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The great thing in this world is not so much where we are but in what direction we are moving.

Saints are sinners who kept on going.

I just kept on doing what everyone starts out doing. The real question is why did other people stop?

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

It is a matter first of beginning-and then following through.

I know the price of success: dedication hard work and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.

It is easier to begin well than to finish well.

In soloing-as in other activities-it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.

I went for years not finishing anything. Because of course when you finish something you can be judged.... I had poems which were rewritten so many times I suspect it was just a way of avoiding sending them out.

The great majority of men are bundles of beginnings.

Persistence is the master virtue. Without it there is no other.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

Continuous efforts-not strength or intelligence-is the key to unlocking our potential.

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal: my strength lies solely in my tenacity.

A chicken doesn't stop scratching just because worms are scarce.

When you put your hand to the plow you can't put it down until you get to the end of the row.

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.