196 Determination Quotes to Help You Not Give Up

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Famous Determination Quotes

Determination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you. — Denis Waitley

Determination is the wake-up call to the human will. — Tony Robbins

Great determination can overcome most odds. — Aesop

The power of determination will make you unstoppable. — Jean Charest

Success is a combination of determination and courage. — Nirmal Purja

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal -- a commitment to excellence -- that will enable you to attain the success you seek. — Mario Andretti

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek. — Mario Andretti

Determination and perseverance move the world; thinking that others will do it for you is a sure way to fail. — Marva Collins

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination. — Tommy Lasorda

Have the dogged determination to follow through to achieve your goal; regardless of circumstances or whatever other people say, think, or do — Paul Meyer

Within each of us is a hidden store of determination. Determination to keep us in the race when all seems lost. — Roger Dawson

I would say my determination is way higher than my smartness. — Kanye West

Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. — Calvin Coolidge

Some succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they are determined to. — Henry Van Dyke

No, the thing that makes for greatness is determination, persisting in the right direction over the long haul, following your dream, staying at the task. — Charles R. Swindoll

Short Determination Quotes

  • Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start. — Nido Qubein
  • Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start. — Nido R Qubein
  • A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. — Colin Powell
  • Where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'll end up. — Barack Obama
  • You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore. — William Faulkner
  • I determined never to stop until I had come to the end and achieved my purpose. — David Livingstone
  • Black Power is giving power to people who have not had power to determine their destiny. — Huey Newton
  • There is no force equal to a woman determined to rise — W. E. B. Du Bois
  • I'm from where your hustle determines your salary. — Rick Ross
  • The voice you believe will determine the future you experience — Steven Furtick

Determination Image Quotes

War does not determine who is right - only who is left. - Bertrand Russell quote

War does not determine who is right - only who is left. — Bertrand Russell

They say your attitude determines your latitude. - Kanye West quote

They say your attitude determines your latitude. — Kanye West

Determination quote It is surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings towar
It is surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feeling toward themselves, and if you are not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others.
Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude. - Zig Ziglar quote

Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude. — Zig Ziglar

Jesus never consults your past to determine your present. - T. B. Joshua quote

Jesus never consults your past to determine your present. — T. B. Joshua

Our attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us. - Earl Nightingale quote

Our attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us. — Earl Nightingale

Determination quote Your attitude determines your direction.
Your attitude determines your direction.
Heart is what drives us and determines our fate. - Isabel Allende quote

Heart is what drives us and determines our fate. — Isabel Allende

We are determined to listen to nothing from the illegal congress. - George III quote

We are determined to listen to nothing from the illegal congress. — George III

It's choice - not chance - that determines your destiny. - Jean Nidetch quote

It's choice - not chance - that determines your destiny. — Jean Nidetch

Determination quote We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determin
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.
Stay focused. Your start does not determine how you're going to finish. - Herman Edwards quote

Stay focused. Your start does not determine how you're going to finish. — Herman Edwards

Direction, not intention determines your destination. - Andy Stanley quote

Direction, not intention determines your destination. — Andy Stanley

Determination quote Determine to live life with flair and laughter.
Determine to live life with flair and laughter.
No, I never did get lost, but I was bewildered for three days once. - Daniel Boone quote

No, I never did get lost, but I was bewildered for three days once. — Daniel Boone

It's how you deal with failure that determines how you achieve success. - David Feherty quote

It's how you deal with failure that determines how you achieve success. — David Feherty

Determination quote It is your decisions, and not your conditions, that determine your destiny.
It is your decisions, and not your conditions, that determine your destiny.
it is not tears but determination that makes pain bearable. - Rose Kennedy quote

it is not tears but determination that makes pain bearable. — Rose Kennedy

All you've got to do is decide to go and the hardest part is over. - Tony Wheeler quote

All you've got to do is decide to go and the hardest part is over. — Tony Wheeler

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

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

Determination quote If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn,no one can stop
If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn,no one can stop you.
Let every man be master of his time. - William Shakespeare quote

Let every man be master of his time. — William Shakespeare

Determination quote Where you end up in life is not determined by where you start.
Where you end up in life is not determined by where you start.

Grit And Determination Quotes

Battles are won in the trenches, in the grit and grime of courageous determination; they are won day by day in the arena of life. — Charles R. Swindoll

No man can fight his way to the top and stay at the top without exercising the fullest measure of grit, courage, determination, resolution. — B. C. Forbes

If you grit your teeth and show real determination, you'll always have a chance. — Charles M. Schulz

Determination quote Wake up with determination. Go to bed with satisfaction.
Wake up with determination. Go to bed with satisfaction.

