“"Some succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they are determined to."”
"Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity."
- Henry van Dyke
Love
"A friend is what the heart needs all the time."
- Henry van Dyke
Relationships
""Have you ever observed a humming-bird moving about in an aerial dance among the flowers -- a living prismatic gem ... it is a creature of such fairy-like loveliness as to mock all description.""
- Henry van Dyke
Inspiration
"Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best."
- Henry van Dyke
Belief in Self
"There is a better thing than the observance of Christmas day, and that is, keeping Christmas."
- Henry van Dyke
Reflection
"You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction."
- George Lorimer
Determination
"The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity."
- Amelia Earhart
Determination
"When I believe in something, I’m like a dog with a bone."
- Melissa McCarthy
Determination
"Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it’s done right."
- Walt Disney
Determination
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
- Theodore Roosevelt
Determination