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Quotes About Determination

They're looking for guys like us, he says, young and hungry, not done yet. I say I'm not hungry, Rick, all I am is angry. He says that'll do just fine.
~ Garth Ennis
Yep, said Arthur. Somehow yep seemed the most positive thing he could say. Stronger than yeah and more heroic than yes . He hoped he could live up to it.
~ Garth Nix
You are an adventurer! exclaimed Sylvie. She tore herself away from the window and handed the glasses back to her. But I suppose that could work. Only, what will happen afterwards? 'I was planning to worry about afterwards when there is an afterwards, replied Leaf. And I'm not an adventurer. At least not by choice. I've done that once and learned my lesson. No more adventures without knowing what I'm getting into. They wouldn't be adventures, then, said Sylvie.
~ Garth Nix
I don't expect to need rescuing. I'm not that kind of princess.
~ Garth Nix
I'm not going," he said. He held up the Third key like a weapon. Sensing his mood, it grew longer and sharper, till he was holding a trident as long as he was tall... "And anyone who tries to make me is going to suffer." "Twice," added the voice under the table.
~ Garth Nix
I feel that you will be a maker, not a seer. You must promise me that it will be so. Promise me that you will not give in. Promise me that you will never give up hope.
~ Garth Nix
So I'll do that, and I'll do my best, and if my best isn't good enough, at least I will have done everything I could, everything that is in me. I don't have to try to be someone else, someone I could never be.
~ Garth Nix
Bravery is about overcoming fear, not about not having it.
~ Garth Nix
If I'm not back by nightfall, come and take a very careful look, said Anya. But I don't expect to need rescuing. I'm not that kind of princess. What kind of princess are you? Not the kind that needs rescuing, said Anya firmly.
~ Garth Nix
I am not afraid, he said to himself.
~ Garth Nix
It's a long way back. she said softly. Nick shrugged and held her hand tighter. Not so far as we've come already.
~ Garth Nix
A passion for something was energy to be exploited, not thwarted.
~ Garth Nix
Bravery is about overcoming fear, not about not having it. There's plenty I'm afraid of. Just not vampires.' 'We fear the unknown,' she said. 'You must know a lot about vampires.
~ Garth Nix
How come it's all right for the bad guys to do whatever they want, and whenever I want to do something it's 'forget about it'?
~ Garth Nix
I would if I could …I think… but I can't …she. ..I… have made sure of that
~ Garth Nix
I'm clearly deep in an absolute sea of shit and I want to know what direction to swim in to get out of it.
~ Garth Nix
Yes,' she said slowly and clearly. 'I will carry the chain, and do whatever I can to help.
~ Garth Nix
I will not give up. It is the right thing to do, no matter the consequences.
~ Garth Nix
Lack of courage often hinders us from accomplishing the positive things that we would like to do.
~ Gary Chapman
Sam sniffed the sea air. He had years of experience dealing with prickly personalities. I'll get them on board and get it done!
~ Gary Chapman
All of us have areas in which we feel insecure. We lack courage and that lack of courage often hinders us from accomplishing the positive things we would like to do.
~ Gary Chapman
Four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They couldn't bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus. —Mark 2:3–4
~ Gary Chapman
Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. —Matthew 7:7
~ Gary Chapman
Don't let small thinking cut your life down to size. Think big, aim high, act bold. And see just how big you can blow up your life.
~ Gary Keller