Quotes About Determination

Like young men from the dawn of time, I decided to choose the risk of death over certain humiliation.

The British have always been madly overambitious, and from one angle it can seem like bravery, but from another it looks suspiciously like a lack of foresight.

You know there's always things in life that you have to do despite the fact that you know for certain the outcome is going to be messy, painful, humiliating, or all three.

With a grunt he levered himself to his feet, causing the chair to bang against the bookcase behind him and set the various objet d'bollocks rattling.

Librarianship... it's not for the faint-hearted.

Stop, police!' I shouted, on the basis that one of these days it was going to have the right effect.

It gave me "the eye"—the fearsome gaze that sheepdogs use to keep their charges in line. But I gave it "the look"—the stare that policemen use to keep members of the public in a state of randomized guilt.

Aut viam inveniam aut faciam,' I said which means, 'I'll either find a way or make one

Mr Punch was running for his afterlife, but I was gaining.

Ah, yes, librarianship,' said Ms Winstanley. 'It's not for the faint hearted.

So, actions were still being actioned and me and Guleed were actioning them, and the wheels of justice ground on. Albeit in first gear. So

But when I felt like I had something to prove? Then I got up early every morning and worked all day long. I didn't know if I had any more talent than anyone else directing, but I knew I could work hard at it, and so I did.

I've already done the best I could with yesterday.

Success is determined not by whether or not you face obstacles, but by your reaction to them. And if you look at these obstacles as a containing fence, they become your excuse for failure. If you look at them as a hurdle, each one strengthens you for the next.

Successful people don't have fewer problems. They have determined that nothing will stop them from going forward.

To THINK BIG and to use our talents doesn't mean we won't have difficulties along the way. We will--we all do. If we choose to see the obstacles in our path as barriers, we stop trying. "We can't win," we moan. "They won't let us win.

I'm a good neurosugeon. That's not a boast but a way of acknowledging the innate ability God has given to me. Beginning with determination and using my gifted hands, I went on for training and sharpening for my skills.

When we are confronted by failure and mistakes, we can leave them behind and go on with our lives.

The daily mantra of these single-minded individuals – that 'the sea is there to be swum in, and must be conquered' – is one that is frequently adopted by any Brits on holiday in the UK. Well, for the first day of the holiday, anyway. C

A mind made up is a formidable

you can do anything you set your mind to

If you FAIL to PLAN. You PLAN to FAIL.

the Lord helps those who help themselves

as Abe Lincoln said, I was sick from my stovepipe hat to the worn out soles of my shoes.