Determination Quotes

“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man’s determination.”
-Tommy Lasorda

“You don’t have to get it perfect; you just have to get it going. Babies don’t walk the first time they try, but eventually they get it right.”
-Jack Canfield

“In racing, they say that your car goes where your eyes go. The driver who cannot tear his eyes away from the wall as he spins out of control will meet that wall; the driver who looks down the track as he feels his tires break free will regain control of his vehicle.”
-Garth Stein

“The wishbone will never replace the backbone.”
-Will Henry

“Success is a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don’t quit when you’re tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.”
-Robert Strauss

“The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t.”
-Henry Ward Beecher

“Motivation is when your dreams put on work clothes.”
-Benjamin Franklin

“The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.”
— Roger Bannister

“Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.”

 – Johann von Goethe

“Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.”
—Louis “Lou” Holtz

“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”
-Mahatma Gandhi

 

“There’s no substitute for hard work.”
-Thomas Edison

“Energy & persistence conquer all things.”
—Benjamin Franklin

“Some succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they are determined to.”
—Henry van Dyke

“Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.”
—Kobe Bryant

“When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal, you do not change your decision to get there.”
—Zig Ziglar

“Success is not the absence of failure; it’s the persistence through failure.”
—Aisha Tyler

“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.”
—Matt Biondi

“Every great story happened when someone decided not to give up.”
—Spryte Loriano

“If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. It’s the hard that makes it great.”
—Tom Hanks

“We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history.”
-Sonia Johnson

“Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way.”
-Abraham Lincoln

“Whatever we vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass.”
-Mary Kay Ash

“Little by little one walks far.”
-Peruvian Proverb

“In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins- not through strength but by perseverance.”
-H. Jackson Brown

“Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.”
-Sir Winston Churchill

“We are made to persist. That’s how we find out who we are.”
-Tobias Wolff

“Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the right things happen.”
-Horace Mann

“You don’t have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things—to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.”
– Sir Edmund Hillary

“Smile at the obstacle, for it is a bridge.”
—Medusa

“What we accomplish in the marathon of life depends tremendously on our grit—our passion and perseverance for long-term goals.”
—Dr. Angela Lee Duckworth

“I’m a great believer in luck, and I find that the harder I work, the more I have of it.”
-Thomas Jefferson

“The key of persistence opens all doors closed by resistance.”
—John Di Leme

“There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.”
—Ella Wheeler Wilcox

“You are a match for your mountain.”
—Danielle Doby

“Patience and tenacity of purpose are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness.”
—Thomas Henry Huxley

“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it or work around it.”
—Michael Jordan

“Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.”
—Bill Bradley

“Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.”
—Dwayne Johnson

“Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.”
—Orison Swett Marden