Quotes About Determination

Power over a man's subsistence amounts to power over his will.

Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing.

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism

The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; and, however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is not true to fact. The people are turbulent and changing, they seldom judge or determine right.

Real firmness is good for every thing— Strut is good for nothing.

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

I affect not reserves which I do not feel. I will not amuse you with an appearance of deliberation when I have decided. I frankly acknowledge to you my convictions, and I will freely lay before you the reasons on which they are founded. The consciousness of good intentions disdains ambiguity.

Stand for something, or you'll fall for anything" Malcolm X, likely quoting Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

It seems to be law inflexible and inexorable that he who will not risk cannot win. JOHN PAUL JONES

Her life was a failure because she never focused on anything in particular. She didn't know how to concentrate her attention.

I always wanted to be a designer. I read books on fashion from the age of 12.

Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.

The ruling passion, be it what it will, the ruling passion conquers reason still.

And so, Woodhull single-mindedly devoted himself to destroying the British, their allies, and all that they stood for by spying the daylights out of them.

But when the wheel next turns, it could turn in the devil's own direction. That's why we put our shoulder to it.

People forget that the greatest conqueror is he who conquers himself.