Quotes About Determination

I have no physical courage, I've asked for a double.

I have walked a stair of swords, I have worn a coat of scars. I have vowed with hollow words, I have lied my way to the stars -Songs of Sapphique

But I had promised myself, and my grandfather, that never again would I show fear or apprehension of the

I saw something I wanted to do and I decided to do it. The feeling of freedom it gave me- I can't even describe it. It was my decision. I chose it.

Finally I halted, my cloak soiled with grease and jam. Why was it that jam always coated me so?

What puzzled me was why I seemed to be so troubled by all these irregularities and exceptions to major rules while others blithely marched ahead.

I know what the word stress means but I don't know exactly how it feels. I don't think I have it. I just keep on keeping on, surrounded by the village idiots.

I was in a forest with no path, but people wanted me to know the way.

I just keep on keeping on, surrounded by the village idiots.

Laura had been victimized, but she never took on the victim role. That was what was so heroic about her. Even though she'd been fighting for many years, she got up every day determined to better herself.

My heart is not a home for cowards. D. ANTOINETTE FOY

Nothing concentrates the mind like the need for survival.

To me, bravery isn't a single act; it's facing impossible odds and getting up every day to repeat the whole ordeal.

Failure is built into that plan.

Fixin' onything is man's work," came Opal's firm answer. Tearin' down or killin', that thar's easy. Any addle-pated fool kin pull the trigger of a rifle-gun or fling a rock. It's fixin' that's hard, takes a heap more doin'.

Persevere, and, don't let any self-doubt distract you.

Just because you know where you want to end up doesnít mean you will not be faced with obstacles, or challenges along the way. Instant success rarely happens.

What does it mean to succeed? It is a question that haunts many. Many people, don't set any goals for themselves and succeed at very little.

It's one thing to know the right path and another thing to take it.

I think you can scare somebody out of doing something, but not out of feeling like they want to.

The value of your life is your own choosing,

And here is the thing about experiences that wake you up, Raymond: You try to get back to sleep, but it's easier said than done. Once you're awake, you're awake. Good luck hitting the snooze button, my friend.

You have no choice but to live through whatever's happening. I mean . . . as opposed to what? If you're going to continue to live, then you're going to deal with it. You have no choice. You can say, 'I'm going to fall apart now.

The value of your life is your own choosing," Nathan