Category: Perseverance

Odds

Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.

— Unknown —

Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do…

Scars

God will not look you over for medals, degrees, or diplomas but for scars.

— Elbert Hubbard —

God will not look you over for medals, degrees, or diplomas but for scars…

Faith

Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.

— Max Lucado —

Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right…

Weak to Faith

The weakest part of my life can become the strongest part of my faith.

— Unknown —

The weakest part of my life can become the strongest part of my faith…

Calm

Calmness is the cradle of power.

— J. G. Holland —

Calmness is the cradle of power…

Beauty from the Storms

Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.

— Elisabeth Kubler-Ross —

Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.

Growth and Defeats

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, and how you can still come out of it.

— Maya Angelou —

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Nevertheless, it may be necessary to meet the losses to know who you are, what you can rise from, and how you can still emerge from it.

Seeing Through Walls

The brick walls are there for a reason...to show how badly we want something.

— Randy Pausch —

The brick walls are there for a reason–to see how badly we want something…

Building Endurance and Joy

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.

— Walter Elliot —

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.