Perseverance Quote Novels & Stories

“There’s not much to do around here except stare at the wall or try to keep up with school. Your brother finally decided he’d had enough wall-staring contests.” Harry’s desk was always covered in paperwork; Phin was fairly certain Harry would never be able to finish it all at once. Photos of Harry’s wife and son encircled his computer monitor, while one wall had a faded motivational poster on it that read Perseverance—when the going gets tough, the tough get going. When Phin had asked about it once, Harry had said it had been left by the last counselor, who’d quit because he couldn’t do this job anymore. They’d both laughed darkly at the irony.

Wendy said, fuming with righteous indignation. "Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty," I said with a smile to Wendy. "Do you know? Last night, I kept repeating this to myself. If my father were alive, he would remind me that all wise men built their success and reputation by enduring hardships."

“Anthony Hamilton once said, ‘I learned patience, perseverance, and dedication. Now I really know myself, and I know my voice. It's a voice of pain and victory.’ and it is with this quote by which I live daily. It is the mantra I repeat when I get out of bed and drive to school; it is the mantra I repeat in my head while I am getting beaten down by people who think they know who I am and judge me by my preferences. And it is one of the two quotes I will leave you with today.” “We didn’t know what to expect when we stepped into high school, and now we take those same steps into our new lives to achieve our hopes and dreams. We leave the walls where we share some of our best memories and some