Quotes About Determination

He resolved, having done it once, never to move his eyeballs again.

When I moved to L.A., I was penniless, absolutely beyond broke and in debt up to my eyeballs.

If you're an actor, you get your eyes put out; you get everything done to you.

I've started to get iritis, which affects the eyes. But I'm not going to give in.

During the times I wanted to give up because of all the challenges I faced, we did it. We Filipinos can do it.

I have always faced challenges in my life.

I have faced a lot of people who said that I would always be in my father's shadow. I just take that, and I use that as a boost because, as much as I love my father, I am trying to make a name for myself.

I've faced a lot of short pitched bowling in my life and haven't had too many issues with it.

Many a times you are faced with a situation where you have to make a decision and challenge yourself. When you do that you really understand your true strength.

Growing up, I didn't think it would be possible to be an actress - I didn't see a lot of Latina faces on TV or in movies. But that didn't stop me from trying. I realized early that anything I really wanted was worth working for.

You have to be a champion in all facets of life.

Being a champion is not just being a frontrunner and being ahead, but it's facing adversity.

It doesn't matter who I'm facing. I'm concentrating on myself.

I'd feel OK facing anyone for the welterweight title.

I'm definitely interested in facing Linares.

You have to be a bastard to make it, and that's a fact. And the Beatles are the biggest bastards on earth.

Age doesn't mean anything. Age doesn't mean I can't work as hard. Age doesn't mean I can't do as well as everyone else. It's just a factor. It's just there.

Before going on 'X Factor' again, I felt like I'd tried everything else.

Just before I auditioned for 'The X Factor,' there was nothing in my diary at all. I had no shows; nothing was happening. It was make-or-break time for me, and I had to consider doing another career altogether.

The deciding factor of why some entrepreneurs are successful and others fail is not limited to your DNA or your education; it is about the actions you take as the leader of your business.

To me, it's always bumpy, and to me, that's the joy of it. That's this game. That's how hard it is in the NFL. Really, what you did last year or 2010, as we know, doesn't factor.

I know a lot of people don't count me in as a factor in the welterweight division, but they have the right to think that way. I only want my chance to prove what I can do in the ring.

You can distill deterrence down to two factors: capability and will.

One of the factors that has helped me to reach 100 games was not to lose hope.