Quotes About Determination

than he expects. But it's a purely brute force approach

But his only alternatives were to play for the possibility, however remote, that he could pull one of them off or else to simply surrender everything he'd spent the last forty-six T-months trying to achieve. He couldn't do that. Even running the very real risk of slipping back over into a brief, bloody clash with the Republic was better than that.

If you listen to what others say, you may not try at all. If you listen to your body, you may quit too soon. What your mind believes, your body believes. Your mind is the key.

There's no key to the universe, you just have to point your way in one direction, keep going, keep going, keep going, and see what happens.

My dashed hopes putt-putted bravely to life once more, like a bug that gets stomped on but keeps pulling itself across the floor.

I don't care that I'm the only girl out here or the smallest player. I don't care that some people think I shouldn't be here, but I do care that the drills have stopped and my potential teammates are staring at me now like I'm roadkill.

Maybe it's the taste of blood in my mouth or how angry I am at Derek, but I turn to Ben, slapping my stick on the ice. "Screw him," I say. "I'm making this team.

My great ambition has always prevented me from doing anything.

If Life Gives You Lemons, Make a Molotov Cocktail

Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.

If you can't run, then walk. And if you can't walk, then crawl. Do what you have to do. Just keep moving forward and never, ever give up.

As long as my heart's still in it, I'll keep going. If the passion's there, why stop?... There'll likely be a point of diminishing returns, a point where my strength will begin to wane. Until then, I'll just keep plodding onward, putting one foot in front of the other to the best of my ability. Smiling the entire time.

How to run an ultramarathon ? Puff out your chest, put one foot in front of the other, and don't stop till you cross the finish line.

Unless you're not pushing yourself, you're not living to the fullest. You can't be afraid to fail, but unless you fail, you haven't pushed hard enough.

Sure I'm cut but not for the sake of vanity...

Once you permit yourself to compromise, you fail yourself.

The only one who can tell you You can't is you. And you don't have to listen.-Nike

When we pass them, show no signs of weakness. Look strong.

For the likes of you, the path to happiness is one mean son of a bitch of a path.

Inaction counted as a choice.

I see dead people. But, then by God, I do something about it!

Perseverance is impossible if we don't permit ourselves to hope.

Be happy. Persevere.

Sometimes, just trying was a triumph.