Quotes about Determination

William Faulkner was once asked how he went about writing a book. His answer: "It's like building a chicken coop in a high wind. You grab any board or shingle flying by or loose on the ground and nail it down fast." Like becoming a pastor.

It's the set of the sail, and not the gale that determines the way they go.

Perseverance does not mean "perfection." It means that we keep going. We do not quit when we find that we are not yet mature and there is a long journey still before us.

To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man.

I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees.

When you go in there and fight, you pretty much relinquish and give up the right to make any excuses about something.

I remember when I was first time in Serie A, we were down the bottom, no one was speaking about Cagliari. And we were safe, one day before the final match. With Parma, we went down, but we were positive right to the end. There are the little details, but you have to continue.

I want to remind women of color out there to stand your ground, and don't ever be afraid to speak up.

I don't even need to know - if you have something to prove to your old boss or your dad or your third grade teacher or yourself, it doesn't matter. You need that hustle and that fire, and I don't care where it comes from.

The ideal course of life is not always easy.

My coach in college always told me, 'You don't go out there to win lackadaisical, you don't go out there to win by one point, you don't go out there to coast through - you go out to dominate. You impose your will on a man.' And he was my fight coach for a little bit, too, and I did the same thing.

I never doubted that my talent would shine through in the end, no matter what.