Persistence and Progress - Kevin Rose

The most important thing is patience: to try and to try and to try until it comes right. — William Faulkner

William Faulkner

Faulkner’s line places patience not at the margins of success, but at its very core. By repeating “to try and to try and to try,” he turns persistence into a rhythm, suggesting that achievement rarely arrives in a single...

Success comes from taking the initiative and following up or persisting. — Anthony Robbins

Anthony Robbins

This quote emphasizes the importance of taking initiative as a crucial first step towards achieving success. It suggests that rather than waiting for opportunities to arise, one must actively seek them out.

The way to do a great deal is to keep on doing a little. The way to do nothing at all is to be continually resolving that you will do everything. — C.H. Spurgeon

C.H. Spurgeon

Spurgeon’s statement begins with a practical paradox: great accomplishments are rarely born from dramatic bursts of effort, but from the steady repetition of small acts. By saying that “a great deal” is done by “doing a...

Dreams can come true, but there is a secret. They are realized through the magic of persistence, determination, commitment, passion, practice, focus, and hard work. — Harsha Bhogle

Harsha Bhogle

Harsha Bhogle’s words begin by dismantling the illusion that dreams come true by luck alone. Although achievement can look magical from the outside, he reminds us that the real enchantment lies in ordinary habits repeate...

The spring that keeps running is more valuable than the jug which bottoms out each day. We unlock that spring by patiently working at our task and giving our best effort every time. — Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse

Matisse’s image contrasts two kinds of value: the jug that must be refilled each day and the spring that continues to flow from within. At first glance, the jug seems useful, but its usefulness is limited by its emptines...

Consistency is the jewel worth wearing; it is the anchor worth weighing; it is the thread worth weaving. — Charles Swindoll

Charles Swindoll

At first glance, Charles Swindoll’s line turns consistency into three vivid objects: a jewel, an anchor, and a thread. Each image adds a different dimension to the same virtue.