"The true test of a character is to face hard conditions with the determination to make them better."
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"Determination is the wake-up call to the human will."
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"An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men."
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"it is not tears but determination that makes pain bearable."
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"How long should you try? Until."
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"I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time."
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"Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful."
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"You must have complete determination. The worst opponent you can come across is one whose aim has become an obsession. For instance, if a man has decided that he is going to bite off your nose no matter what happens to him in the process, the chances are he will succeed in doing it. He may be severely beaten up, too, but that will not stop him from carrying out his objective. That is the real fighter."
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"A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history."
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"Quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to."
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"Who exactly do you want to be? What kind of person do you want to be? What are your personal ideals? Whom do you admire? What are their special traits that you would make your own It's time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to become wise, then you should explicitly identify the kind of person you aspire to become. If you have a daybook, write down who you're trying to be, so that you can refer to this self-determination. Precisely describe the demeanor you want to adopt so that you may preserve it when you are by yourself or with other people."
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"But the great thing to remember is that, though our feelings come and go, His love for us does not. It is not wearied by our sins, or our indifference; and, therefore, it is quite relentless in its determination that we shall be cured of those sins, at whatever cost to us, at whatever cost to Him."
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"I won't have any money to leave behind. I won't have the fine and luxurious things of life to leave behind. But I just want to leave a committed life behind."
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"With her courage and determination, Malala has shown what terrorists fear most: a girl with a book."
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"If I were dropped out of a plane into the ocean and told the nearest land was a thousand miles away, I'd still swim. And I'd despise the one who gave up."
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"To counter the fixation on a rhetoric of victimhood, black folks must engage in a discourse of self-determination."
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"Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God."
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"It is only persons of firmness that can have real gentleness. Those who appear gentle are, in general, only a weak character, which easily changes into asperity."
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"My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation."
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"Yeah I want it all, that's why I strive for it"
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