Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be.

One of the functions of an organization of any organism is to anticipate the future so that those relationships can persist over time.

The global economic outlook remains fragile and uncertain. Global economic imbalances persist and we must address them or risk future instability.

As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time.

The distinction between the past present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.

Conjugal love or the friendship of spouses can persist even after sexual desires have weakened withered and disappeared.

I think the American Dream says that anything can happen if you work hard enough at it and are persistent and have some ability. The sky is the limit to what you can build and what can happen to you and your family.

Christianity emerged from the religion of Israel. Or rather it has as its background a persistent strain in that religion. To that strain Christians have looked back and rightly as the preparation in history for their faith.

Persistent people begin their success where others end in failure.

Successful entrepreneurs find the balance between listening to their inner voice and staying persistent in driving for success - because sometimes success is waiting right across from the transitional bump that's disguised as failure.