Quotes about Determination

I gave in to sadness because I had no choice.

Whether our new start was going to end in success or failure didn't cross my mind. What I did know, and know consciously, was that it was already exciting.

You cannot control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

You may not be able to control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them

No, you learned that you have power—power and determination. I love you and I am proud of you. With those two things, you can go anywhere and everywhere.

You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise. Does

I can change by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.

Centered on the world's stage, she sings to her loves and beloveds, to her foes and detractors: However I am perceived and deceived, however my ignorance and conceits, lay aside your fears that I will be undone, for I shall not be moved.

You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated.

You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise.

You can spoil your fun, your day, your life—that's your business—but I won't let you spoil my fun, my day, or my life.

I had a mother who would never allow herself to be a victim no matter what happened… Never made excuses, and she never accepted an excuse from us. And if we ever came up with an excuse, she always said, Do you have a brain? And if the answer was yes, then she said, Then you could have thought your way out of it.