Determination Quotes

"Whatever we vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass."

- Mary Kay Ash

"We are made to persist. That’s how we find out who we are."

- Tobias Wolff

"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

"What we accomplish in the marathon of life depends tremendously on our grit—our passion and perseverance for long-term goals."

- Dr. Angela Lee Duckworth

"I’m a great believer in luck, and I find that the harder I work, the more I have of it."

- Thomas Jefferson

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

- Ella Wheeler Wilcox

"You are a match for your mountain."

- Danielle Doby

"Patience and tenacity of purpose are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness."

- Thomas Henry Huxley

"Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them."

- Orison Swett Marden

"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

"Working hard is important. But there is something that matters even more: believing in yourself."

- Harry Potter

"Work ethic is important because, unlike intelligence, athleticism, charisma, or any other natural attribute, it’s a choice."

- Mike Rowe

"It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are."

- Roy Disney

"A resolute determination is the truest wisdom."

- Napoléon I

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

- Vince Lombardi

"The most essential factor is persistence—the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by discouragement."

- James Whitcomb Riley

"If you have the will to win, you have achieved half your success; if you dont, you have achieved half your failure."

- David V.A. Ambrose

"Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner."

- Les Brown

"Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it."

- Winston Churchill

"You don’t have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things—to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals."

- Edmund Hillary

"If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance."

- Samuel Johnson

"Determination becomes obsession and then it becomes all that matters."

- Jeremy Irvine

"At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else."

- Shirley Chisholm

"Victory is the child of preparation and determination."

- Sean Hampton

"A dream doesn't become reality through magic. It takes sweat, determination, and hard work."

- Kevin-Prince Boateng

"Don't tell me what you believe in. I'll observe how you behave and I will make my own determination."

- Alex Trebek

"Grit, determination, the right amount of crazy, self belief - everything it takes to be a champion. I have that."

- Dustin Poirier

"Nothing in this world 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. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."

- Calvin Coolidge

"Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of."

- Bethany Hamilton

"It is important to fight and fight again, and keep fighting, for only then can evil be kept at bay though never quite eradicated."

- J.K. Rowling