The difference between people who believe they have books inside of them and those who actually write books is sheer cussed persistence - the ability to make yourself work at your craft every day - the belief even in the face of obstacles that you've got something worth saying.

To make our way we must have firm resolve persistence tenacity. We must gear ourselves to work hard all the way. We can never let up.

When I meet successful people I ask 100 questions as to what they attribute their success to. It is usually the same: persistence hard work and hiring good people.

Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.

Ambition is the path to success persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.

Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning.

Flaming enthusiasm backed up by horse sense and persistence is the quality that most frequently makes for success.

The real issue is not talent as an independent element but talent in relationship to will desire and persistence. Talent without these things vanishes and even modest talent with those characteristics grows.

Constant repetition of tongue-twisters was like lifting weights for me but patience and persistence have paid off.

As for goals I don't set myself those anymore. I'm not one of these 'I must have achieved this and that by next year' kind of writers. I take things as they come and find that patience and persistence tend to win out in the end.