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61 " The secret of success is being persistent and having a definite purpose. "
― Debasish Mridha
62 " We attract others with our persistent thoughts and our attractive power of love. "
63 " Everyone experiences pain and most suffer from patterns that continue to make life miserable unless something or someone intervenes. The pain we feel comes from the cross-wise energies that keep curving back and cancelling the wise self and the good word that wait to be expressed from within us. Persistent pain is usually the indication that we have become trapped in a life too small for our true nature. That is the usual human fate and the common predicament where the little-self obscures the greater nature behind it. Until people realize what harms them and limits them from within, they are unlikely to call out for someone to help stop the pain. The remedy may be nearby, but until the pain becomes unbearable most remain caught in the agony of one form or another of self-inflicted wounds. As Rumi said, 'The cure for the pain is in the pain. "
― , Fate and Destiny, The Two Agreements of the Soul
64 " A common misconception is that some people are only in pain because they are weak, anxious, depressed, or do not deal well with stress. This is not correct.Every experience you have — touch, warmth, itch, pain — is created by the brain and thus is all in your head, but it does not mean they are not real.Things like fear, anxiety, or depression can increase pain levels and can increase the chance of persistent pain. But often, these feelings only develop after a person already has chronic pain. "
― Tasha Stanton
65 " With positive attitude and persistent endurance, you can overcome any challenge. "
66 " May the enthusiasm of a new year give you a persistent willpower to fulfill your dream. "
67 " Don’t allow the challenges to overpower you. Choose a positive attitude and persistent endurance over defeat. "
68 " The same zeal and guts with which you were persistent not to forgive is the same zeal and enthusiasm with which you should be able to open up a new relationship with your partner, loved one or friend, one that is founded on commitment and dedication. "
― Stephen Richards , The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
69 " It takes persistent practice to be skilful in the act. "
― Lailah Gifty Akita , Think Great: Be Great! (Beautiful Quotes, #1)
70 " They're events you remember all your life, like your first real orgasm. And the whole purpose of the absurd, mechanically persistent involvement with recorded music is the pursuit of that priceless moment. So it's not exactly that records might unhinge the mind, but rather that if anything is going to drive you up the wall it might as well be a record. "
― Lester Bangs , Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung
71 " In the dull, persistent beat of her heart, she hears the rhythm of hope. It is faint and thin as a thread, but it is there. "
― Libbie Hawker , Daughter of Sand and Stone
72 " Giving credence to persistent intuitions awakens the dormant heart consciousness. "
― Steven Redhead , Unleash The Power of Your Heart and Mind: Your Unified Heart and Mind is a Powerful Creative State to Bring Your Desires Alive
73 " You are my Beloved, on you my favor rests.' It certainly is not easy to hear that voice in a world filled with voices that shout: 'You are no good, you are ugly; you are worthless; you are despicable, you are nobody- unless you can demonstrate the opposite.' These negative voices are so loud and so persistent that it is easy to believe them. That's the great trap. It is the trap of self-rejection. "
― Henri J.M. Nouwen
74 " It does not matter how long it takes to reach the goal. With persistent focus, commitment and enthusiasm, you will make it a reality. "
75 " Seemingly minor yet persistent things penetrate the mind over time making it difficult to ever realize the impact; hence, though quite unfortunate, the most dangerous forms of corruption are those that are subtle and below the radar. "
― Criss Jami , Salomé: In Every Inch In Every Mile
76 " Edison was by far the most successful and, probably, the last exponent of the purely empirical method of investigation. Everything he achieved was the result of persistent trials and experiments often performed at random but always attesting extraordinary vigor and resource. Starting from a few known elements, he would make their combinations and permutations, tabulate them and run through the whole list, completing test after test with incredible rapidity until he obtained a clue. His mind was dominated by one idea, to leave no stone unturned, to exhaust every possibility. "
― Nikola Tesla
77 " Majority decisions tend to be made without engaging the systematic thought and critical thinking skills of the individuals in the group. Given the force of the group's normative power to shape the opinions of the followers who conform without thinking things through, they are often taken at face value. The persistent minority forces the others to process the relevant information more mindfully. Research shows that the deciscions of a group as a whole are more thoughtful and creative when there is minority dissent than when it is absent. "
― Philip G. Zimbardo , The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
78 " Fear is one of the persistent hounds of hell that dog the footsteps of the poor, the dispossessed, the disinherited. There is nothing new or recent about fear—it is doubtless as old as the life of man on the planet. Fears are of many kinds—fear of objects, fear of people, fear of the future, fear of nature, fear of the unknown, fear of old age, fear of disease, and fear of life itself. Then there is fear which has to do with aspects of experience and detailed states of mind.Our homes, institutions, prisons, churches, are crowded with people who are hounded by day and harrowed by night because of some fear that lurks ready to spring into action as soon as one is alone, or as soon as the lights go out, or as soon as one’s social defenses are temporarily removed.The ever-present fear that besets the vast poor, the economically and socially insecure, is a fear of still a different breed. It is a climate closing in; it is like the fog in San Francisco or in London. It is nowhere in particular yet everywhere. It is a mood which one carries around with himself, distilled from the acrid conflict with which his days are surrounded. It has its roots deep in the heart of the relations between the weak and the strong, between the controllers of environment and those who are controlled by it.When the basis of such fear is analyzed, it is clear that it arises out of the sense of isolation and helplessness in the face of the varied dimensions of violence to which the underprivileged are exposed. Violence, precipitate and stark, is the sire of the fear of such people. It is spawned by the perpetual threat of violence everywhere. Of course, physical violence is the most obvious cause. But here, it is important to point out, a particular kind of physical violence or its counterpart is evidenced; it is violence that is devoid of the element of contest. It is what is feared by the rabbit that cannot ultimately escape the hounds. "
― Howard Thurman
79 " Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others? "
― Martin Luther King Jr.
80 " When life places stones in your path, be the water. A persistent drop of water will wear away even the hardest stone. "
― Autumn Morning Star