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Quotes About Determination

Stop? I'm the guy. I don't stop! That's the woman's job. We're the gas, they're the brakes.
~ Unknown
Endurance is the crowning quality, And patience all the passion of great hearts.
~ Unknown
Do a little more each day than you think you possibly can.
~ Lowell Thomas
What happened to me is that as I grew up, I found that I was smart. My mother had insisted on that you see. Oh, but I loved to play ball. I loved the physical aspect. So you have one leg in one field, and one leg in the other and you're nowhere.
~ Unknown
I would describe a hero as a person who has no fear of life, who can face life squarely.
~ Unknown
Ukrainian women did not wait for doors to be open for them to serve in all capacities. They broke the doors down and have proven themselves as combat capable force multipliers. (re: response of Ukrainian women to the 2022 invasion of their country by the Russian Federation)
~ Unknown
The man prepared to die will not be beaten cheaply.
~ Lucan
The real work of startups is about as sexy and fun as a root canal and about as natural as a jolly rancher. Founding
~ Unknown
Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. ?— ?Winston Churchill
~ Unknown
Just ignore him," Dixie said. "He's incorrigible." "No way, mama. Encourage me all you want.
~ Unknown
Tough people don't die easily. You'll be surprised how much it takes to kill a strong human being.
~ Unknown
One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.
~ Lucille Ball
I'm not just a doormat. I'm not just being stepped on all over the place. If you look at the bulk of my material, it's about trying to find some strength through that.
~ Lucinda Williams
A great pilot can sail even when his canvas is rent.
~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca
If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.
~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca
There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.
~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Continual dropping wears away a stone.
~ Unknown
Everyone tries to use the powers that are in him: And calves will butt before they have grown their horns.
~ Unknown
They toured the den in slow circles, chirping enticingly, feeling out for any sign of her, just the trip of her giant paw or long whiskers. Longing for her warmth, her tongue, her strong sleek rump, they sought her with determination, for they too were hunters, blind and strong and unafraid. Too brave to despair.
~ Lucy Ellmann
You only get one album. You only get one single. You get one shot in music. But I have a million different dreams. Why can't I go out and try to achieve them all? Who are you to say I can't?
~ Lucy Hale
It's been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will.
~ Lucy Maud Montgomery
Beth: "What are you, the Energizer Bunny?
~ Unknown
As the prospect of a Tory government gets nearer, many traditional Labour voters - some who switched away in recent times and many who stayed at home - seem more determined to prevent that happening.
~ Lucy Powell
I want to seize fate by the throat.
~ Ludwig van Beethoven