Quotes about Determination

I think it's a sin to sit down and let your life go without making a try for it.

I got to see the best players in the world every year the week after the U.S. Nationals, which is now known as the US Open, in Los Angeles. That made a huge difference in my life.

Dont' make excuses, make good.

There is no failure except in no longer trying.

Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer the goal.

Parties who want milk should not seat themselves on a stool in the middle of the field in hope that the cow will back up to them.

Genius is often only the power of making continuous efforts.

Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed — there's so little competition.

Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, It can't be done.

Surely, in the light of history, it is more intelligent to hope rather than to fear, to try rather than not to try. For one thing we know beyond all doubt: Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, "It can't be done.

Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart. Don't be concerned about whether people are watching you or criticizing you. The chances are that they aren't paying any attention to you. It's your attention to yourself that is so stultifying.

I am not a gifted person. I had only three assets: I was keenly interested, I accepted every challenge and every opportunity to learn more, and I had great energy and discipline.