Finding a quote to fit the occaision

Published by: mike 2010-03-19

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I am looking for some quotes that embody the following elements: Endurance Determination Perseverance Success Faith in oneself Strength to get the job done. Steadfastness Humility Ideally, I would like something with a water reference…specifically, something that has to do with how if a person keeps paddling the boat they will reach their goals…but that might not exist. Here are some that I like, but don't completely hit the mark: “That which we persist in doing becomes easier to do; not that the nature of the thing itself is changed, but that our power to do is increased.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson “If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life, which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”~Henry David Thoreau “Just start. And don't stop.” ~Charles Burke “There are but two roads that lead to an important goal and to the doing of great things: strength and perseverance. Strength is the lot of but a few privileged men; but austere perseverance, harsh and continuous, may be employed by the smallest of us and rarely fails of its purpose, for its silent power grows irresistibly greater with time.” ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “What lies behind us. And what lies before us. Are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Thank you very much for you time & effort.

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Wow! I am really impressed. If it is not too much trouble and you are able to find more...I am hoping to find something less about "going against the tide/stream/etc" but more like someone who "keeps focused on their goal unitl it is complete: humble, steadfast, reliable, etc. The water reference was because my husband calls himself "a paddler"--(the one who keeps working diligently to get the job done). But it is optional. He is about to complete a doctoral degree and I was looking for something to print up for a card for all to sign. Please don't go to too much trouble...I greatly appreciate what you found! It took me hours to find what I included...you replied in such a short time!!!

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Hello. I have located several water-oriented quotations that seem to convey perseverance and the other qualities that you mention. "If you don't make a total commitment to whatever you're doing, then you start looking to bail out the first time the boat starts leaking. It's tough enough getting that boat to shore with everybody rowing, let alone when a person stands up and starts putting his or her life jacket on." -Lou Holtz source: livinglifefully.com http://www.livinglifefully.com/determination.html "Be like a duck, calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath."--Michael Caine source: cyberquotations.com http://www.cyberquotations.com/quotes5.htm "The secret of success is to be like a duck, Smooth and unruffled on top, But paddling furiously underneath." --- Bill Cosby source: motivateus.com http://www.motivateus.com/cust-7.htm "The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it." -Woodrow Wilson source: brainyquote.com http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/w/q124632.html "Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement, and we will make the goal." ---Jerome Fleishman source: smiley963.tripod.com http://smiley963.tripod.com/inspirational.html "Business is like a man rowing a boat upstream. He has no choice; he must go ahead or he will go back." - Lewis E. Pierson source: hamlinx.com http://hamlinx.com/personal/quotes/quotes2.html "Don't look for The Truth. That is too big an idea for human beings. Proceed as if you are rowing a boat. Let the truth remain behind your back. As you proceed forward, just keep pulling on the oars and pushing illusion away from you, and you will make gradual progress toward truth." ~Guru Bawa http://members.fortunecity.com/midnight_poet/More_Quotes.html "Life is like swimming in a river. If you don't move upstream, you go backwards." - Unknown source: tyler.net http://www.tyler.net/tyr7020/wise.htm " Don’t wait for your ship to come in, swim out to it." -Anonymous source: lorober.com http://www.lorober.com/Favorites/documents/quotesRead.htm search strategy: quotations, quotes, perseverance, etc. row, rowing, boat, swim, swimming, paddling, etc I hope that these quotations meet your needs. If not, please let me know via the "request clarification" feature, and I'll resume my search.

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I find these simple lyrics to be inspiring: I will sail my vessel 'Til the river runs dry Like a bird upon the wind These waters are my sky I'll never reach my destination If I never try So I will sail my vessel 'Til the river runs dry (from "The River," by Garth Brooks and Victoria Shaw)

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Hi. Okay, I've located some other quotations that I think convey the meaning that you intend. "It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer." -Albert Einstein http://www.thevirtues.org/old/site/07-Perseverance.html "Only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find his right road." -Dag Hammarskjold http://www.thevirtues.org/site/07-Perseverance.html "Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish." -John Quincy Adams http://www.wow4u.com/perseverance/ "Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity. " -Louis Pasteur http://www.habits-of-mind.net/persisting.htm "Energy and persistence conquer all things." -Benjamin Franklin http://www.habits-of-mind.net/persisting.htm "Life is not easy for any of us. We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained." -Marie Curie http://www.wow4u.com/perseverance/ "I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time..." -Charles Dickens http://www.wow4u.com/determination/ Each of these links has additional quotations with the same theme. Let me know what you think of these quotations. If you need more, please use the "requestion clarification" feature, and I'll keep searching. Thanks.