Sayings about Quitting
If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~ Chinese Proverb
Keep going, for success lies just around the corner for those who refuse to quit. ~ Traditional Proverb
Of all the stratagems, to know when to quit is the best. ~ Chinese Proverb
Quit not certainty for hope. ~ Traditional Proverb
The dog that quits barking can get some sleep. ~ Traditional Proverb
It’s when things get rough and you don’t quit, that success comes. ~ Traditional Proverb
When pleasure interferes with business, give up business. ~ American Proverbs
Don’t stop sowing just because the birds ate a few seeds. ~ Danish Proverbs
If the wine bothers you while you work, stop working. ~ French Proverb
A man dies when he stops working. ~ Hebrew Proverbs
In a game it’s difficult to know when to stop. ~ Polish Proverbs
If you stop every time a dog barks, your road will never end. ~ Saudi Arabian Proverb
It’s when things get rough and you don’t quit that success comes. ~ Traditional Proverb
Many people quit looking for work when they find a job. ~ Traditional Proverb
Quotations about Quitting
It’s a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don’t quit when you’re tired, you quit when the gorilla is tired. ~ Robert Strauss
Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul. ~ Douglas Macarthur
I hated every minute of training, but I said, “Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” ~ Muhammad Ali Quotes
He believes that marriage and a career don’t mix. So after the wedding he plans to quit his job. ~ Author Unknown
There’s only one way you can fail, and that’s to quit. ~ Brian Hays
I’ve always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn’t have a chance to win. ~ Arnold Palmer
Quit now, you’ll never make it. If you disregard this advice, you’ll be halfway there. ~ David Zucker
Your biggest break can come from never quitting. Being at the right place at the right time can only happen when you keep moving toward the next opportunity. ~ Arthur Pine
Quitting is the easiest thing to do. ~ Robert Kiyosaki
There’s a difference between quittin and knowin when you’re beat. ~ Cormac McCarthy
Hard times ain’t quit and we ain’t quit. ~ Meridel Le Sueur
Have you ever considered the cost of quitting? For a real eye opener… ask Thomas Edison… Steve Jobs… Michael Jordan… or Jim Carrey. Ask them how much it would have cost them if they had quit. What about you? ~ Doug Firebaugh
It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up. ~ Vince Lombardi
Some of us might find happiness if we quit struggling so desperately for it. ~ William Feather
People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don’t know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to. ~ George E. Allen
You’re never a loser until you quit trying. ~ Mike Ditka
Doing nothing is the most tiresome job in the world because you cannot quit and rest. ~ Author Unknown
No one wants to quit when he’s losing and no one wants to quit when he’s winning. ~ Richard Petty
Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn’t matter. ~ Martin Seligan
You can’t go through life quitting everything. If you’re going to achieve anything, you’ve got to stick with something. ~ Author Unknown
It’s always too soon to quit. ~ David T. Scoates
Success… seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit. ~ Conrad Hilton
The basis of accomplishment is in never quitting. ~ Mencius (Mengzi Meng-tse)
If you don’t quit, and don’t cheat, and don’t run home when trouble arrives, you can only win. ~ Shelley Long
Enjoy the journey, enjoy every moment, and quit worrying about winning and losing. ~ Matt Biondi
Defeat doesn’t finish a man — quit does. ~ Richard M. Nixon Quotes
If at first you don’t succeed, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it. ~ W. C. Fields
Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game, one foot from a winning touchdown. ~ H. Ross Perot
I’ve always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn’t have a chance to win. ~ Arnold Palmer
A man is not finished when he’s defeated; he’s finished when he quits. ~ Richard M. Nixon
A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit. ~ Richard Bach
Champions don’t quit. ~ Mike Tyson
Determination that just won’t quit — that’s what it takes. ~ AJ Foyt
A quitter never wins and a winner never quits. ~ Napoleon Hill Quotes
The problem with self-improvement is knowing when to quit. ~ David Lee Roth
I never quit trying. I never felt that I didn’t have a chance to win. ~Arnold Palmer
Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn’t matter. ~ Arnold Schwarzenegger
Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever. ~ Lance Armstrong
Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation. ~ Jack Nicklaus
I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn’t fall down. ~ Allen H. Neuharth
Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit. ~ Napoleon Hill
Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit. ~ Vince Lombardi Quotes
Quit worrying about your health. It’ll go away. ~ Robert Orben
First there are those who are winners, and know they are winners. Then there are the losers who know they are losers. Then there are those who are not winners, but don’t know it. They’re the ones for me. They never quit trying. They’re the soul of our game. ~ Bear Bryant
The way to succeed is never quit. That’s it. But really be humble about it…. You start out lowly and humble and you carefully try to learn an accretion of little things that help you get there.~ Alex Hailey
What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it. ~ Alexander Graham Bell Quotes
Winners never quit, and quitters never win. ~ Vince Lombardi
You’re never a loser until you quit trying. ~ Mike Ditka