Quotes About Determination

If Columbus had had an advisory committee he would probably still be at the dock.

Many a man has walked up to the opportunity for which he has long been preparing himself, looked it full in the face, and then begun to get cold feet... when it comes to betting on yourself and your power to do the thing you know you must do or write yourself down a failure, you're a chicken-livered coward if you hesitate.

Even now we can draw back. But once we cross that little bridge, we must settle things by the sword.

You don't know what pressure is until you play for $5 with only $2 in your pocket.

The worth of every conviction consists precisely in the steadfastness with which it is held.

The moment one definitely commits oneself, the Providence moves, too. All sorts of things occur to help that would never otherwise have occurred. A stream of events issues from the decision, raising unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way.

We can do whatever we wish to do provided our wish is strong enough. But the tremendous effort needed- one doesn't always want to make it-does one? ... But what else can be done? What's the alternative? What do you want most to do? That's what I have to keep asking myself, in the face of difficulties.

I am a stranger to half measures.

Perform without fail what you resolve.

Nothing's far when one wants to get there.

He that rides his hobby gently must always give way to him that rides his hobby hard.

Stay up and really burn the midnight oil. There are no compromises.

Nothing of worthy or weight can be achieved with half a mind, with a faint heart, and with a lame endeavor.

Don't ask me to give in to this body of mine. I can't afford it. Between me and my body there must be a struggle until death.

My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is Heaven, my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions are few, my guide is reliable, my mission is clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, diluted, or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of adversity, negotiate ... at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in a maze of mediocrity. I won't give up, shut up, let up, or slow up.

You can't try to do things; you simply must do them.

I am in earnest; I will not equivocate; I will not excuse; I will not retreat a single inch; and I will be heard.

If you don't make a total commitment to whatever you're doing, then you start looking to bail out the first time the boat starts leaking. It's tough enough getting that boat to shore with everybody rowing, let alone when a guy stands up and starts putting his life jacket on.

Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's sake, and so earn some right to rejoice when the victory is won.

Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. You must be able to sustain yourself against staggering blows. There is no code of conduct to help beginners. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent.

Sometimes success is due less to ability than zeal. The winner is he who gives himself to his work body and soul.

Now I am steel-set: I follow the call to the clear radiance and glow of the heights.

The height of your accomplishments will equal the depth of your convictions.

There's nothing in the middle of the road but yellow stripes and dead armadillos.