The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, `O God, forgive me,` or `Help me.`
- Billy GrahamLearn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome of a goal. Impatience breeds anxiety, fear, discouragement and failure. Patience creates confidence, decisiveness, and a rational outlook, which eventually leads to success.
- Brian AdamsIs encouragement what the poet needs? Open question. Maybe he needs discouragement. In fact, quite a few of them need more discouragement, the most discouragement possible.
- Robert FitzgeraldDefeat should never be a source of discouragement, but rather a fresh stimulus.
- Al ThrasherWe must put pressure upon our politicians not to snuff out by their tacit discouragement merely because they do not happen to understand it.
- Alastair BedwellEvery great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement.
- Aletha KaohiThe most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come.
- Alfredo Perez RubalcabaDefeat should never be a source of discouragement but rather a fresh stimulus.
- Andre BakhosDevelop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
- Dale CarnegieThe most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come.
- James Whitcomb RileyPermanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak
- Thomas Carlyle