1. “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.” – Abraham Lincoln
2. “A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose.” – John C. Maxwell
3. “The only difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is extraordinary determination.” – Mary Kay Ash
4. “The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” – Moliere
5. “Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.” – William Feather
6. “If you stay in the running, if you have endurance, you are bound 
to win over those who haven’t.” – Glenn Cunningham
7. “Energy and persistence conquer all things.” – Benjamin Franklin
8. “The difference in winning and losing is most often… not quitting.” – Walt Disney
9. “Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.” – James Michener
10. “Success is often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.” – Coco Chanel
11. “I enter every day without giving mental recognition to the possibility of defeat.” – Paul J. Meyer
12. “It takes the hammer of persistence to drive the nail of success.” – John Mason
13. “There is no chance, no destiny, no fate that can circumvent or hinder or control the resolve of a determined soul.” – Ella Wheeler Wilcox
14. “Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” – Babe Ruth
15. “Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.” – Lou Vickery
16. “The secret of getting on the shortlist is doing your best work fearlessly for a long time before you get on the list.” – Seth Godin
17. “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” – Thomas Edison
18. “In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance.” – H. Jackson Brown
19. “The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.” – Roger Bannister
20. “Silver is purified in fire and so are we. It is in the most trying times that our real character is shaped and revealed.” – Helen Keller
21. “If you are going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill
22. “The difference between the successful and unsuccessful isn’t the absence of obstacles, but the presence of perseverance.” – Chris Widener
23. “A leader, once convinced a course of action is right, must have the determination to stick with it when the going gets rough.” – Ronald Reagan
24. “The most common trait I have found in successful people is that they conquered the temptation to give up.” – Peter Lowe
25. “Opportunities are not offered. They must be wrested and worked for. And this calls for perseverance and courage.” – Indira Gandhi
26. “In the game of life, nothing is less important than the score at halftime.” – Andy Andrews
27. “If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” – Michael Jordan
28. “Potential goes unrealized and dreams die every day because so many give up instead of trying just one more time.” – Dale Marcouillier
29. “When I thought I couldn’t go on, I forced myself to keep going. My success is based on persistence, not luck.” – Estee Lauder
30. “In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm… in the real world all rests on perseverance.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
31. “Success is a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don’t quit when you’re tired, you quit when the gorilla is tired.” - Roy Smoothe
Dale Marcouillier founded Integress Solutions in 2011 out of a desire to share basic success principles with others. To find out how Dale can inspire and motivate your team or group with a practical and no-nonsense message, email him directly at dale@myintegress.com.
