Quotes About Determination

They biggest man with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest man with the smallest mind-think big anyway.

What's that old cowboy saying? Never was a horse that couldn't be rode, never was a man who couldn't be throwed.

To be a survivor as an African American man - maybe any man - you have to be pretty tough. Or at least that's what we all understand.

There is, in addition to a courage with which men die; a courage by which men must live.

The great revolution in the history of man, past, present and future, is the revolution of those determined to be free.

If this capsule history of our progress teaches us anything, it is that man, in his quest for knowledge and progress, is determined and cannot be deterred.

Men say, kinde will creepe where it may not goe.

I am a little man and this is a little town, but there must be a spark in little men that can burst into flame.

Those who have invested the most are the last to surrender.

Whatever come we have to meet it.

Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to 'jump at the sun.' We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.

Stay away from drugs and alcohol. Listen to your moms and dads. In this great country of ours you do whatever you set your mind to. Make us proud of you.

I hated my mom for not letting me play football as a kid. So when I have kids someday, I guarantee they'll never meet their grandmother.

My mom had to beg the guys to let me play. I couldn't even play the drums right - Brian had to show me.

I told my mom the reason I started working out was because I wanted to break the necks of the people picking on me. I wanted to hurt them. I said I didn't want any teacher to put me down any more.

Call it the Tiger Mom effect: In the business world today, failure is apparently not an option.

My mom lived by herself with two kids. Sacrifice was the name of the game at our house.

I have the same goal I've had ever since I was a girl: I want to rule the world.

My mom raised me to never have anything control me.

I love those hockey moms. You know what they say the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull is? Lipstick.

My mom, who gave me my confidence growing up. She's the one that always told me that I could be great and to never stop. And myself. Because I came such a long way.

An agent saw one of the plays I did at ACT, but my mom was like, No, she's too young. I became so annoying that a year and a half later she just couldn't stand hearing me any more!

The best lesson my mom taught me was how to be scrappy.

The best advice my mom has ever given me is to never give up. She believes when one door shuts, another door opens. Always, always move forward.