Determination Quotes

The dream doesn't lie in victimization or blame; it lies in hard work, determination and a good education.

Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time-rich and cash-poor.

Don't wait for your ship to come in, swim out to it.

You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That's the mark of a true professional.

Rain puts a hole in stone because of its constancy, not its force. Just keep knocking on doors until the right one opens

Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph: a beginning, a struggle, and a victory.

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

Courage has nothing to do with our determination to be great. It has to do with what we decide in that moment when we are called upon to be more.

If you have a strong mind and plant in it a firm resolve, you can change your destiny.

Enclose your heart in times of need with the steel of your determination and your strength. In doing this, all things will be bearable.

There is no such thing as helplessness. It's just another word for giving up.

To become a champion, fight one more round.

Determination becomes obsession and then it becomes all that matters.

Victory is the child of preparation and determination.

Progress in every age results only from the fact that there are some men and women who refuse to believe that what they know to be right cannot be done.

Dig until you hit rock. Then take out that jackhammer and go a little deeper.

Each story we approach in the same way, with curiosity and interest and determination to get behind the image.

Have the dogged determination to follow through to achieve your goal; regardless of circumstances or whatever other people say, think, or do

Most men fail, not through lack of education or agreeable personal qualities, but from lack of dogged determination, from lack of dauntless will.

Be absolutely determined to enjoy what you do.

There is nothing more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

I think the key is basically just your determination. As far an artist is concerned, it's just about your drive and your dream.

Take it from a guy: If you're in love with somebody, you will swim the stream, you will climb the mountain, you will slay the dragon. You're going to get to her somehow, some way.

Prejudice and bigotry are brought down...by the sheer force of determination of individuals to succeed and the refusal of a human being to let prejudice define the parameters of the possible.

When we first begin fighting for our dreams, we have no experience and make many mistakes. The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and get up eight times.

There are moments when I feel like giving up or giving in, but I soon rally again and do my duty as I see it: to keep the spark of life inside me ablaze.

The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.

Soon after, I returned home to my family, with a determination to bring them as soon as possible to live in Kentucky, which I esteemed a second paradise, at the risk of my life and fortune.

I think my secret is that there's no shortcuts for hard work, determination and having that don't give up attitude.

Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other.

Perseverance, determination, commitment, and courage-those things are real. The desire for redemption drives you.

We are made to persist. that's how we find out who we are.

There's always a way through things if you work hard enough and look close. It all depends on your level of determination.

I can never stop working hard. Each day I feel that I have to improve. Hardwork...Determination...I gotta keep pushing myself.

The person who really wants to do something finds a way; the other finds an excuse.

If you work with determination and with perfection, success will follow.

Concentrate on your strengths, instead of your weaknesses... on your powers, instead of your problems.

Closed doors are a test of our faith. Keep moving forward, being your best, living with determination and faith. When you do, you'll see amazing changes all around you.

It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.

See first with your mind, then with your eyes, and finally with your body.

The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.

In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.

There are some who want to get married and others who don't. I have never had an impulse to go to the altar. I am a difficult person to lead.

It is a noble responsibility to not back down when you know that you know that you know that you are right.

People begin to become successful the minute they decide to be.

The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come.

When it comes down to it, determination has a greater impact than giftedness.

If you ever get a second chance in life for something, you've got to go all the way.

You are only a prisoner when you surrender.

Live your life in a sublime spirit of confidence and determination.