Perseverance Quotes

"The only way out is through."

"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars."

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

"To reach a port we must set sail – sail, not tie at anchor; sail, not drift."

"I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night."

"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it."

"It may be that when we no longer know what to do, we have come to our real work, and when we no longer know which way to go, we have begun our real journey."

"You don't have to see the whole staircase to take the first step."

"One day you will tell your story of how you overcame what you went through and it will become someone else's survival guide."

"Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it."

"Sometimes when you're in a dark place, you think you've been buried, but actually you've been planted."

"Stars can't shine without darkness."

"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves."

"Remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it."

"Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations."

"Every storm runs out of rain."

"Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final."

"I'm not telling you it's going to be easy – I'm telling you it's going to be worth it."

"Don't look up at the whole mountain… focus on that next step, and do the next right thing."

"It always seems impossible until it's done."