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I place no hope in my strength, nor in my works: but all my confidence is in God my protector, who never abandons those who have put all their hope and thought in him.
Francois Rabelais
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If four things are followed - having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance - then anything can be achieved.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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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Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place - that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
There are many experiments and a great deal of research that can be performed on the station that make a difference in our lives and we are committed to supporting this important vocation.
Marc Garneau
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We picked a great marketplace. We were a pioneer in payroll processing for very small companies. And we had the perseverance and good fortune enough to stick it out.
Tom Golisano
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Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.


Victor Hugo
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There is strength in numbers, but organizing those numbers is one of the great challenges.


John C. Mather
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Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.


Joseph Joubert
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The first time I sang with David Daniels... I had never performed with a countertenor before. That first time was magic, it was so beautiful. And he's such a great artist.
Cecilia Bartoli
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Every ceremony or rite has a value if it is performed without alteration. A ceremony is a book in which a great deal is written. Anyone who understands can read it. One rite often contains more than a hundred books.
George Gurdjieff
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Frustrated love has been the incentive for many great works.


John N. Mitchell
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Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.


Ambrose Bierce
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Few of the great works of ancient Greek literature are easy reading.


Gilbert Murray
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The great strength of the totalitarian state is that it forces those who fear it to imitate it.


Adolf Hitler
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Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men.


Gerald R. Ford
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I painted sets before I ever performed.


Christopher Guest
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No one succeeds without effort... Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.


Ramana Maharshi
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Initially we performed in halls with capacities of 1,000.


Neville Marriner
Perseverance is an active principle, and cannot continue to operate but under the influence of desire.
William Godwin