Quotes About Determination

Of course you are afraid, the monster said, pushing him slowly forward. And yet you will still do it.

A few of you are here by choice. Or at least by Switzerland.

I'm choosing my own story. Because if you can't do that, you might as well give up.

Never mind manoeuvres, always go at them.

my father had been brutal on me, but with him out of my life I had in turn become tough on myself. I knew enough about the game to be a pro but had never learned to have fun at it.

Se não se consegue acabar um trabalho com vinte e sete balas e uma faca, então é porque se está no negócio errado.

Why did you not fight back?

You lack the requisite spine and testicular fortitude to study under me.

You never do things the easy way, do you?" she said. "There's an easy way?" I asked.

Anger can keep you warm at night, and wounded pride can spur a man to wondrous things.

Vashet: "I will admit, I've never had a studen offer himself up for a vicious beating in order to prove he's worth my time." Kvothe: "That was nothing. Once I jumped off a roof.

If you are going to impose your will on the world, you must have control over what you believe.

Hespe's mouth went firm. She didn't scowl exactly, but it looked like she was getting all the pieces of a scowl together in one place, just in case she needed them in a hurry.

The second was some rather bad poetry, but it was short, and I forced my way through by gritting my teeth and occasionally closing one eye so as not to damage the entirety of my brain.

Answers were always important, but they were seldom easy.

Auri stood, and in the circle of her golden hair she grinned and brought the weight of her desire down full upon the world. And all things shook. And all things knew her will. And all things bent to please her.

You're sure your new roommate won't be like the last one who wore tinfoil socks and had a tendency to occasionally urinate in the refrigerator. You're sure you'll pass Math 106 this time around. You're determined to actually join some clubs this year and not just sit around in your dorm eating spray cheese from a can and watching youtube videos about cats.

Strength of body. Strength of mind. strength of personality. All this things lie within a person. They define us. They determine our limits.

The gesture was so tight with rage she feared she'd snap and crack the world in two.

You need to decide what you want for yourself. You want to go home? There's a price. You want control over your life? There's a price. You want the freedom to say no? There's a price. There's always a price.

Admit me for more than two jots and I will not be able to attend. Admit me for less and I will be here every day, while every night I will do what it takes to stay alive while I study here. I will sleep in alleys and stables, wash dishes for kitchen scraps, beg pennies to buy pens. I will do whatever it takes." I said the last words fiercely, almost snarling them.

The World needs people like you. . . . You get things done. Not always the best way, or the most sensible way, but it gets done nonetheless. You're a rare creature. . . . Something bothers you, . . . and suddenly you're off. 'I'm not always so terribly sure of myself,' I admitted. Simmon smiled. 'I find that strangely reassuring.

Besides, anger can keep you warm at night, and wounded pride can spur a man to wondrous things.

My alar is like the ocean in storm. (Devi)