Quotes about Determination

To become successful you must be a person of action. Merely to "know" is not sufficient. It is necessary both to know and do. Enthusiasm is the mainspring of the mind which urges one to put knowledge into action.

Indecision and procrastination are twin brothers. Where one is found, the other may usually be found also. Kill off this pair before they completely hog-tie you to the treadmill of failure.

If you think you'll lose, you're lost for out of the world we find, Success begins with a fellow's will — It's all in the state of mind. "If you think you are outclassed, you are, you've got to think high to rise, You've got to be sure of yourself before You can ever win a prize.

Back of all this demand for new and better things, there is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.

Halpin deserves credit for REFUSING TO COMPROMISE WITH LIFE BY ACCEPTING AND KEEPING A JOB HE DID NOT WANT

What a different story men would have to tell if only they would adopt a DEFINITE PURPOSE, and stand by that purpose until it had time to become an all-consuming obsession!

The person who makes persistence his watch-word, discovers that "Old Man Failure" finally becomes tired, and makes his departure. Failure cannot cope with persistence.

Do you resort to liquor, narcotics, or cigarettes to quiet your nerves? If so, why do you not try will-power instead?

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

God doesn't mock us. He never gives us a goal that we cannot accomplish in His strength. I want to assure you, you can glorify God, you MUST glorify God. But you have to determine deep within your heart that you're going to do it His way.

You may have had big-time plans in your life-major league dreams that haven't panned out. You were going to write a best-selling book, but the opportunities just haven't come along. Are you willing to write for your church newsletter?

What's God saying to you now? All things are possible to him who worries? No. All things are possible to him who attempts to work it out? No. All things are possible to him who believes. --Man to Man: Chuck Swindoll Selects His Most Significant Writings for Men