Quotes About Determination

And she doesn't even ask what I want to do. When

If I fall I just get back up and keep going. —Lindsey Vonn

Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing. —Vince Lombardi

Leaving wasn't weak, and it wasn't giving up. It was brave and hard fought, a transition like any other, difficult and scary and probably necessary in the end. Fighting it only delayed the inevitable.

The real trick is you have to forge your way straight ahead through the trees where there is no path.

One day at a time. One foot in front of the other. All for one.

So Grumwald felt his way was, if not firmly paved, at least densely pebbled, and that was as good a start as one could wish for.

Getting up and putting on your shoes after a disaster is a badge of honor." -- Dr. Thomas Demaria

We have to expect the unexpected and keep going, even without a map or direction.

Barely halfway back, exhaustion sets in. What if I don't make it? An edge of panic gets intercepted by a calmer inner voice: Look behind you.

I took up windsurfing to explore my own courage.

Women who live the life of their dreams don't get there by being dainty and darling. They demand what they want and they do what it takes to make it happen. That could mean breaking a few rules, a few hearts, and a few habits along the way, especially the habit of apologizing for who you are.

Tonight, however, all I can think of is the juxtaposition of destiny and free will, and whether it makes no difference what I do, or all the difference in the world.

Decided ends are sure signs of a decided character.

Sometimes we must do things, plenty scared or not. To be able to say afterward,`I was plenty scared`makes a man a bigger man, not a smaller one.

Yessir, it's a hard taskmaster, that guilt. I say, feel it, and wriggle a little bit if you have to, but then put it away. Get on with what you can change.

We might be mad or stupid, but at least we were serious.

Each handicap is like a hurdle in a steeplechase, and when you ride up to it, if you throw your heart over, the horse will go along, too.

Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth. —Mike Tyson

Los planes eran «planes calladamente madurados durante largos períodos de tiempo. Sin embargo, una vez que había tomado una decisión, ya no se preocupaba con dudas y perseguía su objetivo con una fe inquebrantable».

la ingeniosa frase de Winston Churchill— «lo único que vas a hacer es remover escombros».

Un famoso pasaje bíblico apunta que «la carrera no la gana el más ágil, ni la batalla el más fuerte».[3] El escritor americano Damon Runyon añadió: «Pero yo apostaría por ellos».

The choice of strategy might be based on common sense: the test of character was to find this in situations of extreme stress.

I had chosen freedom, with all its insecurities, and nothing in the world would make me turn away from it.