Quotes About Determination

Life's tough, Mia said with a shrug. You play the cards you're dealt or you fold.

Once you considered failure you were one step farther away from success.

She's in love, and that makes her strong. She'll need to be. What makes you strong, Mia? Purpose. Love never worked for me.

When the going gets tough, the tough eat ribs.

You're excuses are so lame they're limping...

Because if you had confidence enough to try something, you had to have courage enough to fail.

What the hell are you doing?" "What the hell does it look like I'm doing?" "It looks like you're putting pants on that dog." "Then that's what the hell I'm doing.

He pulled himself out of hard times, dealt with the scars from it, pushed himself to make a mark. A little bit of the wild side there, always. I told myself, oh no, I won't get tangled up with this one. And I said it again, even when I was tangled up.

i get what i want cause i can be a stubborn bitch when i need to

Necessity is often the mother of balls

Hand me a shovel, he thought. I'm getting tired of digging this hole for myself with my bare hands. -Ben

It's the wrong choice,Gennie. Serena, Justin said warningly, but she turned on him with her eyes flashing and her voice low with exasperation. Damn it,Justin, she's miserable! There's nothing like a stubborn, pig-headed man to make a woman miserable, is there, Gennie? With a half laugh,she dragged a hand through her hair. No,I don't guess there is. That works both ways, Justin reminded her. And if the man's pig-headed enough, Serena went on precisely, it's up to the woman to give him a push.

And not without sympathy, Aidan turned the shower on full cold and shoved his beloved brother under the heartless spray. Oh, the scream but peeled the skin off his face, and the curse that followed battered his ears. But Aidan held ground, dodged a fist when he had to, and clamping Shawn in a headlock, held him mercilessly under.

You don't want to wait for Owen? Ryder just sneered at him. Afraid of a little sweat, sweetheart? Sunstroke maybe. Find your balls, and let's go get it done.

not enough might be worse than not at all

if you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer's always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place.

As long as there's choice, the end is never set.

Some people expect things to fall into their lap. Oh, they might work a bit for it. I'll just shake this tree, and if I shake it long enough that pretty red apple will plop right into my hand. Never occurs to them that they might have to climb the damn tree, fall out a couple times, get some scrapes and bruises before they get to that apple. Because if the apple's worth wanting, it's worth risking a broken neck.

He does as he pleases and no more. He's the most successful man I know.

He stopped at the base of the steps, turned her. You're a good daughter. With a casual tap of his finger, he tipped up her chin. And not a half-bad person, as people go. Oh, I can be bad. If he hurts her, David's going to find out just how bad I can be. I'll hold him down, you skin him. That's a deal.

Hard isn't hard if you've got a strong back and a purpose.

Cybil pushed to her feet. If he hurts her, I'll twist off his dick and feed it to his dog. With that, she stormed out of the room. She's a little scary, Fox decided. She's not the only one. I'm the one who'll be roasting his balls for dessert. Layla headed out behind Cybil. I have to find something to make for dinner. Oddly, I don't have much of an appetite right now. Fox glanced at Gage. How about you?

If you don't go after what you want, you will never have it; If you don't ask, the answer is always no; If you don't step forward, you are always in the same place.

Setting her jaw, Whitney turned left. "This is a one-way street." He looked around helplessly. "Didn't you see the sign?" "I know it's a one-way street," she muttered and pressed harder on the gas. "It's also the quickest way across town." "Oh, Jesus.