"Exercise of faith will be the safest where there is a clear determination summarily to reject all that is contrary to truth and love."
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"They are not following dharma who resort to violence to achieve their purpose. But those who lead others through nonviolent means, knowing right and wrong, may be called guardians of the dharma. Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination."
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"To all the positions, I just bring the determination to win. Me being an unselfish player, I think that can carry on to my teammates. When you have one of the best players on the court being unselfish, I think that transfers to the other players."
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"Self-determination could mean independence, confederacy, federal and autonomy."
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"Few people know death, we only endure it, usually from determination, and even from stupidity and custom; and most men only die because they know not how to prevent dying."
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"Resolve will melt no rocks. But it can scale them."
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"Labor Day symbolizes our determination to achieve an economic freedom for the average man which will give his political freedom realty."
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"The miracle or the power that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application and perseverance under the promptings of a brave, determined spirit."
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"Popular sovereignty has to be given by a people to itself, and this is the important meaning of self-determination."
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"We must have a real living determination to reach holiness. ''I will be a saint'' means I will despoil myself of all that is not God; I will strip my heart of all created things; I will live in poverty and detachment; I will renounce my will, my inclinations, my whims and fancies, and make make myself a willing slave to the will of God."
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"When you devote yourself to achieving your goal, you will not be bothered by shallow criticism. Nothing important can be accomplished if you allow yourself to be swayed by some trifling matter, always looking over your shoulder and wondering what others are saying or thinking. The key to achievement is to move forward along your chosen path with firm determination."
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"Compassion is not helpless pity, but an awareness and determination that demands action."
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"You need self-confidence and determination: feeling depressed and losing hope will never really help to correct any situation."
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"It is important to have determination and optimism and patience. If you lack patience, even when you face some small obstacle, you lose courage. There is a Tibetan saying, "Even if you have failed at something nine times, you have still given it effort nine times." I think that's important. Use your brain to analyze the situation. Do not rush through it, but think. Once you decide what to do about that obstacle, then there's a possibility that you will achieve your goal."
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"A mind committed to compassion is like an overflowing reservoir - a constant source of energy, determination, and kindness."
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"Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger."
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"With patient and firm determination, I am going to press on for jobs. I'm going to press on for equality. I'm going to press on for the sake of our children. I'm going to press on for the sake of all those families who are struggling right now. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I am going to press on."
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"It's a fundamental misunderstanding of human nature and of the concepts of liberty, freedom, and self-determination. It's a fundamental misunderstanding of economics. He (Obama) believes that the pie is fixed and that he needs to more equitably divide up the slices."
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"I miss my grandmother every day. I miss her vitality, her interest in the lives of others, her courage and determination, her perceptive wisdom, her calm in the face of all difficulties, her steadfast belief in the British people and above all her unstoppable sense of mischievous humour."
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"The only thing experience teaches you is what you can"
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