Quotes About Determination

And now Rob was about to turn 5, she was thinking about elementary school, determined to send her son to a private school. That cost money. Not much, but not much was relative. She knew that the security required to afford tuition would be a stretch to maintain anywhere else except on Chapman Street.

If you go into something, you better make it hard. Otherwise what's the point?

Life doesn't reward those who refuse to expose themselves to difficulties and challenges.

What the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.

Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

Whether you think you can—or think you can't—you're right! — HENRY FORD

thought precedes action.

When you believe you can do something, you have the courage to move forward despite being afraid.

learning how to ride your bike? Well, persistence and sheer repetition, certainly. You were going to stick with it no matter how long it took! It also helped that you were enthusiastic about what you set out to achieve—that you could hardly wait to reach your goal. And finally, let's not underestimate the impact of positive encouragement. You always knew your parents were in your corner, supporting you, rooting for your success.

They can because they think they can. — Virgil

One person with a commitment is worth more than 100 people who have only an interest. — Mary Crowley

It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness. — Seneca

The only way to escape from the prison of fear is action. — Joe Tye

What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it. — ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

Running away from your fears is a losing strategy. — Jeff Keller

One person with a commitment is worth more than 100 people who have only an interest. — Mary

Never underestimate your power to change yourself. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Life will test you to see how serious you are about achieving your objective.

One person with a commitment is worth more than 100 people who have only an interest.

Now, let's assume you have a goal in mind. The next question to ask yourself is, "Am I willing to do whatever it takes to achieve this goal?" If your answer is, "I'll do just about anything, except that I won't do _______," then frankly, you're not committed.

I may not be strong, but I am fierce

That made Dad pretty mad, so he said "NO SON OF MINE IS A QUITTER!" Which isn't really true at all. I'm a HUGE quitter, and so is Rodrick. And I think Manny is on his third of fourth preschool by now.

Like Atlas, I have broad shoulders. I can carry a grudge to the crack of doom.

If one intended to pamper oneself, she had long believed, half measures weren't worth the trouble.