Quotes about Determination

It's tempting to wish for the perfect boss, the perfect parent, or the perfect outfit. But maybe the best any of us can do is not to quit, play the hand we've been dealt, and accessorize what we've got.

Live with power and energy that undeniably transcends their natural capacities and with an intensity of commitment that far exceeds anything they have previously demonstrated in their lives

A great devotee of the Gospel of Getting On.

There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life.

The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.

The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.

The only failure one should fear, is not hugging to the purpose they see as best.

Yes, that's the worst of it. It's a desperately vexatious thing that, after all one's reflections and quiet determinations, we should be ruled by moods that one can't calculate on beforehand.

Perhaps his might be one of the natures where a wise estimate of consequences is fused in the fires of that passionate belief which determines the consequences it believes in.

Keep true. Never be ashamed of doing right. Decide what you think is right and stick to it.

She accused him of having grandiose ideas and sloppy habits, a fatal combination for a writer.

So firm did Nivea's determination become that she wrote in her diary that she would give up marriage in order to devote herself completely to the struggle for women's suffrage. She was not aware that such a sacrifice would not be necessary, and that she would marry a man for love who would back her up in her political goals.