~The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come~ James Whitcomb~Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak~ Thomas Carlyle
~Education will not (take the place of persistence); 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
~No great achievement is possible without persistent work~ Bertrand Russell
~A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success~ Elbert Hubbard
