Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies.

Quote by Richard Bach

Topics: Firmness Quotes, Success Quotes

Don't be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And...

Don't be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And...

That's what learning is, after all; not whether we lose the game, but how we...

That's what learning is, after all; not whether we lose the game, but how we...

Not being known doesn't stop the truth from being true.

Not being known doesn't stop the truth from being true.

You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it...

You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it...

Allow the world to live as it chooses, and allow yourself to live as you...

Allow the world to live as it chooses, and allow yourself to live as you...

Can miles truly separate you from friends... If you want to be with someone you...

Can miles truly separate you from friends... If you want to be with someone you...

You are never given a wish without being given the power to make it true....

You are never given a wish without being given the power to make it true....

There's no disaster that can't become a blessing, and no blessing that can't become a...

There's no disaster that can't become a blessing, and no blessing that can't become a...

Rarely do members of the same family grow up under the same roof.

Rarely do members of the same family grow up under the same roof.

Fail at love, and the other tests don't matter.

Fail at love, and the other tests don't matter.

Some choices we live not only once but a thousand times over, remembering them for...

Some choices we live not only once but a thousand times over, remembering them for...

Real love stories never have endings.

Real love stories never have endings.

Two things I do value a lot, intimacy and the capacity for joy, didn't seem...

Two things I do value a lot, intimacy and the capacity for joy, didn't seem...

The meaning I picked, the one that changed my life: Overcome fear, behold wonder.

The meaning I picked, the one that changed my life: Overcome fear, behold wonder.

There is such a thing as perfection...and our purpose for living is to find that...

There is such a thing as perfection...and our purpose for living is to find that...

You are always free to change your mind and choose a different future, or a...

You are always free to change your mind and choose a different future, or a...

Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours.

Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours.

The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. We live in denial of what...

The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. We live in denial of what...

Saying 'I don't care' doesn't stop you from caring and holding it all in doesn't...

Saying 'I don't care' doesn't stop you from caring and holding it all in doesn't...

I believe we're all in denial about the people we love.

I believe we're all in denial about the people we love.

Fear is proof of a degenerate mind.

Fear is proof of a degenerate mind.

One witness one liar; more witnesses, all liars

One witness one liar; more witnesses, all liars

I'm not spoiled, just well taken care of

I'm not spoiled, just well taken care of