Life Determination Quotes

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

Calvin Coolidge

Perseverance, Determination, Persistence

Quoted in Quotable Calvin Coolidge, ed. Peter Hannaford (2001).

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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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There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Inspirational, Motivational, Perseverance

Ella Wheeler Wilcox (2012). “Leafs On An Idle Breeze - My Inspirational Poems (Annotated Edition)”, p.497, Jazzybee Verlag

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Each generation has to stand up for democracy. It can't take anything for granted and may have to fight fundamental battles anew.

Margaret Thatcher

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

"Why democracy will last". Margaret Thatcher's second Carlton Lecture at the Carlton Club in central London, www.margaretthatcher.org. November 26, 1984.

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Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Theodore Roosevelt

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

Theodore Roosevelt (2006). “The Works of Theodore Roosevelt - Volume”, p.17, Cosimo, Inc.

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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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The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.

Ayn Rand

Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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

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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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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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He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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

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If you're going through hell, keep going.

Winston Churchill

Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes a lot of hard work.

Ozwald Boateng

Dream, Determination, Work

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Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

Calvin Coolidge

Inspirational, Motivational, Success

Vice President Mike Pence's Speech at Grove City College, time.com. May 20, 2017.

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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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You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction.

George Horace Lorimer

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

George Horace Lorimer (2016). “Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son”, p.55, Lulu.com

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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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I shall either find a way, or make one (attributed)

Eleanor Roosevelt

Inspirational, Life, Tattoo

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Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Michael Jordan

Motivational, Basketball, Sports

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

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Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.

Calvin Coolidge

Motivational, Wisdom, Perseverance

Quoted in Quotable Calvin Coolidge, ed. Peter Hannaford (2001).

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Determination is the wake-up call to the human will.

Tony Robbins

Motivational, Determination, Insperational

Tony Robbins (2012). “Awaken The Giant Within”, p.318, Simon and Schuster

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I will either find a way or make one.

Hannibal

Inspirational, Change, Success

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There's only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything.

Vince Lombardi

Success, Leadership, Perseverance

Vince Lombardi, Balance Design (1998). “Motivation Lombardi Style”

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It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.

Vince Lombardi

Love, Inspirational, Life

Vince Lombardi, Jr. (2012). “What It Takes to Be Number One”, p.31, Thomas Nelson Inc

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The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.

Tommy Lasorda

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

Twitter post from Aug 24, 2015

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The time is always right to do what is right.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Inspirational, Positive, Inspiring

"This Dallas Boy's MLK Jr. Speech Is Such A Sweet Message For Today's World" by Sarah Friedmann, www.bustle.com. January 2018.

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