Determination Quotations

Never go backward. Attempt, and do it with all your might. Determination is power.

The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

I learned the value of hard work by working hard.

Our attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us.

The new year begins in a snow-storm of white vows.

I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse.

Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement.

I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.

In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result.

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.

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.

Continuous, unflagging effort, persistence and determination will win. Let not the man be discouraged who has these.

I decided that my means were sufficient to enable me to devote myself to botany, a determination which I never, during the long period of my subsequent career, had on any occasion any reason to repent of.

Being fit helps me improve my concentration, my will power and even my determination.

In historical and constitutional terms, the recent political status vote in Puerto Rico was a necessary but obviously not decisive step on the road of self-determination leading to full self-government.

It is with deep regret that the determination to assemble Parliament has been so long delayed.

Indeed, every true science has for its object the determination of certain phenomena by means of others, in accordance with the relations which exist between them.

So we want an Islamic state where Islamic law is not just in the books but enforced, and enforced with determination. There is no space and no room for democratic consultation. The Shariah is set and fixed, so why do we need to discuss it anymore? Just implement it!

There is no doubt that Iraqis, like Australians and Americans, love and desire freedom. However, if freedom doesn't mean the right to complete self-determination, unfettered by interests other than one's own, then that freedom is less than worthless - it's oppression.

I like to think that I've got determination, and I'm fiercely protective of the people I love.

I was a savage for so many years of my life. There was some seed of determination in me that I was not conscious of. I was mostly consciously getting into trouble and drunk.

The first war plan has failed because of Iraqi resistance. Now they are trying to write another war plan. Clearly, the American war planners misjudged the determination of the Iraqi forces.

I want to believe that those who have been appointed to accomplish this mission will be totally committed, devoting all their skills and determination to their work. I urge you to lend them your support so that, together, we can build that bright future worthy of our country.

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.

The drops of rain make a hole in the stone not by violence but by oft falling.

Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.

What does it take to be a champion? Desire, dedication, determination, concentration and the will to win.

One of the things that made me persist in the Antarctic in the face of sickening discouragements was my determination to name a portion of the earth's surface after my father.

Being part of a fraternity has given me the foundation for everything I do in my career from the loyalty to the determination; it laid the foundation for everything Ive been able to enjoy. Im heavily involved with Omega Psi Phi.

Victory is the child of preparation and determination.

At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else.

What a pity human beings can't exchange problems. Everyone knows exactly how to solve the other fellow's.

Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.

I've done movies that were maybe not worth it, but I try to take the best from every experience. You learn more from bad experiences sometimes. It gives you more will to overcome your mistakes. They give you determination.

Nothing is impossible in this world. Firm determination, it is said, can move heaven and earth. Things appear far beyond one's power, because one cannot set his heart on any arduous project due to want of strong will.

The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck.

Listening to the stories my colleagues are researching and grappling with - in terms of access to documents, psychological understanding of their subjects, artful composition and determination to extrapolate from an individual's life lessons and insights that we can all learn from - I am each time overwhelmed by joy.

The secret of happiness is the determination to be happy always, rather than wait for outer circumstances to make one happy.

But the Congress has made the determination that certain kinds of information can be protected even though the American people may want to have access to information.

Don't tell me what you believe in. I'll observe how you behave and I will make my own determination.

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

If you imagine someone with 100 percent determination and 100 percent intelligence, you can discard a lot of intelligence before they stop succeeding. But if you start discarding determination, you very quickly get an ineffectual and perpetual grad student.

It takes a perverse determination to drain that instinctive curiosity away and make history seem just remote, dead and disconnected from our contemporary reality. Conversely, it just takes skilful storytelling to recharge that connection to make the past come alive in our present.

I learned that if you want to make it bad enough, no matter how bad it is, you can make it.

If a person goes to his job with a firm determination to give of himself the best of which he is capable, that job no matter what it is takes on dignity and importance.

There is nothing which any way pertaineth to the worship of God left to the determination of human laws.

You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.

Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.

We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history.

Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve.

Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.

I believe that ultimately the situation in Kosovo can only be resolved through self-determination.

Reform is the mission from which we shall not digress; it is an expression of belief and determination between us and our people. With the help of Allah, we will proceed forward in this promising national process within the natural progress of the life cycle and the development of people and nation.

