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Carolyn Smagalski
Persistence
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"I haven't failed. I've found 10,000 ways that don't work."
--Thomas A. Edison
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising
every time we fall." -- Confucius
"Energy and persistence conquer all things." -- Ben Franklin
"Continuous effort--not strength or intelligence--is the key
to unlocking our potential." -- Liane Cardes
"Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is
what makes it permanent." -- Marilyn von Savant
"I get up. I walk. I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing." --Hillel
"There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing
down, the other is pulling up." -- Booker T. Washington
"The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if
it goes in or not." -- Charles Barkley, on ESPN in 2/93
"Failure is the opportunity to begin again more
intelligently." -- Henry Ford
"Word by word the big books are made." -- French proverb
"Be like a postage stamp. Stick to it until you get there."
-- Harvey Mackay
"Perseverance is a great element of success; if you only knock
long enough and loud enough at the gate you are sure to wake
up somebody." -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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