Inspirational Quotes About Determination
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“No matter how much you plan, it is tenacity, unyielding desire to succeed, and the ability to cope with change that will eventually prevail.”
Perry Payne (born 1966);
Rugby Player, Father, Executive
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“You cannot escape the results of your thoughts. Whatever your present environment may be, you will fall, remain or rise with your thoughts, your vision, your ideal. You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration. ”
James Allen (1864-1912);
Writer
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“Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb.”
Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965);
British Statesman, Prime Minister, Author, Nobel Prize Winner
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“If you're trying to achieve, there will be road blocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But 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 (born 1963);
Retired Professional Basketball Player, Businessman
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“Athletes must dig down deep in the heat of competition to win; people must dig down deep in the game of life to succeed. The deeper we dig, the higher we soar. ”
Kirby Maus -
Executive Director At Dig Down Deep
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“No matter what sort of adversity or challenge you might face, you can always believe that, with hope, it can be conquered and, in the end, you will be stronger for it.”
Brooke Ellison (born 1978);
First Quadriplegic To Graduate From Harvard University
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This Quote Was Our Daily Quote On: 02/02/11
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
Mark Twain (1835-1910);
[Samuel Clemens] Humorist, Essayist, Novelist
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This Quote Was Our Daily Quote On: 05/10/11
“Overcome the notion that you must be regular. It robs you of the chance to be extraordinary.”
Uta Hagen (1919-2004);
Actress
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This Quote Was Our Daily Quote On: 08/16/11
“If I had to select one quality, one personal characteristic that I regard as being most highly correlated with success, whatever the field, I would pick the trait of persistence. Determination. The will to endure to the end, to get knocked down seventy times and get up off the floor saying, 'Here comes number seventy-one'!”
Richard DeVos (born 1926);
American Businessman
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