Laozi
Philosopher
"Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit."
Determination quotes
Determination
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Haile Selassie
Emperor
"Our youth must be steadfast and take advantage of the benefits of modern civilization. Do not fall prey to idleness for it shall be a curse to you and to succeeding generations. You must set yourselves us as examples of determination and hard work. Plan your time and use both your physical and mental powers purposefully and productively."
Che Guevara
Revolutionary, Guerrilla Leader
"I don't care if I fall as long as someone else picks up my gun and keeps on shooting."
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Military Leader, Politician
"If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power."
Charles Dickens
Novelist
"The most important thing in life is to stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will.' Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities."
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"Enlightenment is man's leaving his self-caused immaturity. Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another. Such immaturity is self-caused if it is not caused by lack of intelligence, but by lack of determination and courage to use one's intelligence without being guided by another. Sapere Aude! Have the courage to use your own intelligence! is therefore the motto of the enlightenment."
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"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. Nothing worthwhile is easy. Your ability to overcome unfavorable situations will provide you with time to demonstrate your true strength and determination for success. Always set your standards high, your greatest achievements lie within the infinite feats you achieve in your life."
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"I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go."
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"Since everything is a reflection of our minds, everything can be changed by our minds."
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"Meanings are not determined by situations, but we determine ourselves by the meanings we give to situations."
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"When you look ahead and darkness is all you see, faith and determination will pull you through."
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"A big part of winning is having lots of good luck. And I think a good competitor makes his own luck. That's why he is a winner. Luck to me is lots of determination lots of hard work, faith in myself, and in God."
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"The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something."
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"Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen."
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"Dreams can come true, but there is a secret. They're realized through the magic of persistence, determination, commitment, passion, practice, focus and hard work. They happen a step at a time, manifested over years, not weeks."
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"A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at."
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"Give me but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the earth."
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"I always tell my kids if you lay down, people will step over you. But if you keep scrambling, if you keep going, someone will always, always give you a hand. Always. But you gotta keep dancing, you gotta keep your feet moving."
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"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."
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"At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else."
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"If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you."
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"Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit."
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"The world is waiting for you to wake up to the person you are called to be. Stop listening to the negative inner conversation that's causing you to play small. Focus your mind on positive thoughts, possibilities and solutions that can move you forward. Tap into your creativity and determination and stay busy. Stay focused."
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"In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result."
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"Every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward"
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