Quotes about Determination

There's fire in you, Julie. I can see you out there in the street, carrying a banner for all the underprivileged people of the world.

I always say that mentality is a crucial aspect in a football environment.

I'm going to mess up. But I'm going to get back, you know, and get after it and try to do better the next day.

There's going to be a million people that tell you 'No' when you're starting out to do something. But, all you need is that one person to tell you 'Yes,' who's going to believe in you. But first, you need to believe in yourself.

Every time, the mindset I get when I get on the floor is that I'm the best player on the floor.

If we want to be happy and joyful, then we must be determined to let go of attachment. Free from attachment, we are no longer caught in the circle of samsara—not burdened by anxiety nor restlessly searching for what is unwholesome. The absence of attachment leads to true peace and joy.

God give me strength to face a fact though it slay me.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal. Nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong attitude.

If you find yourself at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

A man who fails well is greater than one who succeeds badly.

Perhaps I am stronger than I think.

This, then, is our desert: to live facing despair, but not to consent. Merton, Thomas. Thoughts In Solitude (p. 8). Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Kindle Edition.