Quotes About Determination

Wheedling the borrowed wheels a second time had required an oath nearly signed in blood and a threat of death followed by imprisonment.

Al día de hoy, al comprender la habilidad del mundo para presionarme hasta que haga lo que no hago, he madurado. Con qué actitud desempeño mi papel, eso depende únicamente de mi.

and this contentment as well? Where we choose to be, where we choose to be—we have that power to determine our lives. We cannot reel time backward or forward, but we can take ourselves to the place that defines our being.

there is a great debate in Kentucky, south of us, near Tennessee, between those who believe in free will and those who hold with predestination. I have always believed I was free.

Serinity Young

Learning is not done to you, it is something you choose to do.

If failure is not an option, then neither is success.

Quit or be exceptional. Average is for losers.

Winners quit fast, quit often, and quit without guilt

Persistent people are able to visualize the idea of light at the end of the tunnel when others can't see it

Everyone will think it's stupid! Everyone says it's impossible. Guess what? Everyone works in the balloon factory and everyone is wrong.

When you set down the path to create art, whatever sort of art it is, understand that the path is neither short not easy. That means you must determine if the route is worth the effort. If it's not, dream bigger.

believe that giving up is the same thing as being realistic.

Passion can overcome fear - the fear of losing, of failing, of being traditional.

Writers write. Runners run. Establish your identity by doing your work.

If you don't know how it works, find out. If you're not sure if it will work, try it. If it doesn't make sense, play with it until it does. If it's not broken, break it. If it might not be true, find out.

It's extremely difficult to find smart people willing to start useful projects. Because sometimes what you start doesn't work. The fact that it doesn't work every time should give you confidence, because it means you're doing something that frightens others.

The desire to fail on the way to reaching a bigger goal is the untold secret of success.

Here's a quote from ultramarathoner Dick Collins: Decide before the race the conditions that will cause you to stop and drop out. You don't want to be out there saying, "Well gee, my leg hurts, I'm a little dehydrated, I'm sleepy, I'm tired, and it's cold and windy." And talk yourself into quitting. If you are making a decision based on how you feel at that moment, you will probably make the wrong decision.

Anyone who says failure is not an option has also ruled out innovation.

The challenge is to focus on the work, not on the fear that comes from doing the work.

Extraordinary benefits also accrue to the tiny majority with the guts to quit early and refocus their efforts on something new.

The next time you catch yourself being average when you feel like quitting, realize that you have only two good choices: Quit or be exceptional. Average is for losers.

The goal is to quit the tasks you're doing because you're hiding on behalf of the lizard brain and to push through the very tasks the lizard fears. Is