This is Preservation Month. I appreciate preservation. It’s what you do when you run for president. You gotta preserve. (Speaking during “Perseverance Month” at Fairgrounds Elementary School in Nashua, N.H. As quoted in the Los Angeles Times, Jan. 28, 2000)
Perseverance Quotes
Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs.
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no help at all.
Constant dropping wears away stones.
By preserving over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.
We can always redeem the man who aspires and strives.