"Where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'll end up."
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"You cannot receive what you don't give. Outflow determines inflow."
"Don't let your past determine your destiny."
"Only the moment counts. It determines life."
"War doesn't determine who's right, it determines who's left"
"Stick to your dreams and determine that you're going to make them come true."
"A man can surely do what he wills to do, but cannot determine what he wills."
"Decisions, not conditions, determine what a man is."
"Your attitude determines your aptitude!"
"No one makes you feel anything. It is how you react and respond that determines your emotions."
"What you feed your mind determines your appetite."
"It is not what happens that determines the major part of your future. What happens, happens to us all. It is what you do about what happens that counts."
"Circumstances do not determine a man, they reveal him."
"Not what you possess but what you do with what you have, determines your true worth."
"What holds attention determines action."
"Love your enemies, for they determine who you are."
"What you do in the off season determines what you do in the regular season."
"Our mental attitude is the x factor that determines our fate."
"Who can determine where one ends and the other begins?"
"At the point the money hits your hands, you have the power to determine your financial future."
"Determine to do some thinking for yourself. Don't live entirely upon the thoughts of others. Don't be an automaton."