Quotes About Resolve

The time is out of joint; O cursed spite,That ever I was born to set it right!

See first that the design is wise and just: that ascertained, pursue it resolutely; do not for one repulse forego the purpose that you resolved to effect.

He began to develop an obstinate patience.

The happy Warrior... is he... who, with a natural instinct to discern what knowledge can perform, is diligent to learn; abides by this resolve, and stops not there, but makes his moral being his prime care.

Being stubborn can be a good thing. Being stubborn can be a bad thing. It just depends on how you use it.

Cause one way or the other," I said, rolling a fat one, "it's all gonna work out." "And what makes you so goddamn sure?" I took a hit and held it in. When I exhaled, I said, slowly but deliberately, "It's a matter of faith, Waylon. And I got enough faith to last me this lifetime and whatever lifetimes come next.

You know inside whether it's right. But you still have to choose to do it.

The secret of our success is that we never, never give up.

I have never accepted what many people have kindly said ó namely that I inspired the nation. Their will was resolute and remorseless, and as it proved, unconquerable.It fell to me to express it.

They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds.

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival.

For each and for all, as for the Royal Navy, the watchword should be, "Carry on, and dread nought."

We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire. Neither the sudden shock of battle, nor the long-drawn trials of vigilance and exertion will wear us down. Give us the tools and we will finish the job.

We will have no truce or parley with you [Hitler], or the grisly gang who work your wicked will. You do your worst—and we will do our best.

We shall not flag nor fail. We shall go on to the end.

What kind of people do they [the Japanese] think we are? Is it possible they do not realize that we shall never cease to persevere against them until they have been taught a lesson which they and the world will never forget?

It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.

Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duty, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Commonwealth and the Empire last for a thousand years, men will still say, This was their finest hour.

Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never -- in nothing, great or small, large or petty -- never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.

One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half.

We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.

It is not enough that we do our best; sometimes we must do what is required.

not to decide is to decide .

There is such a thing as a man being too proud to fight.