Fourteen quotes about stubborn persistence — the quality that outperforms talent and luck over long-enough timeframes. Picked for substance rather than aesthetic.

1. "Fall seven times, stand up eight." — Japanese proverb.
2. "It always seems impossible until it's done." — Nelson Mandela.
3. "Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." — Thomas Edison.
4. "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent." — Calvin Coolidge.
5. "Energy and persistence conquer all things." — Benjamin Franklin.
6. "When you come to a roadblock, take a detour." — Mary Kay Ash.
7. "A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence." — James N. Watkins.
8. "Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another." — Walter Elliot.
9. "The harder you fall, the higher you bounce." — Doug Horton.
10. "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." — Thomas Edison.
11. "Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm." — Winston Churchill.
12. "It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." — Confucius.
13. "If you are going through hell, keep going." — Churchill.
14. "Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." — Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Fourteen quotes. Pin one where you'll see it tomorrow. Stubborn persistence isn't inspiring while you're doing it — it's inspiring only in retrospect. These quotes are fuel for the parts of the journey nobody tells stories about.