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
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
When you go in there and fight, you pretty much relinquish and give up the right to make any excuses about something.
— Joseph Benavidez
I want to remind women of color out there to stand your ground, and don't ever be afraid to speak up.
— Pramila Jayapal
The ideal course of life is not always easy.
— Joseph Wirthlin
I never doubted that my talent would shine through in the end, no matter what.
— Christian Cage
Sometimes in the past when I played something might make me lose focus, or I would go home after a game where I thought I could have played better and I would let it hang over my head for a long time when it shouldn't.
— LeBron James