I am so confident that your presence in this world will be noticed because of your vigor, perseverance and commitment to the larger good.
We women are proud of you and your perseverance and determination in what is primarily a man's sport.
My brothers, consider it a great joy when trials of many kinds come upon you, for you well know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance, and perseverance must complete its work so that you will become fully developed, complete, not deficient in any way.
He was comforted by his favorite Bible passage, which says in part, "when you encounter various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance".
"I thought about all of your pain and perseverance, your unique family situations, school environments, health issues, homelessness, identity struggles — sometimes you are so brave that it terrifies me," she wrote.
Mr. Ahern, speaking at a news conference, called this May Day a "day of hope and opportunity" that finally closed one chapter of modern Europe's history of cold-war division and opened a new chapter made possible by "the triumph of your determination and perseverance".
As they wheeled me into surgery today, I thought about all of your pain and perseverance, your unique family situations, school environments, health issues, homelessness, identity struggles -- sometimes you are so brave that it terrifies me.
In a note titled "Thank You" on Gaga's Little Monsters website, the singer compared her tribulations to those of her fans, explaining, "As they wheeled me into surgery today, I thought about all of your pain and perseverance, your unique family situations, school environments, health issues, homelessness, identity struggles".
"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
"We're gonna start a book of triumph, of perseverance, of tenacity, of what has me here right now.
