Quotes About Determination

Saying you believe in yourself will not guarantee your success, but saying you don't believe in yourself will guarantee your failure.

The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure.

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

There can be no success without sacrifice. The two go hand in hand. If you desire to accomplish little, sacrifice little. But if you want to accomplish great things, be willing to sacrifice much.

If you wait until you feel like doing something, you will likely never accomplish it.

St. Francis of Assisi said, "Start doing what is necessary; then do what is possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

Not realizing what you want is a problem of knowledge. Not pursuing what you want is a problem of motivation. Not achieving what you want is a problem of persistence.

If you're going to grow, you have to be intentional." —Curt Kampmeier

Author Napoleon Hill noted, "Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit." To develop persistence over the long haul, you have to cultivate inward determination on a continual basis. And if you do, someday your story may be similar to one of these: •Admiral Peary attempted to reach the North Pole seven times before he made it on try number eight.

The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment you first find yourself in." —MARK CAINE

Successful people focus their thinking on progress

The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda.

as the Chinese proverb asserts, "Be not afraid of going slowly; be only afraid of standing still." —

IT'S THE JOB THAT IS NEVER STARTED THAT TAKES THE LONGEST TO FINISH.

Have you found a good road to where you are? If so, we want to send other men to join you. Livingstone replied, I want men who will come even if there is no road at all." If you keep your attitude positive but plan for the worst, you'll find yourself in a good position to solve problems that come your way.

My dad drilled into us kids that if we started something, we would have to finish it. He used to say, "When you made the choice to start, you made the choice to finish. It's not two choices; it's one.

The largest locomotive in the New York Central system, while standing still, can be prevented from moving by a single one-inch block of wood placed in front of each of the eight drive wheels! The same locomotive, moving at 100 miles per hour, can crash through a wall of steel-reinforced concrete five feet thick. The only difference is momentum. Confidence gives you the momentum that makes the difference. You

Sidney Howard said that half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it. When the

stop asking, "How long will it take?" and begin to wonder, How far can I go?

Success expert Peter Lowe, who has gleaned success secrets from hundreds of people who are at the top of their profession, says, "The most common trait I have found in all successful people is that they have conquered the temptation to give up.

You beat 50 percent of the people in America by working hard," says A. L. Williams. "You beat another 40 percent by being a person of honesty and integrity and standing for something. The last 10 percent is a dogfight in the free enterprise system.

Lazy people don't succeed.

All things being equal, attitude wins. All things not being equal, attitude sometimes still wins.

Until my practice period was completed, I deliberately neglected everything else. That program of planned neglect, I believe, accounts for my success.