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Perseverance Quotes: Never Give Up Quotes to Inspire You

Endurance through difficulty and delay

Most things worth doing require you to continue past the point where it feels reasonable to stop. Every field of achievement is full of people who succeeded not because they were the most talented but because they kept going when others quit. These perseverance quotes capture what that looks like in the words of people who lived it — athletes, scientists, artists, and leaders who understood that grit and persistence are often more decisive than talent.

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What is a good quote about never giving up?

Winston Churchill is often credited with: 'Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.' Calvin Coolidge wrote what many consider the definitive statement on persistence: 'Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not... Genius will not... Education will not... Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.'

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