Quotes About Determination

They rarely stopped while reading a piece to try to repair their confusion. They kept doggedly on until they finished the "assignment," even though they had no idea what they were reading.

Cristina Henriquez

I don't need anyone's pity. My life has been what it has been. It's not a wonderful story, but it's mine.

And yet, what else could he do but try the next

Si no me quiere tal como soy lo siento mucho, pero no voy a cambiar. Sissi, Emperatriz de Austria

La desgracia no mata. Eugenia de Montijo

It is dangerous not to believe in yourself and trust in yourself. Because when you do, the things you want the most in your heart can slip away.

Él no quería hijos y Patricia no quería un marido: a veces es más fácil saber lo que no se quiere.

The hardest part was when I was in high school not having a job and always being broke. I had to get to auditions without a car. I either took the bus or walked.

Faith is building on what you know is here so you can reach what you know is there

Always remember the acronym for "FEAR" can mean one of two things: Fuck Everything And Run or Face Everything And Recover.

It's okay to be afraid. It's not okay to let the fear STOP you.

Oprah got her money," she snapped. "You trying to get YOURS! No, turn off that fuckin' TV and get to studying!

Return me to that bitch?" I shouted to the sky. "Fuck you! I can take care of myself!

Throwing a fastball to Henry Aaron is like trying to sneak the sun past a rooster.

All my life I knew that there was all the money you could want out there. All you have to do is go after it.

He had so many irons in the fire that he was never able to forge any single one into a weapon with which to conquer his world.

Having the world's best idea will do you no good unless you act on it. People who want milk shouldn't sit on a stool in the middle of a field in hopes that a cow will back up to them.

side. "Not good," he replied, "but I'll live." "Well, quick now, get on Chancer while I see to Master Hogan," Drew whispered. As Whitley grabbed the horse by the reins, Drew scrambled over to the scout, who lay slumped in a bed of bracken. "Get gone," said the old ranger, barely audible. The color had drained from his face, and his lips were pale and bloodless.

Perhaps this is how you know you're doing the thing you're intended to: No matter how slow or how slight your progress, you never feel that it's a waste of time.

Later on, when I tried to imagine how I might have ruined things, that would occur to me - that I'd so rarely resisted, that I hadn't made it hard enough for him. Maybe it was like gathering your strength and hurling your body against a door you believe to be locked, and then the door opens easily - it wasn't locked at all - and you're standing looking into the room, trying to remember what it was you thought you wanted.

no choice was wrong except the one that was imposed on us.

This woman…determination burned in her eyes. Fury hardened her muscles. She was the most beautiful thing he'd ever seen.

Once you realized just how valuable some things—some people—were, you'd fight even the devil to get them back. For her, he'd fight anyone. Everyone.