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Patience and tenacity are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness. -- Thomas Huxley
Bulldogs have been known to fall on their swords when confronted by my superior tenacity. -- Margaret Halsey
Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity. -- Louis Pasteur
To make our way, we must have firm resolve, persistence, tenacity. We must gear ourselves to work hard all the way. We can never let up. -- Ralph Bunche
Tenacity is a pretty fair substitute for bravery, and the best form of tenacity I know is expressed in a Danish fur trapper's principle: "The next mile is the only one a person really has to make." -- Eric Sevareid
Luck is tenacity of purpose. -- Elbert Hubbard
My strength lies solely in my tenacity. -- Louis Pasteur
If you fell down yesterday, stand up today. -- H. G. Wells
I won't give up. Even if the skies get rough. -- Jason Mraz
Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries. -- James A. Michener
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm. -- Abraham Lincoln
I believe dance is a manifestation and celebration of the tenacity of the human spirit -- Robert Battle
It's a very worthy cause. This should happen, and I do believe that tenacity counts. Not going away matters. -- Carole King
I know of no such unquestionable badge and ensign of a sovereign mind as that of tenacity of purpose... -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. -- Thomas A. Edison
The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership, by sheer force of self-confidence, bravery and tenacity. -- Mahatma Gandhi
Your life's work is to find your life's work-and then to exercise the discipline, tenacity, and hard work it takes to pursue it -- Oprah Winfrey
Pulp existed for 12 years before we got famous. Now, you could say that was just lack of imagination, but it's some kind of quality isn't it? Tenacity. You could also say it was sloth. -- Jarvis Cocker
If we have the courage and tenacity of our forebears, who stood firmly like a rock against the lash of slavery, we shall find a way to do for our day what they did for theirs. -- Mary McLeod Bethune
TENACITY, n. A certain quality of the human hand in its relation to the coin of the realm. It attains its highest development in the hand of authority and is considered a serviceable equipment for a career in politics. -- Ambrose Bierce
No pill can help me deal with the problem of not wanting to take pills; likewise, no amount of psychotherapy alone can prevent my manias and depressions. I need both. It is an odd thing, owing life to pills, one's own quirks and tenacities, and this unique, strange, and ultimately profound relationship called psychotherapy -- Kay Redfield Jamison
we wouldn't ask why a rose that grew from the concrete for having damaged petals, in turn, we would all celebrate its tenacity, we would all love its will to reach the sun, well, we are the roses, this is the concrete and these are my damaged petals, dont ask me why, thank god, and ask me how -- Tupac Shakur
optimism, n. The doctrine, or belief, that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything good, especially the bad, and everything right that is wrong. It is held with greatest tenacity by those most accustomed to the mischance of falling into adversity, and is most acceptably expounded with disproof - an intellectual disorder, yielding to no treatment but death. It is hereditary, but fortunately not contagious. -- Ambrose Bierce
Tenacity is what it takes to dare unrelentingly -- Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
Tenacity isn't just the most important thing, it's the only thing. -- Mavis Leno
Tenacity is when you follow your heart - when the whole world is screaming to get back into your head -- Sonia Choquette
Inspiration leads to invention. Tenacity is the breeding ground for inspiration. There can be no invention in the absence of tenacity. -- Momofuku Ando
GRIT is Guts, Resilience, Industriousness and Tenacity. GRIT is the ability to focus, stay determined, stay optimistic in the face of a challenge, and simply work harder than the next guy or gal. -- Linda Kaplan Thaler
If I have anything, it's tenacity. -- Hal Sparks
By the time I left school, I had a lot of tenacity. -- Halle Berry
Being an entrepreneur is my dream job, as it tests ones tenacity. -- Gautam Adani
To succeed in life in today's world, you must have the will and tenacity to finish the job. -- Chin-Ning Chu
Whatever ambivalence I felt about my own career, Frankie more than made up for it with his ambition and tenacity. -- Annette Funicello
A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity. The order varies for any given year. -- Paul Sweeney
The first footfalls on Mars will mark a historic milestone, an enterprise that requires human tenacity matched with technology to anchor ourselves on another world. -- Buzz Aldrin
Rosa Parks' courage, determination, and tenacity continue to be an inspiration to all those committed to non-violent protest and change nearly half a century later. -- Bob Filner
I never had a lot of drive, but because I had family responsibilities, I had a lot of tenacity - the tenacity of a drowning man. -- Dick Van Dyke
A lot of people that I started out with, I don't know where they are. I guess it takes tenacity to still be doing this, and luck, but I've been very blessed. -- Dennis Quaid
Men never cling to their dreams with such tenacity as at the moment when they are losing faith in them, and know it, but do not dare yet to confess it to themselves. -- William Graham Sumner
His tenacity is unmatched in my opinion. Incredible how someone could have suffered that long and come back out of prison with such a good heart and positive things to say and do. -- Maurice Ashley
