However it was not enough to discourage me, so I went on to persevere in an attempt to try to make the picture as well as I had imagined.

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In these difficult times, I know that the Egyptian people will persevere, and they must know that they will continue to have a friend in the United States of America.

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Without making a big deal about it, the group intuitively created the conditions that provided me the space to persevere on my own with a sense of security in case I freaked.

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And if you fight for your seat at the table, and you set a better example, and you persevere in what you decide to do with your life, I have every faith not only that you will succeed, but that, through you, our nation will continue to be a beacon of light for men and women, boys and girls, in every corner of the globe.

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Although I have no plans to switch my Windows allegiance to the Macintosh, I have always marveled at Apple's ability to persevere with the odds so often stacked against its survival.

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Personally, being the son of immigrant parents from Belarus and myself being born there, I knew no other way, but to work hard, stays disciplined, and persevere through energy.

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