Quotes About Determination

I hoped they couldn't run very fast with those stubby little legs and flippers, but they waddled along pretty well.

Faith that you will find a way to make wine out of your sour grapes.

The others strapped themselves below - except for Coach Hedge, who insisted on clinging to the forward rail, yelling, YEAH! Bring it on, Lake!

It wasn't the most rational move, but I was hungry. I was angry. I hated being taken advantage of, and I didn't particularly like bald eagles. The blade hit the bird's back and stuck there like superglue. I tried to pull it away, but it wouldn't move. My hands were grafted to the sword grip. "Okay, then," the eagle squawked, "we can play it that way." He took off through the food court at sixty miles an hour, dragging me along behind him.

Apollo: A man of honor never surrenders his ukelele.

La buena suerte es una farsa. El éxito verdadero requiere sacrificio.

Well, that's what this quest is all about, isn't it?' said Nico, facing forward. 'We have to fix what's been broken.' 'I love that about you, Nico di Angelo.

I need to find Meg. I wiped my mouth with a shaky hand. What would the myrmekes do with her? I don't know! Tell me or I will not complete your customer service survey.

She let the fear burn inside her like fuel, making her voice even stronger.

No one could face battle without caring for something.

something inside me clicked, like an engine shifting into higher gear. My thinking suddenly became faster and clearer. The anger and fear didn't go away, but I realized they weren't important. They weren't going to help me...

My resolve, my anger, even my grief gave me confidence

You've got to be kid- Well, crud, what just happened there? I ran out of syl-

Just keep going, do your best, and hope it's good enough. That's all any of us can do.

Reyna tried to think. She could accept death if she had to, but if the Athena Parthenos was destroyed, their quest would fail. Reyna could not accept that.

I'm coming back for you, Calypso," he said to the night wind. "I swear it on the River Styx.

They were thirty feet away—much too far to reach the elevator—but Leo pulled out a screwdriver and chucked it like a throwing knife. An impossible shot. The screwdriver spun straight past Clytius and slammed into the UP button.

Now, he realized, he simply had to take what he wanted. He had to control the winds, not the other way around (p. 434).

Pizza! Hockey! Destroy! -Cal

Well," he said at last, "if you guys elect me leader, you must be even crazier than I am. So let's build a spankin' hot war machine!

Being a hero doesn't mean you're invincible. It just means that you're brave enough to stand up and do what's needed. And if I don't know what's needed? That's what your friends are for. We've all got different strengths. Together, we'll figure it out.

They said I would never amount to anything. Look at me now. Sometimes small things can become very large indeed.

Dessa vez, não olhei para trás.

You are as close to God as you choose to be.