Quotes about Determination

It was not apathy or passiveness. For him, prayer was a display of the strongest possible activity.

The only fight which is lost is that which we give up.

Describing Bonhoeffer's demeanor on returning to danger in Germany rather than safety in America, with "with a strong and joyful firmness such as only arises out of realized freedom.

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.

Success is determined not by whether or not you face obstacles, but by your reaction to them. And if you look at these obstacles as a containing fence, they become your excuse for failure. If you look at them as a hurdle, each one strengthens you for the next.

Successful people don't have fewer problems. They have determined that nothing will stop them from going forward.

To THINK BIG and to use our talents doesn't mean we won't have difficulties along the way. We will--we all do. If we choose to see the obstacles in our path as barriers, we stop trying. "We can't win," we moan. "They won't let us win.

I'm a good neurosugeon. That's not a boast but a way of acknowledging the innate ability God has given to me. Beginning with determination and using my gifted hands, I went on for training and sharpening for my skills.

When we are confronted by failure and mistakes, we can leave them behind and go on with our lives.

The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.

The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this; decide what you want.

The secret to success is constancy to purpose.