Quotes About Determination

There was only one way this was going to end, and that was with one of us dead.

That is the attitude we need today. That is the "Battle Hymn of the Republic": the soldiers who sang that they would die to make men free.

She couldnt let that happen again. She would have to be strong. Fearless. Gird herself with righteous armor. She jumped when the door clicked shut. Oh great, that was real fearless of her.

Source 1. Personal Motivation

At this point, you could be tempted to water down your content—"You know it's really not that big a deal." Don't give into the temptation. Don't take back what you've said. Instead, put your remarks in context.

Change Tactic: If you interrupt your impulses by connecting with your goals during crucial moments, you can greatly improve your chances of success.

How would I behave if I really wanted these results?

I stand up for what I believe. I don't know if it's always paid off for me, because I've been ridiculed and humiliated.

Every time [some software engineer] says, "Nobody will go to the trouble of doing that," there's some kid in Finland who will go to the trouble. — Alex Mayfield

If you're too weak to handle failure and disappointment, then you're too weak to handle success, which will only end up damaging your life and happiness.

I'm chasing after that Holy Shit effect. If this sounds arrogant, that's because it is. If you don't believe in your own greatness, no one else will. You're limited only by your doubts, your fears, and your desire to fit in rather than stand out. And there's room in this world for all of us to stand out.

And you take any consequences on the chin. You shoulder them because you know nothing can make you buckle. What people don't realize is that discomfort is temporary.

These are challenging times. Only the strong survive. And by the strong, I mean people with a strong enough mindset to make it through this particular place that we're in as a society. Because we're taking steps backward. We really are going backward.

Deciding to do something and going past whatever the goal was that you set is a major mental achievement. You get to feel proud of yourself for completing something. You feel good for successfully controlling yourself and doing something positive.

I wasn't destined for greatness; I knew this. But I was figuring out how to steal it from someone stupid enough to relax their grip on it.

What do you think I'm going to do? she asked him. Whatever it is, he answered, I think you'll be terrified when it happens. Don't let that stop you.

yet love can move people to act in unexpected ways and move them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with startling heroism

For courage, there must be something at stake. I come here with nothing to lose.

And suddenly, just like that, hope became knowledge. I was going to win. It was just a matter of when.

At last, she makes her choice. She turns around, drops her head, and walks toward a horizon she cannot see. After that, she does not look back anymore. She knows that if she does, she will weaken.

You're not going to cry, are you? - I am not going to cry! Not over you. Not in a thousand years.

A stubborn ass needs a stubborn driver

you say you have no courage, but i see it in you. what you did, the burden you agreed to shoulder, took courage. for that, i honor you.

If America taught me anything, it's that quitting is right up there with pissing in the Girl Scouts' lemonade jar.