Quotes about Determination

I made a CD in my dorm room and put it on the Internet, and my friends blew it up. Within a few months, I was doing shows across the country without a record deal, without a single, without anything.

People have said to me, You can't write songs. You can't play an instrument. But I've got 10 gold records.

I'm a big believer in having to go through hard times to get to where you want to be. Nothing comes easy. You have to work.

No matter what happens, you're always going to have those critics and those haters. You just have to learn how to deal with that. I think I have and accept that.

He who hesitates is a damned fool.

If you want to be successful in a particular field, perseverance is one of the key qualities.

You work three jobs? Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that. To a divorced mother of three, Omaha, Nebraska, Feb. 4, 2005

We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail.

When President Reagan began his inaugural address, I was inspired by his optimism and determination to move the country forward. As he said in his speech, "Americans have the capacity now, as we've had in the past, to do whatever needs to be done to preserve this last and greatest bastion of freedom.

I had watched Dad climb into the biggest arena and succeed. I wanted to find out if I had what it took to join him.

Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do---then do it with all your strength.

I've worked too hard and too long to let anything stand in the way of my goals. I will not let my teammates down and I will not let myself down.