Famous Sayings and Quotes about Not Giving Up 7

Famous Saying:

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

- Thomas A. Edison

What to do with this famous saying:

First be inspired and motivated based on who gave this bit of advice, someone who tried over a thousand times to make something work and then tried some more and was successful.

We can learn the lesson here that when we know something will work, but not when, that we should be smart and not give up the when for the sake of the what. Don't throw away a certain success just because you lost patience or because time is toying with you about a certainty that causes you to doubt and despair.

Patience and persistence are huge parts of success that many 2 hour movies, such as my favorite The Pursuit of Happiness (with Will Smith) portrays but people fail to grasp since in 2 hours the movie wraps up with a successful ending. Success takes longer than 2 hours, and longer than a 2 hour movie, no matter how good the move can ever portray in a rags to riches story.

If you're not so certain about your efforts and persistence fails, then re-motivate. Also, if you must, seek advice, re-evaluate and look at the statistical odds of success and your willingness to beat them, as well as whether or not it's impossible, whether you may have missed something key or need to change something small or big, to make the difference.

Realize talking to others may bring something to light we might not be able to see ourselves. Like the song by the Eagles says, "All our lives we live in chains and never even know we hold the key."

If you are not moving forward but instead backward, then again follow this advice above. If the odds are in your favor, stay with it. If not, try something where the odds are in your favor. Hang in there!

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