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In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm … in the real world all
rests on perseverance.

—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer and statesman

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.

—Walter Elliott, priest (from his book The Spiritual Life: Doctrine and Practice of Christian
Perfection, 2010)

I am well known by my friends to be a workaholic—to their often justifiable
annoyance. I am therefore keenly aware that such behavior is at best slightly
pathological, and certainly in no sense makes one a better person.

—David Graeber, author, anthropologist, and anarchist activist

When you reach an obstacle, turn it into an opportunity. You have the choice.
You can overcome and be a winner, or you can allow it to overcome you and be
a loser. The choice is yours and yours alone. Refuse to throw in the towel. Go
that extra mile that failures refuse to travel. It is far better to be exhausted from
success than to be rested from failure.

—Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics

The best way to jumpstart a career is to say “yes” to every opportunity that