Quotes About Determination

People who think that they have no chance and use that as an escape route... have no hope in life.

Someone who's easily enticed by saying, your life will become easier... is completely useless. -Takashiro

Idiot, yes. All my life I struggled. That is the mark of an idiiot.

We are all victims of what is done to us. We can either use that as an excuse for failure, or we can say, "I want something better than that, I deserve something better than that, and now I'm going to try to make myself a life worth living

That's true for everybody, I guess. We are all the victims of what is done to us. We can either use that as an excuse for failure, knowing that if we fail it isn't really our fault, or we can say, "I want something better than that, I deserve something better than that, and I'm going to try to make myself a life worth living." I

Few things in life are as enjoyable as when we concentrate on a difficult task, using all our skills, knowing what has to be done.

The weaker the country, the stronger the smile.

You have a problem, just ask yourself one simple question: What would Ray Charles do in a situation like this?

Never forget the six-foot-tall man who drowned crossing the stream that was five feet deep on average.

I realize I've sometimes raced over the years like an ice skater fleeing the devil on a frozen river.

I believe life is a series of near misses. A lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all. It's seizing the day and accepting responsibility for your future. It's seeing what other people don't see And pursuing that vision.

After the storm, many citizens left New Orleans to live elsewhere, but those who stayed were determined to rebuild. They loved their city.

The world belongs to the few people who are not afraid to get their hands dirty." I

Large or small, our actions forge our futures, hopefully inspiring others along the way.

There are moments in our lives when we summon the courage to make choices that go against reason, against common sense and the wise counsel of people we trust. But we lean forward nonetheless because, despite all risks and rational argument, we believe that the path we are choosing is the right and best thing to do. We refuse to be bystanders, even if we do not know exactly where our actions will lead.

In the course of the year I spent trying to raise money, I spoke to 242 people, and 217 of them said "no.

Being entrepreneurial means you will fail. You just have to be willing to listen to people who tell you something is broken, and then fix it.

I could not allow us, or myself, to drift into a sea of mediocrity after so many years of hard work

Just because others cannot see your vision doesn't mean that vision isn't achievable.

Your station in life does not define you. The promise of America is for all of us.

Years later, that image of my father -slumped on the family couch, his leg in a cast, unable to work or earn money, and ground down by the world- is still burned into my mind. Looking back now, I have a lot of respect for my dad. He never finished high school, but he was an honest man who worked hard.

If you examine a butterfly according to the laws of aerodynamics, it shouldn't be able to fly. But the butterfly doesn't know that, so it flies.

Part 2: Confidence

unrelenting certainty.