Determination Quotes - Page 11

• Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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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.

  Abraham Maslow

  Life And Love, Ocean, Swimming

  "A History of Psychology: A Global Perspective". Book by Eric Shiraev (p. 431),

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• If you aren't going all the way, why go at all?

  Joe Namath

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

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  And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.

  Antoine de Saint-Exupery

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  Le Petit Prince ch. 21 (1943)

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• Men who are resolved to find a way for themselves will always find opportunities enough; and if they do not find them, they will make them.

  Samuel Smiles

  Business, Opportunity, Men

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• It's amazing what ordinary people can do if they set out without preconceived notions.

  Ben Stein

  Inspirational, Success, Learning

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• Now that the there is a path for the people of Puerto Rico to express their self-determination on Puerto Rico's political status, there are some who seek to block that path.

  Dick Thornburgh

  Block, Self, People

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• I have willpower and determination. I am very resilient, like rock.

  Carnie Wilson

  Rocks, Willpower, Resilient

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• But with the right kind of coaching and determination you can accomplish anything and the biggest accomplishment that I feel I got from the film was overcoming that fear.

  Reese Witherspoon

  Accomplishment, Coaching, Overcoming

  "Walk The Line - Reese Witherspoon interview". Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.

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  If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Music, Spiritual

  Albert Einstein (2015). “Bite-Size Einstein: Quotations on Just About Everything from the Greatest Mind of the Twentieth Century”, p.12, St. Martin's Press

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• They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Wise, Respect

  "Fictional character: Mohandas K. Gandhi". "Gandhi", 1982.

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• The only things you learn are the things you tame

  Antoine de Saint-Exupery

  Persistence

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• How long should you try? Until.

  Jim Rohn

  Inspiring, Perseverance, Motivation

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• Nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.

  Benjamin Disraeli

  Positive, Perseverance, Commitment

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• A leader, once convinced that a particular course of action is the right one, must....be undaunted when the going gets tough.

  Ronald Reagan

  Leadership, Being Strong, Endurance

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• What does it take to be a champion? Desire, dedication, determination, concentration and the will to win.

  Patty Berg

  Being Strong, Winning, Dedication

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• I learned about the strength you can get from a close family life. I learned to keep going, even in bad times. I learned not to despair, even when my world was falling apart. I learned that there are no free lunches. And I learned the value of hard work.

  Lee Iacocca

  Fall, Hard Work, Lunch

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• If you ever get a second chance in life for something, you've got to go all the way.

  Lance Armstrong

  Motivational, Perseverance, Optimistic

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• Attitude determines how well you do it.

  Lou Holtz

  Motivational Sports, Attitude, Exercise

  Lou Holtz (2009). “Winning Every Day: The Game Plan for Success”, p.14, Harper Collins

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• There is no such thing as life in-between.

  Pat Riley

  Motivational, Basketball, Sports

  Pat Riley (1993). “The winner within: a life plan for team players”, Putnam Adult

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• What really distinguishes this generation in all countries from earlier generations ... is its determination to act, its joy in action, the assurance of being able to change things by one's own efforts.

  Hannah Arendt

  Motivational, Change, Country

  Hannah Arendt (1972). “Crises of the Republic: Lying in Politics; Civil Disobedience; On Violence; Thoughts on Politics and Revolution”, p.212, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• What I love about the East End is that theres a great perseverance, determination and courage. What I dislike about it is that there is sometimes a celebration of ignorance.

  Eddie Marsan

  Perseverance, Ignorance, East

  "Eddie Marsan: 'There's no great mystery to acting'". Interview with Elzabeth Day, www.theguardian.com. October 2, 2010.

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• But the Congress has made the determination that certain kinds of information can be protected even though the American people may want to have access to information.

  Alberto Gonzales

  People, May, Want

  Interview with Jim Lehrer, www.pbs.org. July 26, 2005.

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• To be sure, no piece of social machinery, however well constructed, can be effective unless there is back of it a will and a determination to make it work.

  Cordell Hull

  Pieces, Social, Machinery

  Cordell Hull's Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech in Oslo, Norway, www.nobelprize.org. December 10, 1945.

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• I wanted the world to know that my country Ethiopia has always won with determination and heroism.

  Abebe Bikila

  Sports, Country, Running

  "50 stunning Olympic moments: Abebe Bikila's 1960 marathon victory - in pictures" by Steven Bloor, www.theguardian.com. April 25, 2012.

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