Quotes about Determination
Self discipline is that which, next to virtue, truly and essentially raises one man above another.
— Joseph Addison
I will not be discouraged by failure I will not be elated by success.
— Joseph Barber Lightfoot
Soha senki nem kapja meg, amit akar, és ez gyönyör?.
— Ernest Cline
I tried to slip past her again, but she blocked my path and then stomped her foot down in front of me again, pretending like she was Gandalf and I was the balrog.
— Ernest Cline
I wasn't some dilettante.
— Ernest Cline
Through sheer force of will and brainpower, he'd once again turned science fiction into science fact, without much regard for the long-term consequences.
— Ernest Cline
We are coming here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and we have no more bubblegum!
— Ernest Cline
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.
— Eugene Peterson
It's the set of the sail, and not the gale that determines the way they go.
— Eugene Peterson
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.
— Eugene Peterson
To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man.
— Euripides
I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees.
— Euripides