Quotes About Determination

I finally decided one day, reading science fiction magazines of the time, I could do at least as well as some of these people are doing. So I finally made a serious effort.

Admittedly, it is preposterous to suggest that stock speculation is like coin-flipping. I know that there is more skill to stock speculation. What I have never been able to determine is - how much more?

I had no fear, only one will and one desire. I was going to do it for him.

I just want to go in with the right attitude and from Day 1 make a difference.

How is your writing going, Michael?" "Still from the top of the page on down, Mrs. Raglan.

I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.

Despite of it all, the Negro remains… cool, strong, imperturbable, and cheerful.

Almost all great fortunes are based upon one cracking good idea and the guts to go with it

Oh, I will go back to Century House and start again. And go back each night to my small flat and listen to my music and eat my baked beans. And you will go back to Nikki, my friend, and hold her very tight, and write your books and forget all this.

Yessir. A crutch, like one-legged men always have.

Every man paddle his own canoe.

Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something.

There is a great deal of self-will in the world, but very little genuine independence of character.

Don't ever sell mankind short by saying there's anything they can't do.

The spirit of man is more powerful than his own machines

If we have to fight, we will fight. You will kill ten of us, and we will kill one of you, and in the end it is you who will be exhausted.

One may go a long way after one is tired.

Tell me that you refuse to allow me to be so stupid. Tell me that you will not tolerate this relationship being over just when it was on the verge of really taking off.

I have been trying. For over two years, I've been trying. I continue to try. Why do you always imply it's something I have the power to change?

Traté de ahogar mis penas... pero las condenadas aprendieron a nadar.

Pies pa' que los quiero, si tengo alas pa' volar

Te vas? No. Alas rotas.

Si actuas como si supieras lo que estas haciendo, puedes hacer lo que quieras.

At the end of the day, we can endure a lot more than we think we can.