Quotes About Determination

He plunged headlong into the tangle, hacking right and left with his curved blade. He saw the red-haired girl huddled in a narrow passageway between two houses. Her garments had been torn to shreds, and her flesh was raked and bruised. She was scrambling to her feet, still clutching the short dagger that had cut down a bandit. But before she could kick clear of her dead captor, another raider saw her and closed in.

If Joan of Arc could turn the tide of an entire war before her 18th birthday, you can get out of bed.

If Joan of Arc could turn the tide of an entire war before her eighteenth birthday, you can get out of bed.

Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.

Always do what you're afraid to do. ... I will prove myself strong when they think I am sick. I will prove myself brave when they think I am weak.

Never take a seat in the back of the room. Winners sit up front.

I will prove myself strong when they think I am sick. I will prove myself brave when they think I am weak -Cady Sinclair

In America, here is how we operate: We work for what we want, and we get ahead. We never take no for answer, and we deserve the rewards of our perseverance.

She doesn't feel like crying anymore.

the more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle.

Don't worry, said Frankie. I'm indelible.

I flinch. "Don't feel sorry for me, okay? Not ever. It makes my skin crawl.

Like, in Vanity Fair, Becky Sharp is one big ambition machine. She'll stop at zero. Jane Eyre has temper tantrums, throws herself on the floor. Pip in Great Expectations is deluded and money hungry. All of them want a better life and go after it, and all of them are morally compromised. That makes them interesting.

He didn't shut up when people wanted him to, he made them listen - and then he listened in return. He refused to take things lightly, though he was always quick to laugh.

Be decisive; no one likes a waffler"; "Never complain, never explain"—

Jule believed that the more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle.

I am not someone to pity, with an unstable mind and weird pain syndromes. I am taking charge of my life. I live according to my principles. I take action and make sacrifices.

Granddad's voice boomed across the yard. "This is the United States of America," he said. "You don't seem to understand that, Penny, so let me explain. In America, here is how we operate: We work for what we want, and we get ahead. We never take no for answer, and we deserve the rewards of our perseverance. Will, Taft, are you listening?

I will prove myself strong, when they think I am sick. I will prove myself brave, when they think I am weak.

Don't take no for an answer.

You look down on me, but I'm the strong one, I'm the strong one here. Do you see, Immie? Do you see?

I will prove myself brave when they think I am weak.

I will prove myself strong, when they think I am sick. I will prove myself brave, when they think I am weak. (p.142)

Magari potessi innalzarmi al livello di colui che avrei voluto essere! Ma non so quale forza, che si accresce con gli anni, mi tira verso il basso. Perfino per risalire alla mia superficie devo impiegare stratagemmi ai quali non posso pensare senza arrossire