100 Never Give Up Quotes To Help You Keep On Keeping On!

These motivating quotes about never giving up will remind you that it’s never too late to pursue your dreams and reach your goals.

Have you ever felt like giving up?

We all know the feeling of wanting to give up, especially when the challenge seems insurmountable. But it’s important to remember that success is not a one time event – it’s the sum total of our efforts, over time.

Perseverance is key to achieving our goals, so no matter how tough things get, we can always find a way to keep going.

The next time you feel like giving up, read through these quotes and let them give you the boost you need to get back up and keep going.

Quotes About Never Giving Up

It’s perseverance that’s the key. It’s persevering for long enough to achieve your potential.

– Lynn Davies


Keep moving forward.

Walt Disney


God helps those who persevere.

– The Koran


The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph. Self-realization demands very great struggle.

– Swami Sivananda


I refuse to quit because I haven’t tried all possible ways yet.

– Unknown


It takes a dream to get started, desire to keep going, and determination to finish.

– Eddie Harris, Jr.


Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

Thomas Edison


Don’t give up on your dreams, or your dreams will give up on you.

– John Wooden


Only in the darkness can you see the stars.

Martin Luther King Jr

Only in the darkness can you see the stars. - Martin Luther King Jr


How long should you try? Until.

– Jim Rohn


Let me tell you the secret that has led to my goal. My strength lies solely on my tenacity.

– Louis Pasteur

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Go out into the world with your passion and love for what you do, and just never give up.

– Dianne Reeves


A failure is not always a mistake. It may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.

– B. F. Skinner


Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

– John Quincy Adams


Never quit believing that you can develop in life. Never give up. Don’t deny the inward spirit that provides the drive to accomplish great things in life.

– Jon Huntsman, Sr.


You never give up, even when you should.

– Kelly Creagh

You never give up, even when you should. - Kelly Creagh

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Inspiring Never Give Up Quotes

Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.

– Harriet Beecher Stowe

Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. - Harriet Beecher Stowe


Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.

– Pele

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Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to learn.

– Pema Chödrön

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to learn. - Pema Chödrön


Never give up your desire to be what you want to be. Stay focused, persistent and relentless.

– Debasish Mridha MD


Hard times arouse an instinctive desire for authenticity.

– Coco Chanel

Hard times arouse an instinctive desire for authenticity. - Coco Chanel


As I look back on my life, I realize that every time I thoughtI was being rejected from something good, I was actually being redirected to something better.

– Dr. Steve Maraboli


Don’t listen to what anybody says except the people who encourage you. If it’s what you want to do and it’s within yourself, then keep going and try to do it for the rest of your life.

– Jake Gyllenhaal


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

– Walter Elliot


Don’t give up. There are too many nay-sayers out there who will try to discourage you. Don’t listen to them. The only one who can make you give up is yourself.

– Sidney Sheldon


Sometimes adversity is what you have to face in order to become successful.

– Zig Ziglar

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Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.

– Earl Nightingale


Nothing in the world can replace perseverance. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost legendary. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Perseverance and determination alone are omnipotent.

– Calvin Coolidge


Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature’s laws wrong, it learned to walk without having feet. Funny, it seems to by keeping its dreams; it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared.

Tupac Shakur


Your victory is right around the corner. Never give up.

– Nicki Minaj

Your victory is right around the corner. Never give up. - Nicki Minaj


There is no failure except in no longer trying.

– Elbert Hubbard

There is no failure except in no longer trying. - Elbert Hubbard


When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place.

– Unknown

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Quotes about Not Giving In

You’re a fighter. Look at everything you’ve overcome. Don’t give up now.

– Olivia Benson


In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins- not through strength but by perseverance.

– H. Jackson Brown


Never give up. You only get one life. Go for it!

– Richard E. Grant

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Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.

– James A. Michener


Things happen to you to make you realize your true potential, strength, will power, and heart. You’ve got to have faith.

– Dr. Byron Hayes


Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.

Henry Ford


Never give up, and be confident in what you do. There may be tough times, but the difficulties which you face will make you more determined to achieve your objectives and to win against all the odds.

– Marta


It is never too late to be what you might have been.

– George Eliot

It is never too late to be what you might have been. - George Eliot


Keep going! Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in the end.

Roy T. Bennett


Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

– Julie Andrews

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th. - Julie Andrews


Never, never, never give up.

Winston Churchill


Don’t close the book when bad things happen in your life! Just turn the page and start a new chapter!

– LaToya Jackson


It is not wanting to win that makes you a winner; it is refusing to fail.

– Unknown


The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

Confucius


Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

– Thomas Edison


We cannot ever stop dreaming just as we cannot ever stop breathing.

– Avijeet Das


Never Give Up Quotes

Stay true to yourself, yet always be open to learning. Work hard, and never give up on your dreams, even when nobody else believes they can come true but you. These are not clichés but real tools you need no matter what you do in life to stay focused on your path.

