Determination Quotes

1740 Determination quotes by 1045 unique authors

Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person. — Mother Teresa
You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. — R. Buckminster Fuller
The main thing is the YOU beneath the clothes and skin--the ability to do, the will to conquer, the determination to understand and know this… — W. E. B. Du Bois
Our knowledge of circumstances has increased, but our uncertainty, instead of having diminished, has only increased. The reason of this is, that we do not… — Carl von Clausewitz
Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing to the whole woman. — Maya Angelou
The girl had a certain nobleness of imagination, which rendered her a good many services and played her a great many tricks. She spent half… — Henry James
Remember where you came from, where you're going, and why you created this mess you got yourself into in the first place. — Richard Bach
Life, like classical music, is full of difficult passages that are conquered as much through endurance and determination as through any particular skill. — Sheri L. Dew
Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph: a beginning, a struggle, and a victory. — Mahatma Gandhi
Inside of a ring or out, ain't nothing wrong with going down. It's staying down that's wrong. — Muhammad Ali
We are made to persist. that's how we find out who we are. — Tobias Wolff
Actually there were many officers' clubs that Yossarian had not helped build, but he was proudest of the one on Pianosa. It was a sturdy… — Joseph Heller
Life is what you make it. Always has been, always will be. — Eleanor Roosevelt
Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there. — Josh Billings
When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there. — Zig Ziglar
The physical powers of the body cannot be separated from the rationale of the mind and the emotions of the heart. They are one and… — R A Salvatore
Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not… — Robertson Davies
In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
I must hold in balance the sense of the futility of effort and the sense of the necessity to struggle; the conviction of the inevitability… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
God expects you to have enough faith and determination and enough trust in Him to keep moving, keep living, keep rejoicing. In fact, He expects… — Jeffrey R. Holland
Players with fight never lose a game, they just run out of time — John Wooden
Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger. Instead of getting angry nurture a… — Dalai Lama
If you try anything, if you try to lose weight, or to improve yourself, or to love, or to make the world a better place,… — Sarah Dessen
A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard. — Randy Pausch
They cannot take away our self respect if we do not give it to them. — Mahatma Gandhi

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