Machine guns are taken through grit and determination. — Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig

GRIT is Guts, Resilience, Industriousness and Tenacity. GRIT is the ability to focus, stay determined, stay optimistic in the face of a challenge, and simply work harder than the next guy or gal. — Linda Kaplan Thaler

Remember that becoming people of integrity and honesty is not simply a matter of more personal determination, more grit, and more willpower; rather, it is accomplished through the enabling power of the Atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ. — David A. Bednar

Strength And Determination Quotes

Whoever you are, no matter what social position you have, rich or poor, always show great strength and determination, and always do everything with much love and deep faith in God. One day you will reach your goal. — Ayrton Senna

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

I wish you power that equals your intelligence and your strength. I wish you success that equals your talent and determination. And I wish you faith. — Betty Shabazz

Determination quote Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.
Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.

I have been seriously afraid at times but have used my fear as a stimulating factor rather than allowing it to paralyse me. My abilities have not been outstanding, but I have had sufficient strength and determination to meet my challenges and have usually managed to succeed with them. — Edmund Hillary

The only thing that I’m impressed by anymore is when someone starts something and never looks back. That is the definition of true strength. — Alex Hormozi

Life is choices, but of inevitable problems that call for strength, determination, and hard work. — Indian Proverbs

Determination quote The guy who takes a chance, who walks the line between the known and unknown, who is unafraid of fai
The guy who takes a chance, who walks the line between the known and unknown, who is unafraid of failure, will succeed.

So long as there is breath in me, that long I will persist. For now I know one of the greatest principles on success; if I persist long enough I will win. — Og Mandino

Life is not a continuum of pleasant choices, but of inevitable problems that call for strength, determination, and hard work. — Indian Proverbs

Enclose your heart in times of need with the steel of your determination and your strength. In doing this, all things will be bearable. — Lora Leigh

You and your horse. His strength and beauty. Your knowledge and patience and determination and understanding and love. That's what fuses the two of you onto this marvelous partnership that makes you wonder, "What can heaven offer any better then what I have here on earth?". — Monica Dickens

Courage And Determination Quotes

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand. — Harry S Truman

People who lack the clarity, courage, or determination to follow their own dreams will often find ways to discourage yours. Live your truth and don't EVER stop! — Steve Maraboli

When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future. — Queen Elizabeth II

Determination quote Be determined to handle any challenge in a way that will make you grow.
Be determined to handle any challenge in a way that will make you grow.

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand. — Harry S. Truman

Determination, energy, and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something. We take risks that are unimaginable in any other context. — Margaret J. Wheatley

Noble and great. Courageous and determined. Faithful and fearless. That is who you are and who you have always been. And understanding it can change your life, because this knowledge carries a confidence that cannot be duplicated any other way. — Sheri L. Dew

Without dreams, there can be no courage. And without courage, there can be no action. — Wim Wenders

A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done. — Vince Lombardi

With her courage and determination, Malala has shown what terrorists fear most: a girl with a book. — Ban Ki-moon

In strategy your spiritual bearing must not be any different from normal. Both in fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. — Miyamoto Musashi

Life Determination Quotes

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life. — Joel Osteen

Life is a hard battle anyway. If we laugh and sing a little as we fight the good fight of freedom, it makes it all go easier. I will not allow my life's light to be determined by the darkness around me. — Sojourner Truth

The most important thing in life is to stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will.' Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities. — Charles Dickens

What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead. — Nelson Mandela

It is not your environment, it is you- the quality of your mind, the integrity of your soul and the determination of your will that will decide your future and shape your life. — Benjamin E. Mays

Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will. — Jawaharlal Nehru

I felt that one had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or rat in a trap. I had already determined to sell my life as dearly as possible if attacked. I felt if I could take one lyncher with me, this would even up the score a little bit. — Ida B. Wells

Don't let others define you. Don't let the past confine you. Take charge of your life with confidence and determination and there are no limits on what you can do or be. — Michael Josephson

By your words, you form your destiny - what you say within yourself determines the end promise of your life! Your future lives in your mouth! — Paula White

I am determined to defend my rights and maintain my freedom or sell my life in the attempt. — Nathanael Greene

Will And Determination Quotes

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

When you look ahead and darkness is all you see, faith and determination will pull you through. — Drake

The answers to these questions will determine your success or failure. 1) Can people trust me to do what's right? 2) Am I committed to doing my best? 3) Do I care about other people and show it? If the answers to these questions are yes, there is no way you can fail. — Lou Holtz

It's not what's happening to you now or what has happened in your past that determines who you become. Rather, it's your decisions about what to focus on, what things mean to you, and what you're going to do about them that will determine your ultimate destiny. — Tony Robbins

