Quotes about Determination

Not everybody is going to agree with your dream. I'm sure you've had border bullies in your life as you moved into your career. And what we don't want to do is focus upon them.

Just follow your dreams and be patient.

Set yourself earnestly to see what you are made to do, and then set yourself earnestly to do it.

It isn't sufficient just to want - you've got to ask yourself what you are going to do to get the things you want.

You can have all the tools in the world but if you don't genuinely believe in yourself, it's useless.

What I've learned in these 11 years is you just got to stay focused and believe in yourself and trust your own ability and judgment.

I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay, and I don't ever want to finish second again. There is a second place bowl game, but it is a game for losers played by losers. It is and always has been an American zeal to be first in anything we do, and to win, and to win, and to win.

I have tried so hard to do right.

When I was in Class II, we used to walk about 5 km. to school. I did not know of Olympics or even athletics then. One day, a friend went in a car and left me behind. I was so angry, I wanted to run and outrace the car. I ran so fast that I tripped and fractured my knee.

There are no shortcuts to true excellence.

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.

Because my dad abused me, I was determined to never let a man tell me what to do. God clearly showed me that I needed to be a submissive wife if I wanted to be effective in ministry. The truth is, if we don't learn to submit to authority, we won't ever learn to submit to God.