Determination Quotes

Here are some determination quotes to help you to keep going. Determination is one of the keys to success. Often times, people know exactly what they need to do in order to achieve the life that they want but still aren’t able to make it happen. One big reason is that they give up too early. No one ever said reaching your dreams is going to be easy. In fact, it’s hard and that’s why most people fail to live the life that they want. Hopefully, these quotes about determination will help inspire you to get back up and push forward. If you have any determination quotes you’d like to share, please contact me. Enjoy these determination quotes!

“One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.”

– Napoleon Hill


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

~Abraham Lincoln~


“Other people and things can stop you temporarily. You’re the only one who can do it permanently.”

~Zig Ziglar~


“When I thought I couldn’t go on, I forced myself to keep going. My success is based on persistence, not luck.”

~Estee Lauder~


“People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don’t know when to quit. Most men succeed because they are determined to.”

~George E. Allen~


“The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed.”

~Lloyd Jones~


“No one can go back and make a brand new start. Anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.”

~Unknown~


“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

~Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.~


“Even the most daring and accomplished people have undergone tremendous difficulty. In fact, the more successful they became, the more they attributed their success to the lessons learned during their most difficult times. Adversity is our teacher. When we view adversity as a guide towards greater inner growth, we will then learn to accept the wisdom our soul came into this life to learn.”

~Barbara Rose~


“Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more. They did all that was expected of them and a little bit more.”

~A. Lou Vickery~


“Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.”

~Longfellow~


“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.”

~Eddie Robinson~


“The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck.”

~Channing Pollock~


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

~H. Jackson Brown~


“Somehow I can’t believe that there are any heights that can’t be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true. This special secret, it seems to me, can be summarized in four C s. They are curiosity, confidence, courage, and constancy, and the greatest of all is confidence. When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.”

~Walt Disney~


“America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination, and unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.”

~Harry S. Truman~


“Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.”

~George Halas~


“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~


“Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.”

~Denis Waitley~


“The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.”

~Maureen Dowd~


“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~


“Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.”

~Robert Louis Stevenson~


“Press on – nothing can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Perseverance and determination alone are omnipotent.”

~Calvin Coolidge~


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