Quotes About Determination

as he got up one last time. "Target acquired," the Soldier murmured to himself, exhaling

What does a female knight do? What all knights do. She goes out and slays dragons. When she's back at the castle, she's wooing fair maidens or handsome men.

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Even if they didn't win the battle, even if she couldn't save these kids, Angel knew, as she'd always known, that Max was their only chance at saving the world.

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and, thus, the strength of the fire." He's taking

Everyone is an idealist, until the issue affects them. I knew I was going to do what I had to do.

collected his weapon, and put on his jacket. Then he jogged

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still didn't have any idea how I was going to pull this whole thing off, but it almost didn't matter. I just couldn't wait to start figuring it out. In fact—and please don't tell anyone I said this—for the first time in my life, I was actually looking forward to going back to school.

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highlights of Elena's career

No matter what's going on around you, son, always fly the airplane. Cain had been only twelve years old when his father said it. This is the most important thing in flying and in life: Take the controls.

Don't worry, I didn't forget I'm a loser, Loser," I said as I zoomed down the hall. "DID YOU JUST CALL ME A LOSER?" Bear roared back.

Now Mom was working double shifts at the diner all the time just to make enough money, and Bear was spending 99 percent of his time on our couch, except maybe to go to the bathroom or to collect his stupid unemployment check.

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With all due respect, Jacobi, that's a load of bull. It was bad, but I handled it. That's what the job is. I hardly have a scratch on me. So stop treating me like a victim. I'm fully functional and absolutely sane. This is my case and I'm on it. OK? OK?

already feel it. But I grabbed hold as tight as I could and then exploded into a blind, frenzied scramble of bare feet up the

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short, seems to be wilting

us. Given she was going to

Mom said. "I'm proud of you, honey. You must be doing something right. Whatever it is, just keep doing it." "Oh, I will," I told her, just before I shoved some more scrambled eggs into my big fat not-quite-lying mouth.

Maybe I was being stubborn and stupid and making the wrong decisions. It wouldn't be the first time, and god knows it surely won't be the last. Because I was going to bust out of this joint if it was the last thing I did. One simply had to figure out how.