Quotes About Determination

You could have lived quietly as slaves, but because you longed to be free you are with me here, and to gain that end you must be valiant, strong and undismayed. 24th June 1314, Robert de Brus Bannockburn Battle

Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.

As a heterosexual ballet dancer, you develop a thick skin.

No arsenal or no weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.

The ultimate determinant in the struggle now going on for the world will not be bombs and rockets but a test of wills and ideas-a trial of spiritual resolve the values we hold, the beliefs we cherish and the ideals to which we are dedicated.

Today we have done what we had to do. If necessary, we shall do it again.

Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver 5 minutes longer.

never give up when things are hard

If I was as rich as a Rockerfeller I'd be Richer than Rockefeller, because I'd do a bit of window cleaning on the side.

Excellence is the result of caring more than others think is wise risking more than others think is safe dreaming more than others think is practical and expecting more than others think is possible.

Determination is a champions trait, yet it comes in many forms. To be determined is to be unditered by any one thing, and this is something to be admired.

The world belongs to those who don't give up..

You are ours, Lilly Darling, and will be ours until we're dragged kicking and screaming from this world into the flames. And when we're all in Hell, we will take on Lucifer himself if he dares to keep us from you.

I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.

Something of Rosa

I had decided that I would not go anywhere with a piece of paper in my hand asking white folks for any favors. I had made that decision myself, as an individual.

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear. Knowing what must be done does away with fear.

when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear.

As secretary of the NAACP, I recorded and sent membership payments to the national office, answered telephones, wrote letters, and sent out press releases to the newspapers. One of my main duties was to keep a record of cases of discrimination or unfair treatment or acts of violence against black people.

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true. I was not tired physically, or no more tired than I usually was at the end of a working day. I was not old, although some people have an image of me as being old then. I was forty-two. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.

I had given up my seat before, but this day, I was especially tired. Tired from my work as a seamstress, and tired from the ache in my heart.

All I was doing was trying to get home from work.

I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength. Long ago I set my mind to be a free person and not to give in to fear. I always felt that it was my right to defend myself if I could. I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear." - Rosa Parks