Seth Godin Quotes

One thing we all know, if one does not possess PERSISTENCE, one does not achieve noteworthy success in any calling.

I realized early on that success was tied to not giving up.

Lack of persistence is one of the major causes of failure. Moreover, experience with thousands of people has proved that lack of persistence is a weakness common to the majority of men. It is a weakness which may be overcome with effort.

Failure cannot cope with persistence.

You really have to focus on what you're doing and just plow ahead no matter what hurdles are thrown in front of you.

Studies indicate that the one quality all successful people have is persistence.

Persistence is stubbornness with a purpose.

Most people who fail in their dream fail not from lack of ability but from lack of commitment.

If you want to be successful in a particular field of endeavor, I think perseverance is one of the key qualities.

Fixedness of purpose is the root of all successful efforts.

So long as there is breath in me, that long I will persist. For now I know one of the greatest principles on success; if I persist long enough I will win.

Confidence is a static state. Determination is active. Determination allows for doubt and for humility - both of which are critical in the world today. There is so much that we don’t know, and so much that we know we don’t know. To be overly confident or without doubt seems silly to me. Determination, on the other hand, is a commitment to win, a commitment to fight the good fight.

In every human endeavor, persistence is everything.

If the biographer gives me credit for being a plodder, he will describe me justly. Anything beyond this will be too much. I can plod. I can persevere in any definite pursuit. To this I owe everything.

Perseverance in object, though not by the most direct way, is often more laudable than perpetual changes, as often as the object shifts light.

I believe persistence is a major key to success in any great endeavor. I want to remind folks to PERSIST in whatever they are tackling at the moment!

Never give in or give up easily on a cause.

Persistence means giving full concentration to whatever you are doing right now. ... Persistence is success through trial, error, resetting your goals, and moving toward the target.

Mackay's Moral: If you are persistent, you will get it. If you are consistent, you will keep it.

Determination is the thing on which you can depend. It plods along without a swing, but gets there in the end.

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.

Never mind these failures, these little backslidings; hold the ideal a thousand times, and if you fail a thousand times, make the attempt once more.

Just keep clear mind, go straight ahead, try, try, try for ten thousand years.

Most people with a big idea, great talent and/or something to say don't get lucky at first. Or second. Or even third. It's so easy to conclude that if you're not lucky, you're not good. So persistence becomes an essential element of good, because without persistence, you never get a chance to get lucky.

Courage is required to make an initial thrust toward one's coveted goal, but even greater courage is called for when one stumbles and must make a second effort to achieve. Have the determination to make the effort, the single-mindedne ss to work toward a worthy goal, and the courage not only to face the challenges that inevitably come but also to make a second effort, should such be required.