Quotes about Determination

There is no excuse for not trying.

Don't let your failures define you.

Whatever you do won't be enough, I heard their voices say. Try anyway.

More than anyone, this book is for those young people—an invitation to once again remake the world, and to bring about, through hard work, determination, and a big dose of imagination, an America that finally aligns with all that is best in us.

If we aren't willing to pay a price for our values, if we aren't willing to make some sacrifices in order to realize them, then we should ask ourselves whether we truly believe in them at all.

But know this America: we will meet them

The cynics may be the loudest voices, but I promise you, they will accomplish the least.

We did not come here to fear the future. We came here to shape it.

You're too important for me to take no as an answer

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or time. We are the ones we've been waiting for change we seek.

When we've been told we're not ready," I said, "or that we shouldn't try, or that we can't, generations of Americans have responded with a simple creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes we can.

Michelle shook her head and looked out the window. We both knew what I was asking for. Another disruption. Another gamble. Another step in the direction of something I wanted and she truly didn't. "This is it, Barack," Michelle said. "One last time. But don't expect me to do any campaigning. In fact, you shouldn't even count on my vote.