Quotes About Determination

he would skin a flea for the fat on its arse.

by herself – what a woman,' he

Skill and determination can lead a hunter only so far. After that it becomes a test of faith.

Hope is the sum of the mental willpower and waypower that you have for your goals.

Simply put, hope reflects a mental set in which we have the perceived willpower and the waypower to get to our destination.

This lesson happened to be in the context of fishing, but the basic high-hope message was the same across situations: Set clear goals and then get energized about ways to reach those objectives.

Life is full of scary things," he used to tell Kat. "The trick is not to let your fears get in the way of your living. Whatever else you do, Katherine, don't settle for a life half-lived.

Since fortune was dragging its heels, I would lure it out with my hard work.

There are many ways to obtain our desires, ma petite. Remember that, for it will serve you well.

Was it worth it?" she sighed "I have found it is always worth fighting for what we believe in, regardless of the outcome. Risk is never without consequence.

And I vowed that were it ever within my power, I would see to it that he had his voyage.

Takie jest ?ycie, ma petite. Czasem musimy zada? cios pierwsi, zanim inni nam go zadadz?

Sí, se puede!

Nélida Piñon costuma dizer que, de alguma forma, todos os dias alguém bate à nossa porta e nos convida a desistir. Não desistimos de teima quem sabe até meio burra.

but don't worry, I won't take any drastic measures, beyond keeping going, is there anything more self-destructive than persisting without faith?

Nada em mim foi covarde, nem mesmo as desistências. Desistir, ainda que não pareça, foi meu grande gesto de coragem. Some like this Nothing in my attitudes was cowardly, even the renunciations. Giving up, though it does not sound good, was my great act of courage.

decade: "The best moments usually occur when a person's body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.

You have a finite amount of willpower that becomes depleted as you use it. Your

Sertillanges seems to have been ahead of his time, arguing in The Intellectual Life, "Men of genius themselves were great only by bringing all their power to bear on the point on which they had decided to show their full measure." Ericsson couldn't have said it better.)

No one owes you a great career, it argues; you

You're instead waging a David and Goliath battle against institutions that are both impossibly rich and intent on using this wealth to stop you from winning.

People ask me how I funded my business," he said. "I tell them first I sold one CD, which gave me enough money to sell two." It grew from there.

waiting for inspiration to strike is a terrible, terrible plan.

I'll choose my targets with care… then give them my rapt attention. In short, I'll live the focused life, because it's the best kind there is.