determination

With all the infinite possibilities of spiritual life before you,
do not settle down on a little patch of dusty ground at the mountain's foot
in restful content.  Be not content until you reach the mountain's summit.

J.R. Miller

I'm a little wounded, but I am not slain; I will lay me down
to bleed a while.  Then I'll rise and fight again.

John Dryden

Never give in! Never, never, never, never. . . .
In nothing great or small, large or petty,
never give in except to convictions or honor and good sense!

Winston Churchill

You can surmount the obstacles in your path if you are determined, courageous and
hard-working. Never be fainthearted. Be resolute, but never bitter. . . . Permit no one to
dissuade you from pursuing the goals you set for yourselves. Do not fear to pioneer,
to venture down new paths of endeavor.

Ralph J. Bunche

The great thing, and the hard thing, is to stick to things
when you have outlived the first interest, and not yet
got the second, which comes with a sort of mastery.

Janet Erskine Stuart

If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four.
If still boring, try for eight, sixteen, thirty-two, and so on.
Eventually, one discovers that it is not boring, but very interesting.

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With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are possible.

Sir Thomas Foxwell Buxton

The person who removed the mountain began by carrying away small stones.

Chinese proverb

Determine that the thing can and shall be done and then find the way.

Abraham Lincoln