Quotes About Determination

It don't take no nerve to do somepin when there ain't nothin' else you can do.

At such a time it seems natural and good to me to ask myself these questions. What do I believe in? What must I fight for and what must I fight against?

But this—this is a ladder to climb to the stars." Lee's eyes shone. "You can never lose that. It cuts the feet from under weakness and cowardliness and laziness.

In business and in politics a man must carve and maul his way through men to get to be King of the Mountain. Once there, he can be great and kind--but he must get there first.

A little hope, even hopeless hope, never hurt anybody.

Anybody can break down. It takes a [real] man not to.

I know this - a man got to do what he got to do, I can't tell you. I don't think they's luck or bad luck. On'y one thing in the worl' I'm sure of, an' that's I'm sure nobody got a right to mess with a fella's life. He got to do it all hisself, Help im, maybe, but not tell him what to do.

I climb fences when i got fences to climb.

You can only fight Fate so far, and when you give in to it you're very strong; because all of your force flows in one direction.

No one doubts your courage, but you are a headstrong knight and when you choose a way you cannot change your course even if it lead to your destruction. That is your fault and your destiny.

I don't mind getting smacked on the chin. I just don't want to get nibbled to death. There's a difference.

It is easy out of laziness, out of weakness, to throw oneself into the lap of deity, saying, 'I couldn't help it; the way was set.' But think of the glory of the choice! That makes a man a man. A cat has no choice, a bee must make honey. There's no godliness there.

He ain't no cuckoo," said George. "He's dumb as hell, but he ain't crazy. An' I ain't so bright neither, or I wouldn't be buckin' barley for my fifty and found.

Men don't get knocked out, or I mean they can fight back against big things. What kills them is erosion; they get nudged into failure.

I know this … a man got to do what he got to do.

Don't roust your faith bird-high an' you won't do no crawlin' with the worms.

Jesus Christ, one person with their mind made up can shove a lot of folks aroun'! You win, Ma. Put away that jack handle 'fore you hurt somebody.

No se necesita valor para hacer una cosa cuando es lo único que puedes hacer.

We still go where we want, even if we got to crawl for the right.' - Tom Joad (Jr.)

It is possible that his virtue lived on a lack of energy.

In the souls of people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.

On'y way you gonna get me to go is whup me.' She moved the jack handle gently again. 'An' I'll shame you, Pa. I won't take no whuppin', cryin' an' a-beggin'. I'll light into you. An' you ain't so sure you can whup me anyways. An' if ya do get me, I swear to God I'll wait till you got your back turned, or you're settin' down, an' I'll knock you belly-up with a bucket. I swear to Holy Jesus' sake I will.

I seen turtles all my life. They're always goin' someplace. They always seem to want to get there.

Can you think that whatever made us—would stop trying?