Creative Writing: Never Give Up

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One thing I know for sure is that if you give up, you can 't succeed. It 's just a basic law of the universe. Success only comes to people who work for what they want. Unfortunately, giving up can be easy to do. It always seems like the easier option when faced with hard work, struggle, or a little bit of pain. But, in the long run, it is the more difficult option. Why? Because after you give up, you look back on life and think, "What could I have done? Who could I have been? Where would I be now if I hadn 't given up?" Following are 19 never give up quotes to help you not have to ask those questions.

1. One Day It 's All Going To Pay Off

"Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine." - Jack Ma

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It shows that a brilliant man doesn 't accredit his success to his brain, but rather the ability to not give up and stick with it until he finds a solution. It 's really that simple. When others give up, you keep going until you find the answers or success that you want.

7. It 's Hard To Beat You When You Won 't Give Up

"You just can 't beat the person who won 't give up." - Babe Ruth

I think this quote really implies that you can 't break through the energy that someone has when they are determined. That determination keeps them moving, and even if you are hating on them or bullying them or trying to win an argument with them, you won 't succeed because they just won 't give up on their dreams, goals, and desires in life.

8. Put One Foot In Front Of The Other

"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." - Confucius

Some days you are not going to want to go after things as strongly as other days. That 's fine! The thing that matters is that you keep moving, even if it is at a snail 's pace today. When you stop, you give up and fail. When you do something, no matter how small it is, you are still moving towards

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