Quotes about Tenacity

What this power is, I cannot say. All I know is that it exists...and it becomes available only when you are in that state of mind in which you know exactly what you want...and are fully determined not to quit until you get it.

Real firmness is good for every thing— Strut is good for nothing.

That is the rub of any conversion experience: We only realize how much we needed it when we are on the other side! That is why we need the tenacity of faith and hope to carry us across to most transformational experiences. When we can let others actually influence us and change us, our heart space is open.

The nose of the bulldog has been slanted backwards so that he can breathe without letting go.

This is what the good guys do. They keep trying. They don't give up.

Perseverance is a positive, active characteristic.

I'm always working. My cousins call me the longshoreman of actors.

I have always been of the belief that whatever the conditions, you just crack on with it.

A leader, once convinced that a particular course of action is the right one, must....be undaunted when the going gets tough.

Part of leadership (a big part of it actually) is the ability to stick with the dream for a long time.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

There are 2 rules in life: Number 1- Never quit Number2- Never forget rule number 1.