Quotes About Determination

Courage is one step ahead of fear.

Je sais très bien, depuis longtemps, que j'ai un cœur déraisonnable, mais, de le savoir, ça ne m'arrête pas du tout.

Like any decent reconaissance agent, he had fought his way into trouble in order to fight his way out

Evil, he had come to believe, was controllable as long as man had the strength of will to believe in himself.

He was a self-made man who owed his lack of success to nobody ( Joseph Heller, Catch

I have noticed that the stoutest pessimists, when fate or men try to take something out of their lives, fight tooth and nail, and cry out as loud as the greatest optimists.

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Gustavo Solivellas dice: "Los grandes resultados requieren grandes ambiciones" (Heráclito)

Out of every one-hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior and he will bring the others back.

Men dig tons of earth to find an ounce of gold.

The American system of rugged individualism.

Doctors think a lot of patients are cured who have simply quit in disgust.

Failure is only postponed success as long as courage coaches ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.

The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.

Non è l'ambito delle scelte aperte all'individuo il fattore decisivo nel determinate il grado della libertà umana, ma che cosa può essere scelto e che cosa è scelto dall'individuo.

Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect.

The trouble with opportunity is that it always comes disguised as hard work.

the possibility of success was motivating me more than the fear of failure.

The grand truth about Nathaniel Hawthorne. He says NO! in thunder; but the Devil himself cannot make him say yes.

And this is what ye have shipped for, men! to chase that white whale on both sides of land, and over all sides of earth, till he spouts black blood and rolls fin out.

Talk not to me of blasphemy, man; I'd strike the sun if it insulted me.

Herman Parish

This election to glory is not some general decree of God about saving the faithful and the godly, who shall persevere in their faith and piety to the end of their life; but a particular designation of certain individual persons, whom God has enrolled as heirs of salvation. It is not consistent with the perfection of God, to ascribe to him general and indeterminate decrees, which were to receive any determination or certainty from men.

The best weapons against the infamies of life are courage, wilfulness and patience. Courage strenthens, wilfulness is fun and patience provides tranquility.