Quotes About Resolve

at first, had some difficulties with this task. She thought hard about whether Ngong, only a few

Get out of here, Antonia. Now." There was no real force behind the command, as if only a part of him meant it.

And, of course, this time, there was no question of him not succeeding—he intended to get his ring on her finger no matter how long it took. This

Time to man up.

And he wanted to march right in there and do it again.

these practices began to yield unorthodox results. Meditation on impermanence, suffering, and no-self, for example, did not—as the Buddha insisted it would—lead me to disenchantment, dispassion, and a resolve not to be born again but to an ever-deepening awareness of life's infinitely poignant beauty.

Dharma practice is founded on resolve. This is not an emotional conversion, a devastating realization of the error of our ways, a desperate urge to be good, but an ongoing, heartfelt reflection on priorities, values, and purpose. We need to keep taking stock of our life in an unsentimental, uncompromising way.

SOMEONE MIGHT SAY: "I resolve to awaken, to practice a way of life conducive to that end, and to cultivate friendships that nurture it," but he may feel exactly the opposite much of the time.

Life is a struggle, and it is the struggle that gives it meaning. The only thing to do was to give one's all, and leave the consequences to fate.7

Unlike Paul Newman, who seems to think that salad dressing is the cure-all for America's ills, I'm a man of action.

If You Ain't Afraid, Go Do It Then

Alone in the kitchen, Horace stared with sombre eyes at the plate of food. For a long time he betrayed no sign of yielding. His mood was adamantine. He was resolved not to sell his vengeance for bread, cold ham, and a pickle, and yet it must be known that the sight of them affected him powerfully. The pickle in particular was notable for its seductive charm. He surveyed it darkly. Horace

He saw that to be firm soldiers they must go forward.

Although both men were full of resolve, the defender could not keep his doubts out of his mind, while the attacker refused to entertain any doubts. (Rommel vs. Eisenhower)

When push-off comes to shove-off, a man must have a reason to get out of bed in the mornings, something more than the threat of bedsores, at any rate.

As Yoda had expressed it a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away: "Do. Or do not. There is no try.

Der Weg aus dieser Falle ist der gleiche, wie der aus jeder brenzligen Lage: Wir schlagen so hart und so schnell mit dermaßen viel Feuerkraft zu, dass die sich wünschen, sie hätten sich einen anderen Job ausgesucht.

Richard, you got to be a man today.

Seek with enough conviction aforethought and ye shall find.

Get busy living or get busy dying.....there ain't nothing inbetween

Sooner or later even the fastest runners have to stand and fight.

If,' Roland said. 'An old teacher of mine used to call it the only word a thousand letters long.

Sometimes the only thing to do is to take the thing that you must have. Even if someone gets hurt.

In the end we always wear out our worries. That's what Wireman says.