Quotes About Determination

My people have a saying which my father often used. A man whose horse is missing will look everywhere even in the roof.

Eneke the bird was asked why he was always on the wing and he replied: 'Men have learnt to shoot without missing their mark and I have learnt to fly without perching on a twig.'

A proud heart can survive a general failure because such a failure does not prick its pride.

Men of today have learnt to shoot without missing and so I have learnt to fly without perching.

I can not live on the bank of a river and wash my hands with spittle.

Puisque j'ai survécu à cette année-là, disait-il toujours, je survivrai à n'importe quoi.

She believed because it was that faith alone that gave her own life any kind of meaning.

The boy who persists in asking what happened to his father before he has enough strength to avenge him is asking for his father's fate...

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most of us learn to trust, not because we're noble, brave, or godly, and certainly not because we have it together, but when we don't have any other choice.

a smart girl is nobody's pushover and nobody's foe. A smart girl is both sword and smile.

A smart girl is nobody's pushover and nobody's foe. A smart girl is both sword and smile.

It's okay to fail, it's not okay to quit.

I figure when you come to a crossroads, you have a choice: right turn, left turn, straight ahead. Or you can just pull over to the side of the road and call it quits. But if you've got a good stretch of road up ahead and someone fun to travel it with, why stay stuck in the galdern ditch?

Some people refuse to accept the limits given to them by others.

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Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer.

Whether we're up 2-0 early in the second half, or we're up 1-0 with 10 minutes left in the game, my mind-set is the same when I come in the game. It's to help keep that lead, whatever way I can.

Whether it's 90 minutes, or a half, 10 minutes or whatever, I want to show what I can do.

Time means a great deal to every runner. It means everything to me, because most days miles don't count; only minutes do.

Always have an answer - even if you change your mind five minutes later.

Don't say you want to be an actor and not know how to read a script. Don't give up 15 minutes before the miracle comes. Everyone's career ebbs and flows, especially if you're African American. That's the time to dig in and keep your instrument sharp.

I don't think I was a miracle man. Neither were Lou Holtz or Frank Leahy. We all found ways to win.

I've been working on the new Miracle Mop for many years.