Quotes About Determination

My parents went through hell and back. They came to America with suitcases and a family of seven and $250, and that's it.

Everyone in my family was a very serious worker, always with a determination to provide for each other.

I don't think there's any danger of my ever becoming complacent about losing. I always hated to lose, regardless of what it was, even when the family was playing Yahtzee.

My father wanted to be an actor, dreamed about being an actor, but he gave it up because my mom and his family told him, "You're never going to make it; it's too tough out there."

If enough Americans determine I could do a better job in public office, and Mrs. Nugent and my beloved family agree, there is no limit what I am willing to do for my country.

I was the seventh of nine children. When you come from that far down you have to struggle to survive.

I wanted to give up, but my family kept me going.

As long as I continue to hear "normal" people telling me I am too childish I know I'm doing just fine.

Sanity is for the weak

There ain't much to being a ballplayer, if you're a ballplayer.

I have something to say: it's better to burn out, than to fade away.

Don't get angry; get better.

You only fail in life when you decide to give up.

EVERYTHING IN LIFE IS A FANTASY UNTIL YOU CHOOSE TO MAKE IT A REALITY.

Into the sky to win or die.

I am determined and ready to be a commodity that fulfills everyone's fantasies.

For men, the answer was always the same and never farther away than the nearest sword. For a woman, a mother, the way was stonier and harder to know.

Men of passion and vision are often seen as mad.

Even in my revenge fantasy where all I do is exercise, I can still do only twenty-five pull-ups. Pull-ups are tough, no joke.

It's better to succeed against daunting odds than settle for a fantasy and get nowhere.

What can I say? Some women are killers.

Nely Cab, Marker of Hope

Let's just start over", gurgled the hagget's voice. We cannot give up now.

Every hero is scared. That-s what being brave is about - confronting fear.