Quotes about Resolve

The will to victory may be demonstrated in places other than actual battle.

The professional gives an ear to criticism, seeking to learn and grow. But she never forgets that Resistance is using criticism against her on a far more diabolical level. Resistance enlists criticism to reinforce the fifth column of fear already at work inside the artist's head, seeking to break her will and crack her dedication. The professional does not fall for this. Her resolution, before all others, remains: No matter what, I will never let Resistance beat me.

Once we commit to action, the worst thing we can do is to stop.

Life is action, Junah. Even choosing not to act, we act. We cannot do otherwise. Therefore act with vigor!

When you move your material ass to the geographic site of your dream, your peers and potential mentors think at once, This person is serious. She has committed. She has burned the boats. She is one of us.

What will keep us from stopping? Plain old stubbornness.

When we commit fully to our calling, we acknowledge the forces of inspiration that we hope to summon to our aid.

Forgiveness is an action, not an emotion.

We need a backbone, not a wishbone.

The direction and constancy of the will is what really matters, and intellect and feeling are only important in so far as they contribute to that.

Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve" (24:15).

It is not the temptations you have, but the decision you make about them that counts.