Quotes About Determination

I thought you could beat, pummel, and thrash an idea into existence. Under such treatment, of course, any decent idea folds up its paws, turns on its back, fixes its eyes on eternity, and dies.

Yell. Jump. Play. Out-run those sons-of-bitches. They'll never live the way you live. Go do it.

Don't look to be saved in any one thing, person, machine, or library. Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were headed for shore.

Montag wanted to fly near the sun and now that he's burnt his damn wings, he wonders why

We all do what we do.

We must take arms each and every day, perhaps knowing that the battle can not be entirely won, but fight we must, if only a gentle bout. The smallest effort to win means, at the end of each day, a sort of victory.

You don't stay for nothing.

Go to the edge of the cliff and jump off. Build your wings on the way down.

He almost turned back to make the walk again, to give her time to appear. He was certain if he tried the same route, everything would work out fine.

But that's the wonderful thing about man; he never gets so discouraged or disgusted that he gives up doing it all over again, because he knows very well it is important and worth the doing.

Come on, get up, get up, you can't just sit! But he was still crying and that had to be finished.

Love what you do and do what you love. Don't listen to anyone else who tells you not to do it.

I'm gonna have a T-Shirt made that says 'Stand at the top of the cliff, and jump off, and build your wings on the way down

I claim no victory. But there was blood on my gloves when I hung them up. When was the last time you did a story like that, out of pure indignation?

No, we'll save what we can, we'll do what there is left to do. If we have to burn, Let's take a few more with us.

I'm not a brave person; I'm an angry person on occasion.

You only fail if you stop writing.

Throughout his life, Bradbury liked to recount the story of meeting a carnival magician, Mr. Electrico, in 1932. At the end of his performance Electrico reached out to the twelve-year-old Bradbury, touched the boy with his sword, and commanded, Live forever! Bradbury later said, I decided that was the greatest idea I had ever heard. I started writing every day. I never stopped.

I discovered very early on that if you wanted a thing, you went for it — and you got it. Most people never go anywhere, or want anything — so they never get anything.

But that is the wonderful thing about man; he never gets so discouraged or disgusted that he gives up doing it all over again, because he knows very well it is important and worth the doing.

the wonderful thing about man; he never gets so discouraged or disgusted that he gives up doing it all over again, because he knows very well it is important and worth the doing.

Realice su propia labor salvadora, y si se ahoga, muera, por lo menos, sabiendo que se dirigía hacia la playa.

Sometimes you see a kite so high, so wise it almost knows the wind. It travels, then chooses to land in one spot and no other and no matter how you yank, run this way or that, it will simply break its cord, seek its resting place and bring you, blood-mouthed, running.

The smallest effort to win means, at the end of each day, a sort of victory.