; it shall certainly never wholly overcome me.
First principle: never to let one's self be beaten down by persons or by events.
If you can't fly, then run. If you can't run, then walk. If you can't walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.
Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory.
The man who fails to carry out his plans because of his doubts about them, has already failed.
I had reasoned this out in my mind; there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death.
Don't ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.
Well, I don't know as I want a lawyer to tell me what I cannot do. I hire him to tell how to do what I want to do.
It is with an iron will that they embark on the most daring of all endeavors, to meet the shadowy future without fear and conquer the unknown.
Unlike the mediocre, intrepid spirits seek victory over those things that seem impossible.
There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted.
In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten. Then he who continues the attack wins.
I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.
A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.
Set your mind on a definite goal and observe how quickly the world stands aside to let you pass.
Let everyone else call your idea crazy ... just keep going. Don't stop. Don't even think about stopping until you get there.
