Quotes About Determination

Gennifer Choldenko

She ignores me. Clearly there's no stopping her until she's read every last word.

I may not be smart enough to do everything, but I am dumb enough to try anything.

Run, Barry... Run.

Note: WAAAAAAY

Lheeets gheet rheeedy to rhuuuuum-bal.

wash our clothes by beating them with our heads.

Why me?' cries out the unsuccessful entrepreneur. Or rather 'Why not me?' 'Why not us?' chorus his equally unsuccessful investors. 'Look at our product. Is it not as good--nay, better--than the product that beat us out?'.... In fact, feature for feature, the less successful product is often arguably superior.

One lesson of history is that every gain has its potential loss. The highest human achievements carry the danger of pride, and pride can lead blindly to disaster, just as failure can fortify the determination and so lead slowly towards triumph.

For he that naught n' assaieth, naught n' acheveth.

No empty handed man can lure a bird

The most important thing about having goals is having one.

I have asked myself once or twice lately what was my natural bent. I have no doubt at all: It is to look at each day for the evil of that day and have a go at it, and that is why I have never failed to have an acute interest in each morning's letters.

fierce tea making in time of war,

Boog et al, 2001, p.1117).

The sure conviction that we could if we wanted to is the reason so many good minds are idle.

Siempre he procurado imponerme leyes que sólo entren en vigor cuando me sea casi imposible violarlas.

Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

We may affirm absolutely that nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.

Exercise is done against one's wishes and maintained only because the alternative is worse.

Adversity often hatches out the true nobility of character.

If you have to be burned at the stake, be a good fellow and collect your own fire-wood.

After being Turned Down by numerous Publishers, he had decided to write for Posterity.