Determination Quotes

"I am thankful for all of those who said no to me. It’s because of them I’m doing it myself."

- Albert Einstein

"We will win this struggle—not for glory, nor wealth, nor power, but for justice, for freedom, and for peace… so help us God."

- Tom Harkin

"Americans never quit."

- Douglas MacArthur

"Running for office is similar to being a trial lawyer in a very long trial. It requires adrenaline and stamina; it requires being in shape mentally and emotionally. It’s a marathon."

- Kamala Harris

"The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every calling, is diligence."

- Abraham Lincoln

"Being a working mother and a working single parent instills in you a sense of determination."

- Felicity Jones

"I’m a hustler. I’m a single mom, so whatever I’ve gotta do, I gotta do."

- Sherri Shepard

"You make it work. You keep getting out of bed. Sometimes it’s just because you know there’s a cup of coffee downstairs."

- Michelle Williams

"Discipline is important for every day regardless of how you feel."

- Jocko Willink

"set about trying to make them as good as I can ’cause I know I’m gonna have to live that day anyway. So why not try to make the most of it if you can? Some days, they pan out a little better than others, but you still gotta always just try."

- Dolly Parton

"Morning is when the wick is lit. A flame ignited, the day delighted with heat and light, we start the fight for something more than before."

- Jeb Dickerson

"Every morning I wake up and I’m at a loss. What am I going to do next? Am I going to sit around and complain and be negative or am I going to do something?"

- Sarah McLachlan

"I'm as proud of many of the things we haven’t done as the things we have done. Innovation is saying no to a thousand things."

- Steve Jobs

"I just try to do my best every day, and I want to be remembered for trying to be the best in my field."

- Katherine Johnson

"I made up my mind as a child to never have my country open any door for me. I realized I had to open it for myself."

- Katherine Johnson

"I always told myself, ‘Whatever I was doing, I was going to do to the best of my ability.’"

- Katherine Johnson

"Diversity and inclusion are not just buzzwords - they are essential for progress and innovation."

- Katherine Johnson

"I asked questions; I wanted to know why. They got used to me asking questions and being the only woman there."

- Katherine Johnson

"We had to determine so much. Where you were, where the Moon would be and how fast the astronauts were going."

- Katherine Johnson

"I counted everything. I counted the steps to the road, the steps up to church, the number of dishes and silverware I washed… anything that could be counted, I did."

- Katherine Johnson

"That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do not that the nature of the thing itself is changed, but that our power to do is increased."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence."

- Abigail Adams

"Small progress is still progress"

"The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends to do should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort."

"Wake up with determination and go to bed with satisfaction."

- Unknown

"Wake up determined and go to bed with satisfaction."

"Wake up with determination, go to bed with satisfaction."

"Let October be a month of hard work and determination."

"As February 1st dawns, let us step into the month with renewed energy and unwavering determination."

"Stay focused and determined. February is a month for progress."