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"The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has."
— Michelangelo Buonarroti
No Fate But What We Make - Perseverance - No Fate But What We make - Perseverance - No Fate But What We Make
"It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor."
— Seneca
"It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped."
— Anthony Robbins
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”
— Calvin Coolidge
"Whatever limits us
we call
fate."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Perseverance gives power to weakness, and opens to poverty the world’s wealth. Perseverance spreads fertility over the barren landscape, and bids the choicest fruits and flowers spring up and flourish in the desert abode of thorns and briers.”
— Samuel Goodrich
“When you squeeze an orange, orange juice comes out - because that's what's inside. When you are squeezed, what comes out is what is inside.”
— Wayne Dyer
“Persevere and preserve yourselves for better circumstances.”
— Virgil
“Keep your mind on your objective, and persist until you succeed. Study, think and plan.”
— W. Clement Stone