#vera

Do you have the talent?' is rarely the question. 'Do you have the guts to finish?' is the real question. ↗

— Orrin Woodward

#perseverance #persistence #talent #life

Music in general is looking for something new overall. ↗

— Les Claypool

#looking #music #new #overall #something

Whatever you do in your life, always go the distance. ↗

— Ken Norton

#perseverance #persistence #life

There must have been something in the air of Gary that led one into economics: the first Nobel Prize winner, Paul Samuelson, was also from Gary, as were several other distinguished economists. ↗

— Joseph Stiglitz

#also #been #distinguished #economics #economists

Loving Vera Dietz was the scariest thing that ever happened to me. -Please Ignore Vera Dietz ↗

— A.S. King

#love

It's not how we fall. It's how we get back up again. ↗

— Patrick Ness

#men

We fail to prevail with unconverted men because of our more fundamental failure to prevail with God in prayer. ↗

— John R. Mott

#prayer #men

Of course, in fairness, I must remind you of this: that we writers are the most lily-livered of all craftsmen. We expect more, for the most peewee efforts, than any other people. ↗

— Brenda Ueland

#expectations #perseverance #writing #art

The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. ↗

— Confucius

#motivational #perseverance #motivational

It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives. It's what we do consistently. ↗

— Anthony Robbins

#motivational #perseverance #motivational