On Persistence and Tenacity - Seth Godin (Sat 02 Nov 2013)

Water - Ferry between Hvar and Split (Wed 31 Jul 2013)
Seth Godin (*) writes on Persistence (*) and Tenacity (*):

Persistence (*) is doing something again and again until it works. [..]

Tenacity (*) is using new data to make new decisions to find new pathways to find new ways to achieve a goal when the old ways didn't work.

via Tenacity is not the same as persistence (*) by Seth Godin (*).

On Kite Flying - Parliament Hill / London (Sun 18 Aug 2013)

Kite Flying (*) - Parliament Hill / London (Sun 18 Aug 2013)
Winston Churchill (*) provides a great quote on Adversity (*), Persistence (*) and maybe a few other things:

Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.

via Where Do Breakthroughs Come From? (*) by The Bulletproof Musician (*.

On Failure and Persistence - Cate Blanchett - Spectrum / Stephanie Wood (Sat 07 Sep 2013)

Onwards and Upwards - Dubrovnik / Croatia (Sat 03 Aug 2013)
Cate Blanchett (*) writes Failure (*) and Persistence (*):

'I'm not saying I'm happy with what I've done in Blue Jasmine, I'm never happy, but I've got better and it's from tackling those great roles and failing (*) and getting up again (*) every night.

via Return of the queen: Cate Blanchett steps back into Hollywood's spotlight (*) by Stephanie Wood (*).

On Persistence and Vincent van Gogh - Timothy Standring / NY Times (Sun 28 Oct 2012)

Vincent van Gogh - The Met / New York City (Mon 15 Aug 2011)
Timothy Standring on Vincent van Gogh and Persistence:

We all think he’s a genius, but he placed a lot of value on craftsmanship. When he started, he had no talent for drawing. If you look at his early drawings, they’re horrible. So how did he develop?”

The answer, Mr. Van Tilborgh said, was persistence. “If he couldn’t do it, he tried it 50 more times. He was one of those rare artists who had the energy to work through the fear of failure.

Via The Genius in us All (*) from New York Times (*).

The warrior of light knows the value of persistence and of courage

The warrior of light knows the value of persistence and of courage.

Often, during combat, he receives blows that he was not expecting. And he realises that, during the war, his enemy is bound to win some of the battles. When this happens, he weeps bitter tears and rests in order to recover his energies a little. But he immediately resumes his battle for his dreams.

The longer he remains away, the more likely he is to feel weak, fearful and intimidated. When a horseman falls off his horse, if he does not remount immediately, he will never have the courage to do so again.

From the Manual of Warrior of the Light by Paulo Coelho.

Geoff - Lake Albina / Main Range (Wed 29 Dec 2010)