Determination Quotes

"The most essential thing in dance discipline is devotion."

- Merce Cunningham

"Keep proving them wrong."

- Michaela Deprince

"Follow your passion. Find that something that makes you want to work at it. Work hard. Nothing comes without hard work."

- Tomas Schramek

"Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory."

- Bill Russell

"Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction."

- John F. Kennedy

"The tougher the fight, the more important the mental attitude."

- Michael Landon

"Use all your efforts, even when the possibilities play against you."

- Arnold Palmer

"I have a real worker-bee mentality. Just show up, just do it."

- Rosanne Cash

"started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one."

- Mark Twain

""We don’t drift into spiritual life; we do not drift into disciplined prayer.""

- D.A. Carson

"There are parts of our calling, works of the Holy Spirit, and defeats of the darkness that will come no other way than through furious, fervent, faith-filled, unceasing prayer."

- Beth Moore

"I have so much to do that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer."

- Martin Luther

"There are three steps you have to complete to become a professional dancer: learn to dance, learn to perform, and learn how to cope with injuries."

- D. Gere

"It takes ten years, usually, to make a dancer. It takes ten years of handling the instrument, handling the material with which you are dealing, for you to know it completely."

- Martha Graham

"Ballet technique is arbitrary and very difficult. It never becomes easy—it becomes possible."

- Agnes de Mille

"I learned at a very young age how to pick up steps. This gave me a great advantage later on. I could learn choreography very quickly."

- Liza Minnelli

"The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed."

- Richard Brinsley Sheridan

"You might well get that feeling of a void or wanting a drink, particularly over the next few days. If and when it happens, reverse it immediately."

- Allen Carr

"Actions do not cling to me because I am not attached to their results. Those who understand this and practice it live in freedom."

"There is no work that affects me, nor do I aspire for the fruits of action."

"Wake up with determination and go to bed with satisfaction. Good morning, friend!"

"Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better."

"Like the bee, find your passion and pursue it with unwavering dedication."

"Winning means you are willing to go longer, work harder and give me than anyone else"

"Effort and commitment unlock doors. Knock down your goals with relentless drive this Tuesday!"

"Stay hungry, stay focused. Outwork everyone on your way to the top this Tuesday!"

"Start your engines, stay focused. Drive yourself to new heights this Tuesday!"

"Don't decrease the goal. Increase the effort"

"The best way to quit smoking is to just stop - no ifs, ands, or butts."

"The only way to quit smoking is to stop putting cigarettes in your mouth."