Determination Motivational Quotes

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

Thomas A. Edison

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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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.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

Strength to Love (1963) ch. 3

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A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

Colin Powell

Motivational, Dream, Determination

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The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.

Vince Lombardi

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

"Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

Winston Churchill

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.

Jesse Owens

Inspirational, Motivational, Running

Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.

Beverly Sills

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

"Incredible Quotations: 230 Thought-Provoking Quotes with Prompts to Spark Students' Writing, Thinking, and Discussion". Book by Jacqueline Sweeney, 1997.

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People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.

Norman Vincent Peale

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

"Positive Thinking Every Day: An Inspiration for Each Day of the Year". Book by Norman Vincent Peale. Entry for April 13, 1993.

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I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.

Bill Cosby

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

Quoted in Barbara Rowes, The Book of Quotes (1979)

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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

Will Durant

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it.

Michael Jordan

Motivational, Basketball, Running

Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

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An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.

Thomas Fuller

Inspirational, Motivational, Determination

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Never go backward. Attempt, and do it with all your might. Determination is power.

Charles Simmons

Determination, Power, Trying

Charles Simmons (1852). “Laconic Manual and Brief Remarker”, p.513

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Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success.

Joyce Brothers

Positive, Success, Determination

"The Pocket Philosopher/ Psychologist" by Mark J. Merten, (p. 87), 2004.

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The best way out is always through.

Robert Frost

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

North of Boston (1914) "Servant to Servants"

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The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.

Vince Lombardi

Motivational, Sports, Football

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Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.

Josh Billings

Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

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Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.

Stephen Covey

Inspirational, Success, Motivational Sports

Stephen R. Covey (2012). “The Wisdom and Teachings of Stephen R. Covey”, p.98, Simon and Schuster

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I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.

Frank Lloyd Wright

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.

William Ellery Channing

Inspirational, God, Stay Strong

William Ellery Channing (1839). “Self-culture: An address introductory to the Franklin lectures, delivered at Boston, September, 1838”, p.42

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Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.

Louis Pasteur

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

"There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem". Book by Wayne Dyer, 1975.

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Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.

Lou Holtz

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.

Henry Ford

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.

William Feather

Inspirational, Positive, Success

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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Inspirational, Change, Positive

Quoted in Providence Journal-Bulletin, 8 June 1994

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