Quotes About Determination

Having good strategies in playing chess is often a good indication of being focused in life.

The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.

All my life, affection has been showered upon me, and every forward step I have made has been taken in spite of it

The secret of our success is that we never, never give up.

You cannot make easy decisions unless you first commit yourself to hard solutions.

Giving up represents a choice you make when you decide not to take action on something over which you actually do have control.

Do not be afraid to make decisions, do not be afraid to make mistakes.

'Tis the set of the sail that decides the goal, and not the storm of life

The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal, the more assuredly the idea, buried deep in our subconscious, will direct us along the path to its fulfillment.

I truly believe that we can overcome any hurdle that lies before us and create the life we want to live. I have seen it happen time and time again.

In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is:hit the line hard.

Do it now! can affect every phase of your life. It can help you do the things you should do but don't feel like doing. It can keep you from procrastinating when an unpleasant duty faces you. But it can also help you do those things that you want to do. It helps you seize those precious moments that, if lost, may never be retrieved.

No matter how far life pushes you down, no matter how much you hurt, you can always bounce back.

Voyage upon life's sea, To yourself be true, And, whatever your lot may be, Paddle your own canoe.

I consciously choose the dog's path through life. I shall be poor; I shall be a painter...

The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours - it is an amazing journey - and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins.

Nothing can add more power to your life than concentrating all your energies on a limited set of targets.

I know of no better life purpose than to perish in attempting the great and the impossible. . . .

I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.

Life is a grindstone, and whether it grinds a man down or polishes him up depends on the stuff he's made of.

Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins, is the man who thinks he can.

I believe life is constantly testing us for our level of commitment, and life's greatest rewards are reserved for those who demonstrate a never-ending commitment to act until they achieve. This level of resolve can move mountains, but it must be constant and consistent. As simplistic as this may sound, it is still the common denominator separating those who live their dreams from those who live in regret.

Whenever you make a mistake or get knocked down by life, don't look back at it too long. Mistakes are life's way of teaching you. Your capacity for occasional blunders is inseparable from your capacity to reach your goals. No one wins them all, and your failures, when they happen, are just part of your growth. Shake off your blunders. How will you know your limits without an occasional failure? Never quit. Your turn will come.

They can conquer who believe they can. He has not learned the first lesson in life who does not every day surmount a fear.