Determination Quotes

“Determination and perseverance move the world; thinking that others will do it for you is a sure way to fail.”  Marva Collins
“A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.”  James Cook
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”  Calvin Coolidge
“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.”  Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Goals determine what you’re going to be.”  Julius Erving
“We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history.”  Sonia Johnson
“Crystallize your goals. Make a plan for achieving them and set yourself a deadline. Then, with supreme confidence, determination and disregard for obstacles and other people’s criticisms, carry out your plan.”  Paul Meyer
“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: That the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.”  W. H. Murray
“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.”  Ayn Rand
“Determination is the wake-up call to the human will.”  Anthony Robbins
“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.”  Jim Rohn
“The person who really wants to do something finds a way; the other finds an excuse.”  Sir John Marks Templeton
“There is no chance, no destiny, no fate that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.”  Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Progress in every age results only from the fact that there are some men and women who refuse to believe that what they know to be right cannot be done.”  Russell W. Davenport
“Snowflakes are one of nature’s most fragile things, but just look at what they can do when they stick together.”  Vesta Kelly
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”  Mahatma Gandhi
“Strength is a matter of the made-up mind.”  John Beecher
“Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets.”  American Proverb
“The best way out is always through.”  Robert Frost
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.”  Vincent T. Lombardi
“The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t.”  Henry Ward Beecher
“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. “  Ayn Rand
“Real leaders are ordinary people with extraordinary determination. ”  Unknown Author
“There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.”  Ella Wheeler Wilcox
“Obsessed is just a word the lazy use to describe dedicated.”  Unknown Author
“Never give in! Never give in! Never, never, never, never – in nothing great or small, large or petty. Never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.”  Winston Churchill
“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.”  Tommy Lasorda
“What this power is, I cannot say. All I know is that it exists…and it becomes available only when you are in that state of mind in which you know exactly what you want…and are fully determined not to quit until you get it.”  Alexander Graham Bell
“What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight – it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”  Dwight D. Eisenhower
“The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.” Cecil B. De Mille
“The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.” Roger Bannister
“People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don’t know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.”  George Allen
“We will either find a way, or make one.”  Hannibal
“People begin to become successful the minute they decide to be.”  Harvey Mackay
“Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.” Charles De Gaulle
“I may not be there yet, but I’m closer than I was yesterday.”  Unknown Author
“When someone tells me there is only one way to do things, it always lights a fire under my butt. My instant reaction is, I’m gonna prove you wrong.”  Picabo Street
“Show me a guy who’s afraid to look bad, and I’ll show you a guy you can beat every time.”  Lou Brock
“It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.”  Seneca
“The only way to overcome is to hang in. Even I’m starting to believe that.”  Dan OBrien
“The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuses, that’s the day you start to the top.” O. J. Simpson
“Adversity cause s some men to break; others to break records.”  William A. Ward
“Sweat plus sacrifice equals success.”  Charlie Finley
“You have no control over what the other guy does.  You only have control over what you do.”  A. J. Kitt
“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.”  Archie Griffen
“The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.”  Vince Lombardi
“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.”  Michael Jordan
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”  John Wooden
“The minute you start talking about what you’re going to do if you lose, you have lost.” George Shultz
“Set your goals high, and don’t stop until you get there.”  Bo Jackson
“I learned that if you want to make it bad enough, no matter how bad it is, you can make it.”  Gale Sayers
“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man’s determination.”  Tommy Lasorda
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”  Darrel Royal
“You can become a winner only if you are willing to walk over the edge.”  Damon Runyon
“If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it.”  Ronnie Lott
“The principle is competing against yourself.  It’s about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before.”  Steve Young
“Ain’t no chance if you don’t take it.”  Guy Clark
“You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others.  That’s the mark of a true professional.”  Joe Paterno
“Concentration is the ability to think about absolutely nothing when it is absolutely necessary.”  Ray Knight
“To be prepared is half the victory.”  Miguel Cervantes
“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”  Vidal Sassoon
“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.”  Vincent T. Lombardi
“The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am.  Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking thoughts on what they should have or would have done, or what they can’t do.”  Dennis Waitley
“There are only two options regarding commitment.  You’re either IN or you’re OUT.  There is no such thing as life in-between.”  Pat Riley
“I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.”
Thomas Jefferson
“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”  Thomas Edison
“I’ve always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me.  I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn’t have a chance to win.”  Arnold Palmer
“Each warrior wants to leave the mark of his will, his signature, on important acts he touches.  This is not the voice of ego but of the human spirit, rising up and declaring that it has something to contribute to the solution of the hardest problems, no matter how vexing!”  Pat Riley
“If you chase two rabbits, both will escape.”  Author Unknown
“Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”  Will Rogers
“Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.”  Samuel Johnson
“Other people may not have had high expectations for me… but I had high expectations for myself.”Shannon Miller
“I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my mental ability.” Bruce Jenner
“He who stops being better stops being good.”  Oliver Cromwell