Quotes About Determination

True and lasting motivation can't, unfortunately, come from outside. It must arise from a very deep place within us. This life-changing motivation verily forces its way out of us, demanding that we take action. That is the motivation that propels people to monumental acts of courage, willpower, perseverance, and, ultimately, change.

If you want real motivation, the kind that will consume every pore of your body, sustain itself not only through the next morning, but many mornings to come, and drives you to achieve your goals, look deep inside and see if you can find it within you. Because you sure won't find it anywhere else.

Don't give up, don't ever give up.

Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.

I'm inspired by people who keep on rolling, no matter their age.

1. Never forget--"they" are always the enemy. 2. Just remember, assholes are born that way, and they usually don't change. 3. You don't want to go to jail. 4. When you start to take this job seriously, you're in trouble. 5. It takes no more time to see the good side of life than it takes to see the bad. 6. If you decide to run the ball, just count on fumbling and getting the shit knocked out of you a lot, but never forget how much fun it is just to be able to run the ball!

As soon as I did my first five minutes of stand-up I knew that I would rather be a failure at comedy than a success in marketing.

It's not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.

You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.

As sure as the sun will shineI'm going to get it, what's mineAnd then the harder they comeThe harder they fall,One and all.

Rather than viewing a brief relapse back to inactivity as a failure, treat it as a challenge and try to get back on track as soon as possible.

Bjorn was a different breed, I threw my best material at him, but he would never smile, but that added to the charm when he played me and Mac. We were going nuts and losing our mind and he was sitting back like he was on a Sunday stroll.

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.

Poverty was the greatest motivating factor in my life.

When you make the decision to do what is right, regardless of how you feel, your life will be blessed and secure.

I went and bought a half ounce of cocaine and, in one week, assembled the entire Live Rust album and movie soundtrack. In a week. Y'know, it's not the drugs, it's the attitude that goes with 'em. - David Briggs

There is a wonderful way to forsee the future: create it.

As Christopher Reeve once said, so many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.

I wouldn't make any

My clawed fingers lost all feeling after the first quarter-mile as I clung to anything within reach, and my right foot was numb from stomping an imaginary brake pedal.

Now, either you remove your hand, or you shall discover what a girl can learn from five brothers.

She shut the door in the man's face, leaning back against it, her heart hammering with panic.

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But then she faced herself squarely in her bathroom mirror. "Do not think about it." she said aloud, so stern she convinced even herself.