Quotes About Determination

'The Wall' is a reaction to 'Edge of Tomorrow,' where I was like, 'I don't need time travel and aliens to take a hero and pin them down in an impossible situation. I can do it in a much simpler way.' And that was 'The Wall.'

It is a sign of my mother's determination, confidence, and creativity that more than 50 years after launching the renowned Ebony Fashion Fair show, her timeless sense of style endures as a guidepost for today's fashion-loving women.

It's very questionable, and we will pursue every factor, every element, every second of the timeline, of the final hours of Maurice's life. We will pursue that relentlessly. That will be our quest from now on.

I am really precise about who I want to work with and, no matter the timeline, I push to get what I think would be cool.

There would be weeks when I'd just go to Paris on a cheap ticket, sleep on my friend's floor, and just do a show because I knew I was going to do a show. Do it, get home, see it on my timeline, and be happy that I was just working.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

You need bad times to become a better and strong player.

Confident is believing in yourself. Being humble is, even though you believe in yourself and you know what you're capable of, you still work 10 times harder than your opponent to make sure you get the output you want.

One of the things is we tend to give up too soon. We get knocked down a couple of times, and we stay down. It's so important to get back up again.

Life presents you with so many decisions. A lot of times, they're right in front of your face and they're really difficult, but we must make them.

The number of times I have fallen down is the number of times I have gotten up.

Now don't say you can't swear off drinking; it's easy. I've done it a thousand times.

I know what hard times are like. I didn't grow up with a silver spoon in my mouth. I've had struggles.

I bet some of you feel sorry for me. Well don't. Having an artificial leg has its advantages. I've broken my right knee many times and it doesn't hurt a bit.

I believe to have shown that, at times, the impossible can become possible. It all depends on how much each and every one of us believes in our dreams, in our strength, and in our determination.

I don't know if I've had my share of drama, but I've definitely had my share of hard times.

As a bowler, there are times when you do not get wickets, and you don't have the numbers to show against your name. But never has the thought crossed my mind that I am not a confident bowler and the wickets are not coming my way.

I like to be in over my head always, at all times.

I still feel I need to do things 10 times better than other players. Just to be accepted and to improve myself.

Chess is not for timid souls.

The best leaders don't set timid and selfish goals but instead set bold targets that may be harder to achieve.

The world takes us at our own valuation. It believes in the man who believes in himself, but it has little use for the timid man: the one who is never certain of himself, who cannot rely on his own judgment, who craves advice from others, and is afraid to go ahead on his own account.

You hear about our conservative background and know that we're Christian guys, but we're not timid at all. I will take anyone on when it comes to outworking them or putting on a better show or standing up for people who are being put down.

I never want to play timid or scared of anything, especially when my pitcher or my teammates are out there going 100 percent.