– Phillip Sweet


That’s what is incredible about human beings, is the choice to keep going.

– Jack Antonoff


Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than the one with all the facts.

– H. Jackson Brown, Jr.


When hardships keep coming back, do not take it personal. It’s just life.

– Naide P. Obiang


Giving up is the only sure way to fail.

– Gena Showalter


I was taught the way of progress is neither swift nor easy.

– Marie Curie

I was taught the way of progress is neither swift nor easy. - Marie Curie


Things aren’t always easy, but you just have to keep going and don’t let the small stuff bog you down.

– Stella Maeve


Some people go through hard times, so bad that they can’t even talk about it, but no matter what, we should never give up.

– Ifeoluwa Egbetade


Positivity, confidence, and persistence are key in life, so never give up on yourself.

– Khalid


Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.

– Newt Gingrich


When the world says, Give up,” Hope whispers, Try it one more time.

– Unknown


Be as you wish to seem.

Socrates


Fall seven times, stand up eight.

– Japanese Proverb

Fall seven times, stand up eight.


Just because you fail once doesn’t mean you’re gonna fail at everything.

Marilyn Monroe

Just because you fail once doesn’t mean you’re gonna fail at everything. - Marilyn Monroe


Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.

– Charles F. Kettering


If you are going through hell, keep going.

– Winston Churchill


Quotes About Never Give Up

The day you give up on your dreams is the day you give up on yourself.

– Unknown


Never give up. There are always tough times, regardless of what you do in anything in life. Be able to push through those times and maintain your ultimate goal.

– Nathan Chen


The best way out is always through.

– Robert Frost

The best way out is always through. - Robert Frost


Just remember: To be great you have to be willing to be mocked, hated, and misunderstood. Stay strong

– Rumah Sehat


Do it again. Play it again. Sing it again. Read it again. Write it again. Sketch it again. Rehearse it again. Run it again. Try it again. Because ‘again’ is practice, and practice is an improvement, and improvement only leads to perfection.

– Richelle E. Goodrich


Never give up on something you believe in.

– Steve Scalise

Never give up on something you believe in. - Steve Scalise


I actually learned that you should never give up, and if you love something, take courage and absolutely go after it.

– Jessica Jung


Either do not begin or, having begun, do not give up.

– Chinese Proverb

Either do not begin or, having begun, do not give up.


Don’t be discouraged. It’s often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock.

– Unknown


Things don’t go wrong and break your heart so you can become bitter and give up. They happen to break you down and build you up so that you can be all that you were intended to be.

– Charlie Jones


Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure.

– Paulo Coelho


It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.

– Babe Ruth

It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up. - Babe Ruth


Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.

– Marilyn vos Savant


Stick around. Don’t lose your heart, just keep going, keep at it.

– Mark Ruffalo


Life is at its best when everything has fallen out of place, and you decide that you’re going to fight to get them right, not when everything is going your way and everyone is praising you.

– Thisuri Wanniarachchi


Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is true strength.

Arnold Schwarzenegger


Never giving up on dreams quotes

Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes it’s the quiet voice at the end of the day whispering, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’

– Mary Anne Radmacher


Don’t quit. Never give up trying to build the world you can see, even if others can’t see it. Listen to your drum and your drum only. It’s the one that makes the sweetest sound.

– Simon Sinek


Never stop trying. Never stop believing. Never give up. Your day will come.

– Mandy Hale


A winner is just a loser who tried one more time.

– George M. Moore Jr.

A winner is just a loser who tried one more time. - George M. Moore Jr.


Winners never quit, and quitters never win.

Vince Lombardi

Winners never quit, and quitters never win. - Vince Lombardi


If you have a dream, don’t just sit there. Gather courage to believe that you can succeed and leave no stone unturned to make it a reality.

– Dr. Rooplen


I never lose. I either win or learn.

– Nelson Mandela

I never lose. I either win or learn. - Nelson Mandela


Circumstances don’t defeat you — you defeat yourself when you give up.

– Jonathan Lockwood Huie


It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.

Albert Einstein

It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer. - Albert Einstein


The only thing you should ever quit is giving up!

– Steve Pfeister


Tough times never last, but tough people do.

– Robert. H. Schuller


To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles.

– T. F. Hodge


There’s nothing I can really do but keep going out there and swinging.

– Freddie Freeman


Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.

– Jack Ma


Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

Dale Carnegie


I’m stronger because of the hard times, wiser because of my mistakes, and happier because I have known sadness.

– Allison Vogel


Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.

– William Feather


Survival can be summed up in three words — never give up. That’s the heart of it, really. Just keep trying.

– Bear Grylls


I like the night. Without the dark, we’d never see the stars.

– Stephenie Meyer

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