What everyone in the astronaut corps shares in common is not gender or ethnic background, but motivation, perseverance, and desire - the desire to participate in a voyage of discovery.

I wish the Peace Corps and its volunteers continued success and perseverance. We are grateful for their contributions to society and dedication to providing assistance where it is needed. May the Peace Corps continue its legacy of service, both at home and abroad.

A 41-inch bust and a lot of perseverance will get you more than a cup of coffee - a lot more.

No one succeeds without effort... Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.

I need a teacher quite as much as Helen. I know the education of this child will be the distinguishing event of my life, if I have the brains and perseverance to accomplish it.

Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.

Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.

If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.

Everything that I've ever been able to accomplish in skating and in life has come out of adversity and perseverance.

Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests on perseverance.

Perseverance is an active principle, and cannot continue to operate but under the influence of desire.

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.