Quotes About Determination

The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides," Henri Frédéric Amiel

Any goal worth achieving involves an element of risk.

Either 100 percent commitment, totally unwavering devotion, or nothing at all.

Though our approach to running may have seemed [unconventional], we still took winning seriously

In my mind, you win when you reach the start line, not the finish line.

When you're going through hell, keep going.

And thus I kept doing it. Mile 20 passed. Mile 23 passed. Mile 26 passed. Running an ultra is simple; all you have to do is not stop.

When you're going through hell, keep going. —Winston Churchill

Being originated from a poor family does not let you think poor, but your weaknesses do.

what's the use of lying down to die as long as we can stand up and walk.

There's sometimes a weird benefit to having an alcoholic, violent father. He really motivated me in that I never wanted to be anything like him.

Life, Stormy says, is not about how fast you run or even with what degree of grace. It's about perseverance, about staying on your feet and slogging forward no matter what.

Our genes are a predisposition, but our genes are not our fate," I wrote to him. "If they were, then you'd be a victim, but you're not—you're one of the most powerful people on the planet.

Being a hero, I guess, is a quiet thing.

Bring it on, Biggen

She might be less than what she had once been, but she was still worth a hell of a lot.

He isn't interested in simple. He wants what he wants. No matter how much trouble she is and no matter whether he even understands it himself.

Did you mean what you said? You will pursue this?' Brisbane sipped at his tea. 'I suppose. I have a few other matters that I must bring to conclusion, but nothing that cannot wait. And I have no other clients questioning either my integrity or my courage at present.

I ran a finger over the seal, tracing the letters of the motto. ALIS VOLAT PROPRIIS. She flies with her own wings.

What was it that Napoleon said, my lady? 'Impossible is a word only to be found in the dictionary of fools.

but just beneath the bell was a small scarlet plaque bearing the name of the club and the legend ALIS VOLAT PROPRIIS. "'She flies with her own wings,'" I translated.

Tis a hard thing for a child to know she isn't wanted. It gets into her blood and bones until she knows that she must always find her own way, for none will smooth her path. But that sort of thing makes a woman strong, you know.

tracing the letters of the motto. ALIS VOLAT PROPRIIS. She flies with her own wings.

Do you know what sort of trouble you are courting?" "Courting?" I gave him a scornful look. "I married it long ago. As our favorite detective, Arcadia Brown, would say to her faithful Garvin, 'Excelsior!