Quotes about Determination
Fortunate is the person who has developed the self-control to steer a straight course toward his objective in life, without being swayed from his purpose by either commendation or condemnation.
- Napoleon Hill
Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you.
- John F. Kennedy
If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope or confidence.
- Helen Keller
The only failure is not to try.
- George Clooney
Anytime we step out boldly to make changes, we take a chance that we might fail. But the only way to get better is to try.
- Joyce Meyer
I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.
- Michael Jordan
First, I'm trying to prove to myself that I'm a person. Then maybe I'll convince myself that I'm an actress.
- Marilyn Monroe
Even when folks are hitting you over the head, you can't stop marching. Even when they're turning the hoses on you, you can't stop.
- Barack Obama
As it turns out, I can see I'm quite a business-minded person as I've developed.
- Judith Durham
You can't let the fear of what people might say or think stop you from doing what you want to do or else we would never do anything.
- Jennifer Lopez
To try to raise a son from inside the prison walls is a very difficult thing. But I want to say to the world my son at 16 was the one who tried the most to get me out of prison.
- Jim Bakker