Quotes about Determination

Hell hath no fury like a hustler with a literary agent.

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.

O Lord, give us faith. Give us faith in Thee; faith in our sons; faith in each other; faith in our united crusade. Let not the keeness of our spirit ever be dulled. Let not the impacts of temporary events, of temporal matters of but fleeting moment -- let not these deter us in our unconquerable purpose.

No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory…With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph---so help us God.

Passion makes one persuasive.

How many times in her life had she been faced with the same Sisyphean task?

Winston Churchill said it well: "Success is never final; failure is never fatal. It is courage that counts.

To choose joy does not mean to choose happy feelings or an artificial atmosphere of hilarity. But it does mean the determination to let whatever takes place bring us one step closer to the God of life.

Setting our hearts on something involves not only serious aspiration but also strong determination. A spiritual life requires human effort. The forces that keep pulling us back into a worry-filled life are far from easy to overcome.

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them. Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around. Nothing can be more useful to a man than the determination not to be hurried.

What a different aspect will courage put upon the face of things!