Part of what makes America strong is our resilience, tenacity, innovation and our willingness to be optimistic about our future. I know that President Obama is absolutely the best president to lead our country in the right direction. -- Valerie Jarrett
There are no wishy-washy astronauts. You don't get up there by being uncaring and blase. And whatever gave you the sense of tenacity and purpose to get that far in life is absolutely reaffirmed and deepened by the experience itself. -- Chris Hadfield
If I have to make a self-portrait, I would put poetry and rebellion on the list. To be able to walk on a wire, to be able to juggle six hoops, you need focus, another word for tenacity, which is passion. -- Philippe Petit
I'm one of those people you can tell 'no' a million different ways, and I'll spend the rest of my life trying to figure out some way to get you to say 'yes.' People have always underestimated me. I have great stamina, great tenacity. -- Morgan Fairchild
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward. -- Amelia Earhart
Although finding fruit flies in your wine or beer can be a bit annoying, I hope people will pause to admire the tenacity of these clever little creatures. They are really just hungry animals looking for something to eat, and have no intention of ruining your happy hour. -- Michael Dickinson
Each season I find myself constantly inspired by 'The Biggest Loser' contestants. Their tenacity and willingness to learn new, healthy habits is tremendous and the results speak for themselves. I am honored to be part of such an inspiring program that helps inspire positive change in so many lives. -- Curtis Stone
At the end of the day, both men and women who become CEOs have showed tenacity and hard work to succeed in their careers. It takes not just skills but also extreme dedication and commitment. And regardless of gender, CEOs are measured by the same criteria - the growth and success of the business. -- Susan Wojcicki
Even in a gleefully negative comic, there is optimism, although it's slightly hidden: It comes out through a comic character's sheer tenacity. He keeps going and trying to find some sort of fulfillment regardless of his perpetual failure record. That's a form of hope, a form of optimism. Really hokey I know, but it's true. -- Lev Yilmaz
I don't have talent. I have tenacity. -- Henry Rollins
All excellence involves discipline and tenacity of purpose. -- John W. Gardner
Marathons are about tenacity as much as talent. -- John Bingham
There can be no success in sales without tenacity. -- Chris Murray
Luck is just another word for tenacity of purpose. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Often it is tenacity, not talent, that rules the day. -- Julia Cameron
In the journey to success, tenacity of purpose is supreme. -- Aliko Dangote
the most charming thing about youth is the tenacity of its impressions. -- Agnes Repplier
Success comes from stubborn perseverance and the tenacity not to admit defeat -- Kim Hyun-joong
Perhaps elements like tenacity and humility combine to form a heroic compound. -- Brad Herzog
Their fiery advance and great tenacity were well recognized by their opponents. -- Ernst Otto Fischer
I tried to abandon my tenacity, but I just couldn't let it go. -- Tim Fargo
Water is nothing if not ingemination, an encore to the tenacity of life. -- Terry Tempest Williams
It takes tenacity and daring to travel the darkest interior of one's self. -- Sarah Ban Breathnach
Living your purpose will require a HUGE amount of faith, courage, tenacity and perseverance. -- Mastin Kipp
Cooperation with others. Perception, experience, tenacity. Know when to lead and when to follow. -- Ming-Dao Deng
Baby, you've got enough strength and tenacity to takedown drug dealers. You'll be fine." -- Katie McGarry
The quality of a good leader therefore is his vision, tenacity, and his capability. -- Jack Ma
The signature of a truly enviable woman is the tenacity and continuity of her women friends. -- Wendy Wasserstein
The tenacity of life is mind-boggling. We keep finding it where no one thought it could be. -- Neil deGrasse Tyson
A leader should have higher grit and tenacity, and be able to endure what the employees can't. -- Jack Ma
We are a motley bunch. But we more than make up for it with tenacity." ~ Ralston to Simon -- Sarah MacLean
Whatever qualities the rich may have, they can be acquired by anyone with the tenacity to become rich. -- Felix Dennis
Fascinatingly resilient the tenacity of a child. Not yet conditioned by society to give up when instructed to do so. -- Chris Murray
I admire and respect the tenacity, courage, and patience of the unenlightened in the face of so much overwhelming evidence -- Jiddu Krishnamurti
I raised my three teens with love, perseverance, tenacity, sweat, tears, prayers, lighting candles, and the list could go on. -- Ana Monnar
Living life is like running a marathon. It takes a lot of courage and tenacity to keep going till the end. -- Fauja Singh
If you hang around long enough, they think you're good. It's either my tenacity or my stupidity, I'm not sure which. -- Adam West
Like skateboarders, writers live by rejection; like writers, any skater worth his salt must have the single-minded tenacity of a wiener dog. -- Bret Anthony Johnston
It is steady, reliable, tough. It never yields to panic. It is never defeated one-sidedly. It achieves everything attainable by character and tenacity. -- Henry A. Kissinger
Courage is the capacity to conduct oneself with restraint in times of prosperity and with courage and tenacity when things do not go well.... -- James Forrestal
Many people think passion is a fuzzy feeling that makes taking action effortless. In fact, it's the gritty courage and tenacity to forge onward... -- Martha Beck
Ya know, America's a great country. It's great because it allows you to fight. And you can win, if you have the stamina and tenacity. -- Jim Brown
