32 Motivational Quotes about Perseverance To Keep You Motivated

Meet J.K. Rowling, the author of the immensely popular Harry Potter series. Before her success, Rowling faced numerous rejections from publishers. In the depths of personal struggles and financial hardships, she continued to write, pouring her creativity onto paper. Despite setbacks, Rowling’s perseverance led her to eventually find a publisher who recognized the magic within her stories. The Harry Potter series went on to become a global phenomenon, illustrating the transformative power of persistence. Rowling’s journey reminds us that success often arises from resilience in the face of adversity.

1. “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” – Pelé

2. “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vidal Sassoon

3. “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.” – Vince Lombardi

4. “I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.” – John D. Rockefeller

5. “Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.” – Victor Hugo

6. “Success is not in what you have, but who you are.” – Bo Bennett

7. “Perseverance is not a passive submission to circumstances—it’s a strong and active response to the difficult events of life.” – Chuck Swindoll

8. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

9. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius

10. “Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” – Newt Gingrich

11. “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” – Albert Einstein

12. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs

13. “Perseverance is not just the ability to persist but the ability to start over.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald

14. “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.” – Mark Twain

15. “Perseverance is not a one-time effort but a daily attitude.” – Unknown

16. “Perseverance is not an long race; it’s many short races one after another.” – Walter Elliot

17. “The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying.” – John C. Maxwell

18. “Perseverance is not just a willingness to work hard. It’s that plus the willingness to be stubborn about your own belief in yourself.” – Marilyn vos Savant

19. “Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill

20. “Perseverance is not a skill that you are born with, but an attitude that you develop.” – Unknown

21. “Perseverance is not a long race; it’s many short races one after another.” – Walter Elliot

22. “The difference between a successful person and others is not lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.” – Vince Lombardi

23. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

24. “Perseverance is not a character trait; it’s a habit.” – Stephen Covey

25. “Perseverance is not just the willingness to work hard. It’s that plus the willingness to be stubborn about your own belief in yourself.” – Marilyn vos Savant

26. “Perseverance is not a long race; it’s many short races one after the other.” – Walter Elliot

27. “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi

28. “Perseverance is not the absence of obstacles, but the ability to overcome them.” – Unknown

29. “Perseverance is not the absence of adversity, but the ability to keep going despite it.” – Unknown

30. “Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.” – Roy T. Bennett

31. “Perseverance is not a destination, but a journey of continuous effort.” – Unknown

32. “Perseverance is not just about reaching the goal but about who we become in the process.” – Unknown