

Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn’t matter. I never felt that I didn’t have a chance to win. The problem with self-improvement is knowing when to quit. ~ AJ FoytĪ quitter never wins and a winner never quits. ~ Richard Bachĭetermination that just won’t quit - that’s what it takes.
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NixonĪ professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit. Ross PerotĪ man is not finished when he’s defeated he’s finished when he quits. They give up at the last minute of the game, one foot from a winning touchdown. Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. If at first you don’t succeed, try again. ~ Matt Biondiĭefeat doesn’t finish a man - quit does. ~ Shelley LongĮnjoy the journey, enjoy every moment, and quit worrying about winning and losing. If you don’t quit, and don’t cheat, and don’t run home when trouble arrives, you can only win. The basis of accomplishment is in never quitting. Success… seems to be connected with action. If you’re going to achieve anything, you’ve got to stick with something. You can’t go through life quitting everything. No one wants to quit when he’s losing and no one wants to quit when he’s winning. ~ Mike Ditkaĭoing nothing is the most tiresome job in the world because you cannot quit and rest. You’re never a loser until you quit trying. Most men succeed because they are determined to. People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don’t know when to quit. Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it. It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up. Ask them how much it would have cost them if they had quit. Have you ever considered the cost of quitting? For a real eye opener… ask Thomas Edison… Steve Jobs… Michael Jordan… or Jim Carrey. There’s a difference between quittin and knowin when you’re beat. Being at the right place at the right time can only happen when you keep moving toward the next opportunity. Your biggest break can come from never quitting. If you disregard this advice, you’ll be halfway there. I never quit trying I never felt that I didn’t have a chance to win. I’ve always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. There’s only one way you can fail, and that’s to quit. So after the wedding he plans to quit his job. He believes that marriage and a career don’t mix. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” ~ Muhammad Ali Quotes I hated every minute of training, but I said, “Don’t quit. You don’t quit when you’re tired, you quit when the gorilla is tired. ~ Traditional Proverb Quotations about Quitting Many people quit looking for work when they find a job. It’s when things get rough and you don’t quit that success comes. If you stop every time a dog barks, your road will never end. In a game it’s difficult to know when to stop. ~ French ProverbĪ man dies when he stops working. If the wine bothers you while you work, stop working. ~ American Proverbsĭon’t stop sowing just because the birds ate a few seeds. When pleasure interferes with business, give up business. It’s when things get rough and you don’t quit, that success comes. The dog that quits barking can get some sleep. Of all the stratagems, to know when to quit is the best. Keep going, for success lies just around the corner for those who refuse to quit. It is always easier to go into debt than to repay it.If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. Too much debt: If the business continues to fall deeper into debt on a monthly basis, shut it down. So how do you know when to stay the course or when to close a business?ġ. While hope is an important component of the entrepreneurial spirit, it alone is not a marketing strategy. Most of the time, too much effort is spent going down the same path, doing the same thing and hoping for it to change. Unfortunately, it rarely happens this way. Most company owners think that the next prospect, customer or consultant will make the difference and propel the company to a higher place. This is very difficult to do in the area of business. If a restaurant concept failed, Melman licked his wounds and moved on. In this industry, four restaurants typically fold for every one that remains open. The management group is well known not only for its outstanding success, but also its frequency of “successful failures”. Rich Melman runs Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, one of the most eclectic groups of restaurants in the country.
