Determined Quotes
1429 quotes by 1093 authors
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Do not be discouraged by the resistance you will encounter from your human nature; you must go against your human inclinations. Often, in the beginning,…
— Brother Lawrence
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It was Alec who brought their lips together. Seregil's first reaction was disbelief. But Alec was insistent, clumsy but determined. It lasted an instant, an…
— Lynn Flewelling
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I am determined that only the deepest love will induce me into matrimony. So... I shall end an old maid, and teach your ten children…
— Jane Austen
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...yet a memory cannot be trusted, for so much of the experience of the past is determined by the experience of the present.
— Jamaica Kincaid
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I am resolutely opposed to all innovation, all change, but I am determined to understand what’s happening. Because I don’t choose just to sit and…
— Marshall McLuhan
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Logic may indeed be unshakeable, but it cannot withstand a man who is determined to live.
— Franz Kafka
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The largest part of what we call 'personality' is determined by how we've opted to defend ourselves against anxiety and sadness".
— Alain de Botton
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From your results I have determined that you are one of the strongest Divergent, which I say not to compliment you but to explain my…
— Veronica Roth
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Wrong. Enemies don't fight with such determined passion. That kind of focus is reserved for friends at odds with one another." pg 69 Tomas to…
— Heather Brewer
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Do you see the irony at all, Tristan?’ I stare at him and shake my head. He seems determined not to speak again until I…
— John Boyne
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It seems to me that television is exactly like a gun. Your enjoyment of it is determined by which end of it you're on.
— Alfred Hitchcock
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I've determined the ideal job for me is one where I can write clever essays about my life and my employer will give me enough…
— Jen Lancaster
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I looked at the campers, all of them grim and determined. I tried not to feel like this was the last time I'd ever see…
— Rick Riordan
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Graham runs a hand through his hair and takes a deep breath. Finally, with a determined scowl, he crosses the room. His hands grip my…
— Tammara Webber
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Breaking free, or not, is usually determined by whether you want to get somewhere slowly or nowhere fast.
— Tonya Hurley
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To Epictetus, all external events are determined by fate, and are thus beyond our control, but we can accept whatever happens calmly and dispassionately. Individuals,…
— Epictetus
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Live long enough and you'll disappoint everyone. People think you're able to help them and usually you can't. And so it becomes a process of…
— Dave Eggers
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Except for the small revolutionary groups which exist in all countries, the whole world was determined upon preventing revolution in Spain. In particular the Communist…
— George Orwell
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I want to sympathize, I do, but the love triangle is just too delicious. The determined rock star and the possessive billionaire. Rawr.
— Sylvia Day
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Anyone as selfish and determined as you are is never helpless.
— Margaret Mitchell
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