To stand before the Holy One of eternity is to change. Resentments cannot be held with the same tenacity when we enter his gracious light. -- Richard J. Foster
A brilliant idea doesn't guarantee a successful invention. Real magic comes from a brilliant idea combined with willpower, tenacity, and a willingness to make mistakes. -- Lori Greiner
Genius is a will-o'-the-wisp if it lacks a solid foundation of perseverence and fanatical tenacity. This is the most important thing in all of human life... -- Adolf Hitler
The will to do, the tenacity to overcome all obstacles and to finish the course, the strength to cling to inexorable ideals, are all rooted in courage. -- J. Edgar Hoover
God grant me to SERENITY to accept what I cannot change the TENACITY to change what I may and the GOOD LUCK not to f*** up too often -- Stephen King
There are strong people who aren't able to climb. It's about reading the rock, knowing how to position your body and having the tenacity to not let go. -- Chris Sharma
The most striking features of the correctly bred German Shepherds are firmness of nerves, attentiveness, unshockability, tractability, watchfulness, reliability and incorruptibility together with courage, fighting tenacity and hardness. -- Max von Stephanitz
An investor should ordinarily hold a small piece of an outstanding business with the same tenacity that an owner would exhibit if he owned all of that business. -- Warren Buffett
Unfortunately, sometimes you can't have fun accomplishing your goals. Sometimes people don't have the determination, the will, the steadfastness, the tenacity, they give in under the slightest struggle. -- Mike Tyson
Very few individuals have the tenacity and the love to propel them beyond everything they know and can trust to face the unknown, let alone be absorbed in it. -- Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
Your success and usefulness in the world is going to be measured by your confession and by the tenacity with which you "hold fast" that confession under all circumstances. -- F. F. Bosworth
The good work proceeds with tenacity, intention, without interruption, with an equal measure of passion and reason and it must surpass that goal the artist has set for himself. -- Odilon Redon
The ills of discrimination are still with us. We have to continue the tenacity and vigilance of the 1960s. Racial understanding is not something we find; it's something we create. -- Thomas Cole
Serenity, regularity, absence of vanity,Sincerity, simplicity, veracity, equanimity, Fixity, non-irritability, adaptability, Humility, tenacity, integrity, nobility, magnanimity, charity, generosity, purity. Practise daily these eighteen "ities" You will soon attain immortality. -- Socrates
It is said that the compensation for the effort courage, tenacity, and endurance displayed during the journey was not happiness. Nor glory. What God offered as a reward was only rest. -- Ingrid Betancourt
Engage your fans and turn your fans into your community. Realize that we all have failures and can turn those failures into successes through tenacity and through being open to changing. -- Ondi Timoner
Obstinacy is will asserting itself without being able to justify itself. It is persistence without a reasonable motive. It is the tenacity of self-love substituted for that of reason and conscience. -- Henri Frederic Amiel
It is not advisable to hasten development, because everything needs time. Patience, perseverance and tenacity are fundamental conditions of the development. The pains taken in one's development will be amply rewarded. -- Franz Bardon
Happiness requires courage, stamina, persistence, fortitude, perseverance, bravery, boldness, valor, vigor, concentration, solidity, substance, backbone, grit, guts, moxie, nerve, pluck, resilience, spunk, tenacity, tolerance, will power, chutzpah, and a good thesaurus. -- Peter McWilliams
Rolen's the perfect baseball player. It's his tenacity, his preparation, the way he plays. He tries to do everything fundamentally sound. And he puts the team team first-there's no fanfare with him. -- Ned Yost
In life, we all get scored on every day. The wonderful thing is, if we do our best with courage and tenacity, we might be outscored but we can never be beaten. -- Michael Josephson
Put the greatest emphasis on what's in you; your knowledge, your wisdom, your inner strength, your character, your tenacity and people will look through the box and always walk away with the product. -- T. D. Jakes
No matter how heavy the challenges we face in our life, embrace optimism, perseverance, tenacity and courage. Never lose faith and hope and a generous heart who live and breathes with a timeless love. -- Angelica Hopes
I think you can find yourself in life perhaps not really being the master of your own life and it is within your own will and tenacity whether you switch the roles or not. -- Mark Lanegan
The ability and inclination to use physical strength is no indication of bravery or tenacity to life. The greatest cowards are often the greatest bullies. Nothing is cheaper and more common than physical bravery. -- Clarence Darrow
I regard it as the foremost task of education to insure the survival of these qualities: an enterprising curiosity, an undefeatable spirit, tenacity in pursuit, readiness for sensible self denial, and above all, compassion -- Kurt Hahn
Finally, develop tenacity and an optimistic outlook. It doesn't mean that everything will always work out or that you won't suffer. But pessimism seems to be designed to force you to suffer before the fact! -- William Foege
The trust, confidence, and support given to us by our chain of command, and the tenacity of the great noncommissioned officers of the past, have laid the foundation and developed our quality corporals and sergeants. -- Julius W. Gates

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