Thursday, November 13, 2008

HR Quotes - Perseverance / Persistence

"The majority of people are ready to throw their aims and purposes overboard and give up at the first sign of opposition or misfortune. A few carry on despite all opposition until they attain their goal. There may be no heroic connotation to the word 'persistence,' but the quality is to the character of man what carbon is to steel."
~~~ Napoleon Hill

"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no help at all." -~~~ Dale Carnegie

"There is a sense of exhilaration that comes from facing head-on the hard truths and saying, 'We will never give up. We will never capitulate. It might take a long time, but we will find a way to prevail.'" 
~~~ Jim Collins

"The true road to personal improvement is not miraculous; it is slow and calls for a great deal of perseverance, but it is indeed possible to progress along this road, and your effort will be amply repaid." 
~~~ David Fischman
 
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