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Quotes About Determination

What should such fellows as I do crawling between earth and heaven?
~ William Shakespeare
Reflecting on his years in prison, Nelson Mandela wrote that there were dark moments that tested his faith in humanity, but he refused to give up.
~ Barack Obama
John Steinbeck, East of Eden
~ Timshel - thou mayest
I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.
~ Yogi Berra
Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.
~ George W. Bush
We're not retreating, we're advancing in reverse.' --Skulduggery Pleasant
~ Derek Landy, Playing with Fire
I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.
~ Benjamin Franklin
My advice to defensive players: Take the shortest route to the ball and arrive in a bad humor.
~ Bowden Wyatt
Never doubt my weaseling abilities, Shadowhunter, for they are epic and memorable in their scope.
~ Cassandra Clare
You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!
~ James Dashner, The Maze Runner
Arrive at the net with the puck and in ill humor.
~ Fred Shero
Give the American people a good cause, and there's nothing they can't lick.
~ John Wayne
The Trump Card is appealing, grounded, smart, and has a sense of humor. Ivanka Trump proves that believing in yourself and working hard never go out of style.
~ Anna Wintour
From New Year's on the outlook brightens; good humor lost in a mood of failure returns. I resolve to stop complaining.
~ Leonard Bernstein
She's the kind of girl who climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong.
~ Mae West
Persistence is the answer, and a sense of humor helps.
~ Quentin L. Cook
Every year, many, many stupid people graduate from college. And if they can do it, so can you.
~ John Green
You can handle anything if you think you can. Just keep your cool and your sense of humor.
~ Smiley Blanton
If we see light at the end of the tunnel, it's the light of the oncoming train.
~ James Russell Lowell
I played a great horse yesterday! It took seven horses to beat him.
~ Henny Youngman
I really can't think about kissing when I've got a rebellion to incite.
~ Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire
I joined gamblers anon., they gave me 2 to 1 I wouldn't make it! I joined AA, there was a two drink minimum!
~ Rodney Dangerfield
Speed eliminates all doubt. Am I smart enough? Will people like me? Do I really look all right in this plastic jumpsuit?
~ David Sedaris
I tried to throw a yo-yo away. It was impossible.
~ Mitch Hedberg