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title: "6 Determination People Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [I have seen American determination in people like Debbi Sommers. She runs a furniture rental business for conventions in Las Vegas. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/i-have-seen-american-determination-in-people-like-debbi-sommers-she/)

[Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/)

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> [Starting and growing a business is as much about the innovation, drive and determination of the people who do it as it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elon-musk/starting-and-growing-a-business-is-as-much-about-the-innovation-drive/)

[Elon Musk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elon-musk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee2/elon-musk-1138_business_starting-and-growing-a-business-is-as-mu_448864.jpg)

> [If you think about determination, if people have a heart and are determined, they can get to that place. But there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-izzard/if-you-think-about-determination-if-people-have-a-heart-and-are/)

[Eddie Izzard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-izzard/)

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> [And the fact that Emmett Till, a young black man, could be found floating down the river in Mississippi, as, indeed, many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-shuttlesworth/and-the-fact-that-emmett-till-a-young-black-man-could-be-found/)

[Fred Shuttlesworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-shuttlesworth/)

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> [But my father also supported human rights, freedom and self-determination for all people, including Latino agricultural workers, Native Americans, and the millions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-iii/but-my-father-also-supported-human-rights-freedom-and-self/)

[Martin Luther King III](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-iii/)

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> [The spirit and determination of the people to chart their own destiny is the greatest power for good in human affairs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-blunt/the-spirit-and-determination-of-the-people-to-chart-their-own-destiny/)

[Matt Blunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-blunt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ce/matt-blunt-35226_affair_the-spirit-and-determination-of-the-peop_2170251.png)

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