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Quotes about Determination

That's what you want to do? Then nothing beats a trial but a failure. Give it everything you've got. I've told you many times, 'Cant do is like Dont Care.' Neither of them have a home.
— Maya Angelou
A certain person wondered why a big strong girl like me wouldn't keep a job which paid a normal salary. I took my time to lead her and to read her every page. Even minimal people can't survive on minimal wage. A certain person wondered why I wait all week for you. I didn't have the words to describe just what you do. I said you had the motion of the ocean in your walk, and when you solve my riddles you don't even have to talk.
— Maya Angelou
I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.
— Maya Angelou
Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.
— Maya Angelou
You may encounter many defeats. But you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats so you can know who you are, what you can rise from and how you can still come out of it.
— Maya Angelou
Trust your brain to suggest a solution, then have the courage to follow through." The
— Maya Angelou
You may trode me in the very dirt. But still, like dust, I'll rise.
— Maya Angelou
That's what you want to do? Then nothing beats a trial but a failure. Give it everything you've got. I've told you many times, 'Can't do is like Don't Care.' Neither of them have a home. Translated, that meant there was nothing a person can't do, and there should be nothing a human being didn't care about. It was the most positive encouragement I could have hoped for.
— Maya Angelou
I gave in to sadness because I had no choice.
— Maya Angelou
Whether our new start was going to end in success or failure didn't cross my mind. What I did know, and know consciously, was that it was already exciting.
— Maya Angelou
You cannot control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
— Maya Angelou
You may not be able to control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them
— Maya Angelou