Quotes About Determination

He strong in body but weak in will.

She weak as a kitten. But her mouth just pack with claws.

Some womens can't be beat.

She got a long pointed nose and big fleshy mouth. Lips look like black plum. Eyes big, glossy. Feverish. And mean. Like, sick as she is, if a snake cross her path, she kill it

She bound to live her life and be herself no matter what.

She say, Nothing but death can keep me from it. She never write.

I'm pore, I'm black, I may be ugly and can't cook, a voice say to everything listening. But I'm here.

She say, Miss Celie, You better hush. God might hear you. Let 'im hear me, I say. If he ever listened to poor colored women the world would be a different place, I can tell you.

Like, sick as she is, if a snake cross her path, she kill it.

But this hard work, let me tell you. He been there so long, he don't want to budge. He threaten lightening, floods and earthquakes. Us fight. I hardly pray at all. Every time I conjure up a rock, I throw it.

I am telling you Discouraged One we will win. And I will show you why. We are the offspring of the ignorantly discarded: we conjure sunrise with our smiles and provoke music out of trash. Who can completely disappear such genius?

I'm pore, black, I may even be ugly, but dear God, I'm here! I'm here!

He grunted. 'You have the courage of a warrior.' I watched him turn away and gather the clothes from the ground. He thought me courageous? But I was terrified - always terrified. 'No,' I said flatly. 'I don't. He paused from stuffing the invaluable robe between two bales. 'Are you frightened now?' I nodded, shame flushing my skin. 'Is it going to stop you?' 'No.' 'That is the courage of a warrior.

Even a cornered rabbit will fight with teeth and claws.

You have far more courage than you think you do.

I have talked to many international sporting men and women and there is one common denominator that has driven them to excellence,' Atkinson continues. 'That is the frustration and hurt they have experienced from someone who has told them they would never achieve or be good at anything.

I want to be someone so filled with curiosity and determination that I trundle around foreign cities looking for obscure pieces of a puzzle that might help me understand who I am, and still be game for Zumba when I'm eighty.

An objective viewpoint was beyond her; she was single-minded to a fault.

Failure is not fatal until we surrender trying again is the key of glorious victory

But maybe, that's the point. That there are no guarentees. There are no happy endings. But you show up anyway. You don't give up. You NEVER give up. Maybe that's what it takes to be a HERO. -Billy Kaplan

There are only two options – make progress or make excuses.

Some professionals will do almost anything for a chance to work on tough tasks.

Making clear that there could be a negative outcome—and that you are willing to do whatever is necessary—can not only get the other person's attention but also, in some cases, increase respect for you. Being willing to fight hard for what you believe in often engenders admiration.

Allegra Goodman