Whoever determines the truth from people alone will remain lost in the plains of bewilderment. Rather, know the truth, and you will know its people. — Al-Ghazali

The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. — Barack Obama

People will have a problem with whatever you do. At the end of the day, nobody can determine what you need to do in order to be successful and why would you listen to someone who is not successful tell you what you need to do? — Kanye West

The brain is the organ of destiny. It holds within its humming mechanism secrets that will determine the future of the human race. — Wilder Penfield

When you look at people who are successful, you will find that they aren't the people who are motivated, but have consistency in their motivation. — Arsene Wenger

I think if I have one message, one thing before I die that most of the world would know, it would be that the event does not determine how to respond to the event. That is a purely personal matter. The way in which we respond will direct and influence the event more than the event itself. — Virginia Satir

Self Determination Quotes

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

You cannot change the way you feel until you change the way you think because your thoughts will determine the way you feel. — Tony Evans

Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others. — Confucius

What people think, believe, and feel affects how they behave. The natural and extrinsic effects of their actions, in turn, partly determine their thought patterns and affective reactions. — Albert Bandura

Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and use your own brains and instincts; hence, grappling with hard work. — Adrienne Rich

Acid is not for every brain .... Only the healthy, happy, wholesome, handsome, hopeful, humorous, high-velocity should seek these experiences. This elitism is totally self-determined. Unless you are self-confident, self-directed, self-selected, please abstain. — Timothy Leary

You can become whoever you want to be. You can do what you want to do. — Jake Paul

Our elevation must be the result of self-efforts and work of our own hands. No other human power can accomplish it. If we but determine it shall be so, it will be so. — Martin Delany

Football linemen are motivated by a more complicated, self-determining series of factors than the simple fear of humiliation in the public gaze, which is the emotion that galvanizes the backs and receivers. — Merlin Olsen

Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim. - Nora Ephron

Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim. — Nora Ephron

Motivation And Determination Quotes

Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny. — Aristotle

We all have to work in our respective spheres with the same dedication, the same zeal and the same determination which inspired and motivated the warrior on the battle front. And this has to be shown not by mere words, but by actual deeds. — Lal Bahadur Shastri

Dreams can come true, but there is a secret. They're realized through the magic of persistence, determination, commitment, passion, practice, focus and hard work. They happen a step at a time, manifested over years, not weeks. — Elbert Hubbard

For better or worse, our future will be determined in large part by our dreams and by the struggle to make them real. — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goals. - Brian Tracy

Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goals. — Brian Tracy

I realized early on that success was tied to not giving up. Most people in this business gave up and went on to other things. If you simply didn't give up, you would outlast the people who came in on the bus with you. — Harrison Ford

Every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward - Thomas A. Edison

Every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward — Thomas A. Edison

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. — Thomas A. Edison

The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives. — Tony Robbins

Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It's dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great. — Billie Jean King

Determination And Success Quotes

There is in this world no such force as the force of a person determined to rise. The human soul cannot be permanently chained. — W. E. B. Du Bois

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

The backbone of success is...hard work, determination, good planning, and perserverence. — Mia Hamm

Whether you come from a council estate or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude. — Michelle Obama

Do what you can, with what you have and do it now! — George Washington Carver

The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resilience and hard work, we will be brittle in the face of adversity. — Joshua Waitzkin

A quitter never wins and a winner never quits. — Napoleon Hill

This is the most simple and basic component of life: our struggles determine our successes. — Mark Manson

It really doesn't matter where you start. The whole question that life is going to ask you is where do you want to go and what's the price you're willing to pay to get there. — Tom Bilyeu

Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. — Calvin Coolidge

Hard Work And Determination Quotes

Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe. — Gail Devers

You can be discouraged by failure, or you can learn from it. So go ahead and make mistakes, make all you can. Because, remember that's where you'll find success - on the far side of failure. — Thomas J. Watson

The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand - Vince Lombardi

The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand — Vince Lombardi

No-one gets an iron-clad guarantee of success. Certainly, factors like opportunity, luck and timing are important. But the backbone of success is usually found in old-fashioned, basic concepts like hard work, determination, good planning and perseverance. — Mia Hamm

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

My approach has been that a player with determination and a willingness to work harder than anyone else can accomplish anything. It's a simple formula. I've found it works. — Steve Nash

The only way to become a champion is through hard work, dedication, and determination. — Joe Rogan

The dream doesn't lie in victimization or blame; it lies in hard work, determination and a good education. — Alphonso Jackson

You can surmount the obstacles in your path if you are determined, courageous and hard-working. Never be faint-hearted. Be resolute, but never bitter. — Ralph Bunche

Decide carefully, exactly what you want in life, then work like mad to make sure you get it! — Hector Crawford

