Quotes About Determination

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I am the Fiercest of the Fierce.

Frightened, but determined, and if the time came to be brave, I am quite sure you would be very, very brave.

I think that is not true," Uncle Henrik said. "I think you are like your mama, and like your papa, and like me. Frightened, but determined, and if the time came to be brave, I am quite sure you would be very, very brave.

That's what brave means - not thinking about the dangers. Just thinking about what you must do.

I'm trying to ruin it! Will had bellowed back. So I can figure out how to do it perfectly! How can you learn anything if you won't take risks?

One step at a time," Vorkosigan returned grimly, "I can walk around the world. Watch me.

This wasn't prayer anyway, it was just argument with the gods. Prayer, he suspected as he hoisted himself up and turned for the door, was putting one foot in front of the other. Moving all the same.

If you can't do what you want, do what you can.

I've got forward momentum. There's no virtue in it. It's just a balancing act. I don't dare stop.

You go on. You just go on. There's nothing more to it, and there's no trick to make it easier. You just go on.

I am not a fate worse than death, dammit!

I'd storm heaven for you, if I knew where it was.

Anything worth achieving is worth overachieving.

I don't confuse greatness with perfection. To be great anyhow is…the higher achievement.

Miles is... Miles; close to a force of nature, climbing up out of his own pages and escaping subordination to any opinion of mine.

One foot in front of the other, wasn't that the grownup way of solving problems? Surely he ought to be a grownup at his age.

Miles was…the thing is, he was afflicted with a severe birth injury. He grew up pretty much crippled, so he poured all his frustrated energy into his intellect. Since the Vorkosigan family motto might as well be, Anything worth achieving is worth overachieving , the effect was pretty frightening. And it worked for him, so he did it some more.

You go on. You just go on. There's nothing more to it, and there's no trick to make it easier. You just go on. What do you find on the other side? When you go on? She shrugged. Your life again. What else?

There was no limit to what one man might do, if he gave all, and held back nothing.

You? I know you! You trust beyond reason. She met his eyes steadily. Yes. It's how I get results beyond hope. As you may recall.

Ivan: ] "... you haven't let the lack of half-marks stop you. Or the rules. Or respect for reality, as afar as I can tell." [Miles:] "I never let anything stop me. That's how you get what you want, Ivan. No one's going to just hand it to you.

He's not so short," said Ekaterin defensively. "He's just . . . concentrated." Her

We have what we can hold, dear boy, and never let them see you flinch or falter.