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Quotes About Determination

I could give any woman in the world a piece and a move; to Gaprindashvili even, a knight.
~ Bobby Fischer
Decide...whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.
~ Amelia Earhart
Black women are going to have to take more leadership. I think we are prepared because we bring a tenaciousness with us. We do not fear losing friends, allies, or jobs.
~ Maxine Waters
When you put your hand to the plow, you can't put it down until you get to the end of the row.
~ Alice Paul
You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.
~ Aung San Suu Kyi
Black women are the strongest most hardworking people on earth.
~ Dr. Dre
After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.
~ Ann Richards
Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.
~ Amelia Earhart
I figure if a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one.
~ Calamity Jane
There's nothing wrong with being afraid. It's not the absence of fear, it's overcoming it. Sometimes you've got to blast through and have faith.
~ Emma Watson
I was elected by the women of Ireland, who instead of rocking the cradle, rocked the system.
~ Mary Robinson
I don't need easy, I just need possible.
~ Bethany Hamilton
I endeavor to make the most of everything.
~ Victoria Woodhull
Love him or hate him, Trump is a man who is certain about what he wants and sets out to get it, no holds barred. Women find his power almost as much of a turn-on as his money.
~ Unknown
Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.
~ Ruth Gordo
The way you overcome shyness is to become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid.
~ Lady Bird Johnson
When people say, "It can't be done," or "You don't have what it takes," it makes the task all the more interesting.
~ Lynn Hill
Activism is something that no one can fake. You get angry. You cry. But you never throw in your towel, because that anger is what is propelling you to further action.
~ Leymah Gbowee
A failure isn't a failure if it prepares you for success tomorrow.
~ Lolo Jones
I refused to take no for an answer.
~ Bessie Coleman
Women are like tea bags.They do not know how strong they are until they get into hot water.
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
Every achievement, big or small, begins in your mind.
~ Mary Kay Ash
With her courage and determination, Malala has shown what terrorists fear most: a girl with a book.
~ Ban Ki-moon
I do not know the word 'quit.' Either I never did, or I have abolished it.
~ Susan Butcher