Quotes about Determination

The will to victory may be demonstrated in places other than actual battle.

Remember our rule of thumb: The more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.

Once we commit to action, the worst thing we can do is to stop.

Resistance is implacable, intractable, indefatigable.

You're where you wanted to be, aren't you? So you're taking a few blows. That's the price for being in the arena and not on the sidelines. Stop complaining and be grateful.

All that matters is I've put in my time and hit it with all I've got. All that counts is that, for this day, for this session, I have overcome Resistance.

The power to take charge was in my hands; all I had to do was believe it.

The opposite of fear is love—love of the challenge, love of the work, the pure joyous passion to take a shot at our dream and see if we can pull it off.

When an idea pops into our head and we think, "No, this is too crazy," … that's the idea we want. When we think, "This notion is completely off the wall … should I even take the time to work on this?" … the answer is yes. Never doubt the soup. Never say no. The answer is always yes.

Life is action, Junah. Even choosing not to act, we act. We cannot do otherwise. Therefore act with vigor!

When you move your material ass to the geographic site of your dream, your peers and potential mentors think at once, This person is serious. She has committed. She has burned the boats. She is one of us.

What will keep us from stopping? Plain old stubbornness.