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Quotes About Determination

It's important to stand up for what you believe in.
~ Cody Linley
So I will stand more steadfastly for the things I stand up for, like people who work for a living. I'd like to be able to stand that way when I go to Congress.
~ John Murray
Now I can stand up on the stage again like I used to after five years of sitting down while I sang.
~ Etta James
When you get to the extremes there is, sometimes, just the need where you have to stand up.
~ Jennifer Granholm
What's right and good doesn't come naturally. You have to stand up and fight for it - as if the cause depends on you, because it does.
~ Bill Moyers
I've got to stand up for the sport.
~ Shaun White
That's not in my nature to run away - I'll stand up and fight.
~ Gerry Harvey
I grew up with three younger brothers, so it was always 'compete against your brothers.' I've always had to stand up for myself. I love that. I love proving myself, that women can be just as good as men.
~ Kelita Zupancic
Part of this whole Sleater-Kinney 2.0 is breaking the rules. We wanted to tell our story... we feel like we need to stand up for ourselves.
~ Corin Tucker
When you bottom out, you have to stand up and get going again.
~ Gerry Cooney
It is frustrating, but all I can do is just keep winning, and hopefully, people will stand up and take notice eventually.
~ Katie Taylor
I'm always going to stand up for my beliefs and stand behind them.
~ Ayesha Curry
My mother ran the household. In grade school, I came home crying one day. She said, 'What's wrong?' and I said, 'This kid said he was going to jump on me.' She grabbed me and slammed me on the floor. 'If you don't go out there and stand up for yourself, it's going to be me and you.' I didn't want that to happen.
~ Buster Douglas
I remember being glued to the TV as I watched the Olympics as a kid. There was something so magical, almost otherworldly, about the Olympics. My favorite part was that moment right before it all started. The moment where the athlete would stand up ready to face whatever lay ahead.
~ Gretchen Bleiler
You need to be brave to able to stand up to tough atmospheres and against top players.
~ John McGinn
Sometimes you have to stand up for yourself.
~ Vincent Janssen
I admire anyone who can show they can dig deep. Ballesteros and Sergio Garcia, people who are obviously mentally strong. Or Graham Thorpe. He is your fighter. He's the kid who is bullied at school but will stand up in a fight when it matters.
~ Nasser Hussain
Mo Brooks is serious about making sure we fulfill our campaign promises ,and if anyone is willing to stand up to Leader McConnell on behalf of the people of Alabama it's Mo Brooks.
~ Mark Meadows
If I want to be brave enough to stand up and make my opinions count, I will have to take the punches and roll with it.
~ Nicole Seah
Stand up comedy can be a tough world to break into. It can take years of painful soul searching, disappointing performances, and pounding the pavement day in and day out with very little reward.
~ Sarah Cooper
I had been skating basically since I could walk. I started on my knees and would cruise around the local skatepark until I got comfortable enough to stand up. As soon as I went down my first ramp, I was addicted.
~ Nyjah Huston
Sometimes you have to stand up for what you believe in.
~ Jim Harbaugh
I am very determined to stand up against any threat to the basic Democratic values and institutions of this country.
~ Tom Malinowski
I don't like doing things by halves, and I realised you can't do stand-up comedy part-time.
~ Deirdre O'Kane