Dedication And Determination Quotes

Leadership is understanding people and involving them to help you do a job. That takes all of the good characteristics, like integrity, dedication of purpose, selflessness, knowledge, skill, implacability, as well as determination not to accept failure. — Arleigh Burke

A small nation can fight a superpower with determination and dedication. - Velupillai Prabhakaran

A small nation can fight a superpower with determination and dedication. — Velupillai Prabhakaran

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

People begin to become successful the minute they decide to be. — Harvey Mackay

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated. — Willie Mays

The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. — Cecil B. DeMille

Everyone experiences tough times, it is a measure of your determination and dedication how you deal with them and how you can come through them. — Lakshmi Mittal

Sometimes small setbacks are just blessings in disguise. They enhance your determination and whole-hearted dedication to achieving your goals. — Robert Cheeke

I hear hate. I hear people who clearly don't have a great understanding of the American dream. That the American dream is based on hard work and dedication, determination, resilience, excitement, mentorship, help and love for each other. — Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa

When a person is resolute [determined, sold out, dedicated, single-minded] in his faith and recognizes God's Presence everywhere, he is protected from all sides. — Gloria Copeland

Positive Determination Quotes

Since everything is a reflection of our minds, everything can be changed by our minds. — Buddha

When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome. — Wilma Rudolph

The time for compromise has now passed, and the South is determined to maintain her position, and make all who oppose her smell Southern powder and feel Southern steel. — Jefferson Davis

You've done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination. — Ralph Marston

Always remember, your focus determines your reality. — George Lucas

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

Attitude determines how well you do it. — Lou Holtz

I find negativity is infectious and also very depressing. Choose friends who you admire and aspire to be like! Positive, driven and determined. — Martyn Ford

What this power is, I cannot say... All I know is that it exists. — Alexander Graham Bell

Stop making excuses for why you can’t do something and start finding reasons why you can. — Steven Bartlett

Being Determined Quotes

Education is a weapon the effect of which is determined by the hands which wield it, by who is to be struck down. — Joseph Stalin

Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great, because greatness is determined by service. — Martin Luther King, Jr.

You just have to determine to settle for nothing less than being FULLY ALIVE, to show up, be who you are, and share your gifts. — Gabrielle Roth

So enormous, so dreadful, so irremediable did the [slave] trade's wickedness appear that my own mind was completely made up for abolition. Let the consequences be what they would: I from this time determined that I would never rest until I had effected its abolition. — William Wilberforce

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. — Maya Angelou

Sampling out corruption is a very tough job, but I say so in all seriousness that we would be failing in our duty if we do not tackle this problem seriously and with determination. — Lal Bahadur Shastri

Nothing paralyzes our lives like the attitude that things can never change. We need to remind ourselves that God can change things. Outlook determines outcome. If we see only the problems, we will be defeated; but if we see the possibilities in the problems, we can have victory. — Warren W. Wiersbe

Half of what you will accomplish in a day will be determined before you leave home. Three quarters of what you achieve will be determined before you enter the classroom door — Harry Wong

Today, as we wish each other a Happy New Year, let us determine to be more sincere, compassionate, warm-hearted human beings, trying to make our world a more equal place. That way we'll actually make it a happy year. — Dalai Lama

It is an error to believe that Christ did not teach a determined body of doctrine applicable to all times and to all men, but rather that He inaugurated a religious movement adapted, or to be adapted, to different times and different places. — Pope Pius X

Strong Determination Quotes

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. - Og Mandino

Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. — Og Mandino

The complacent, the self-indulgent, the soft societies are about to be swept away with the debris of history. Only the strong, only the industrious, only the determined, only the courageous, only the visionary who determine the real nature of our struggle can possibly survive. — John F. Kennedy

There's how, basically, Son Goku from 'Dragon Ball' doesn't fight for the sake of others but because he wants to fight against strong guys. — Akira Toriyama

A strong mind can conquer anything. — Wim Hof

If you have a strong mind and plant in it a firm resolve, you can change your destiny. — Paramahansa Yogananda

A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done. — Marge Piercy

The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore. — Dale Carnegie

It should be observed that perfect love of God consists not in those delights, tears and sentiments of devotion that we generally seek, but in a strong determination and keen desire to please God in all things, and to promote His glory. — Teresa of Avila

Laws that forbid the carrying of arms disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. — Thomas Jefferson

I can't say this strongly enough, but our feelings about ourselves are actually the most important barometer for determining the condition of our lives! — Anita Moorjani

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More Determination Quotes

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

The distance between the actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving and the level of potential development as determined through problem solving under adult guidance or in collaboration with more capable peers — Lev S. Vygotsky

Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts. — Dan Gable

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