Everyone has determination - it's a question of how you use it. Hers is based on power and success and conquering; she doesn't care what she has to do or who gets hurt in the process. In that way we're very, very different.

Because everything we say and do is the length and shadow of our own souls, our influence is determined by the quality of our being.

The country needs someone with experience and determination to make tough decisions. All the money aside, it is important that Greece restore its reputation.

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.

There's a lot of heartache because you don't always win. You need loads of determination.

What to an outsider will be no more than the vigorous presentation of a conviction, to an employee may be the manifestation of a determination which it is not safe to thwart.

America was born out of a desire for self-determination, a longing for the human dignity that only independence can bring.

Remembering that the man who always fights one more round is never whipped.

I navigate through the world with the excitement and determination of a child. That's why I'm an artist. I'd die without an outlet for expression. Unfortunately, more often than not, that childlike energy is the maturity level I bring to many circumstances.

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

Stubbornness and ignorance and determination are a very fine line from each other. I'm a very stubborn person, but not so stubborn that I can't learn new things and meet new people, but I have a one-track mind.

I've always found that anything worth achieving will always have obstacles in the way and you've got to have that drive and determination to overcome those obstacles on route to whatever it is that you want to accomplish.

You've done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination.

Salvation is from our side a choice, from the divine side it is a seizing upon, an apprehending, a conquest by the Most High God. Our 'accepting' and 'willing' are reactions rather than actions. The right of determination must always remain with God.

I have both English bulldog determination and Bengal tiger strength.

Social psychology is especially interested in the effect which the social group has in the determination of the experience and conduct of the individual member.

The space program is not only scientific in purpose but also is an expression of man's insistent determination to do the nearly impossible - to explore the unknown, even at great risk.

I get Tweets every day from people telling me that 'Hey, I'm going to overcome my injury or my illness. Cancer. Different diseases. I can beat it because Adrian Peterson showed me the determination and the willpower to be able to prosper and get through adversity whenever it comes.'

Happiness is an attitude of mind, born of the simple determination to be happy under all outward circumstances.

When hired three years ago, I willingly accepted the challenge of leading the Bulls back to the type of team this city richly deserves. I'm proud of the fact that each year the team has taken another step toward an NBA championship, and played with intense pride and determination.

But Socialism, alone, can bring self-determination of their peoples.

International law says people fighting for self-determination can use force in order to achieve their independence.

People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit.

I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.

Deep down, the Iraqi people want the United States out. And their self-determination should be respected.

A determined soul will do more with a rusty monkey wrench than a loafer will accomplish with all the tools in a machine shop.

The thing that contributes to anyone's reaching the goal he wants is simple wanting that goal badly enough.

If you really want something you can figure out how to make it happen.

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.

Against expectations I was charmed by Gehry's Edgemar development, which housed the Santa Monica Museum of Art, and positively awed by the Bilbao Guggenheim. That Gehry is a great artist I have no doubt, but talent and determination are no warrant against confusion, nor are they a guaranty to produce great art.

Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man.

If people ask me for the ingredients of success, I say one is talent, two is stubbornness or determination, and third is sheer luck. You have to have two out of the three. Any two will probably do.

Even the striving for equality by means of a directed economy can result only in an officially enforced inequality - an authoritarian determination of the status of each individual in the new hierarchical order.

What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character?

I would argue that the next President, either Bush or Gore, should strike a 'national' posture, exhibiting generosity toward the defeated opponent, but proceeding with determination to implement an agenda.

Amongst the qualities a hero should have, I would include determination, loyalty, courage, perseverance, patience, focus, intrepidity and selflessness.

They say love will find a way. I know determination will.

Rosa Parks' courage, determination, and tenacity continue to be an inspiration to all those committed to non-violent protest and change nearly half a century later.

Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught hell for.

What I love about the East End is that there's a great perseverance, determination and courage. What I dislike about it is that there is sometimes a celebration of ignorance.

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

If I were dropped out of a plane into the ocean and told the nearest land was a thousand miles away, I'd still swim. And I'd despise the one who gave up.

I swam across Skaneateles Lake, about a mile, when I was 11 years old. I remember feeling when I was in the middle of the lake that I would be there forever, and having no idea where on shore I'd end up. I made it, and I'm proud of the determination and persistence that took.