Determined Quotes

“Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.”
― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Faith is why I'm here today and faith is why I made it through.”
― Jonathan Anthony Burkett, Neglected But Undefeated: The Life Of A Boy Who Never Knew A Mother's Love

“Whenever I felt like that, I would have a chat with my own Fat Mary. She was like the sweet fresh air after the rain. She brought me newness, clarity, and relief. She managed to get in touch with and resurrect the free spirit deep inside me. Being one with the spirit allowed me to soar above my everyday reality. I marveled at the beauty of all life and savored the power and possibilities of my imagination.”
― Maria Nhambu, Africa's Child

“I can’t cry so I have to laugh.”
― Maria Nhambu, Africa's Child

“You can choose to disrespect me but I will not give you permission to hurt my spirit.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“So long as the man with ambition is a failure, the world will tell him to let go of his ideal; but when his ambition is realized, the world will praise him for the persistence and the determination that he manifested during his dark hours, and everybody will point to his life as an example for coming generations. This is invariably the rule. Therefore pay no attention to what the world says when you are down. Be determined to get up, to reach the highest goal you have in view, and you will.”
― Christian D. Larson

“Then they scrambled through the window and into the darkness, determined to turn themselves into what they were not.”
― Jodi Picoult, Second Glance

“Your ability to shape your destiny is directly proportional to your belief that it is a matter of will and determination--however much or little that belief may be.”
― James A. Owen, The Barbizon Diaries: A Meditation on Will, Purpose, and the Value Of Stories

“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

“I can wait for life to shape me in whatever manner it chooses. Or I can shape me to make life whatever I choose.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“The world contained in a seed, Determined by its program.”
― Dejan Stojanovic, Circling: 1978-1987

“When we choose to stay down, we are in reality confusing wisdom with cowardice. When we choose to stand back up, we are using wisdom to overcome cowardice.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“A young woman attending the best medical school in the world," Ransom mused aloud, "far from home, taking classes in a foreign language. You're a determined woman, doctor."
"No medical school here would admit a female," Garret said pragmatically. "I had no choice."
"You could have given up."
"That is never an option," she assured him, and he smiled.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Hello Stranger

“What you wish to be, be.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“From the shadows near the entrance to the tent, Azriel said, as if in answer to some unspoken debate, 'I'm getting her back.'

Nesta slid her gaze to the shadowsinger, Azriel's hazel eyes glowed golden in the shadows.

Nesta said, 'Then you will die.'

Azriel only repeated, rage glazing that stare, 'I'm getting her back.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin

“I'm going in,' Azriel said.

'No,' Rhys snapped. But Azriel was spreading his wings, the sunlight so stark on the new, slashing scars down the membrane.

'Chain me to a tree, Rhys,' Azriel said softly. 'Go ahead.' He began checking the buckles on his weapons. 'I'll rip it out of the ground and fly with it on my damned back.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin

“Do not let your status, background, education, or size determine your strength.

To reach its objective, even an ant will courageously travel to great length.”
― Ricardo Derose

“I must feel certain that not only at the moment of my death shall I be able to account for the time I have lived; I ought to be ready at every moment of my life to confront myself and say - This is what I have done.”
― Jonathan Netanyahu, Self-Portrait Of A Hero: The Letters Of Jonathan Netanyahu

“A factory job. Never. A baby. Not without a husband. She sliced through the water with her forearms, her thighs burning with fatigue. I'm better than that.”
― Brooke Lea Foster, Summer Darlings

“She didn’t care if her muscles ached, her back groaned, and her legs wobbled from running up and down the stairs with buckets of water. She thought only about the happiness that awaited her once she finished her task.”
― Jennifer Donnelly

“Fierceness combined with a calm, determined mindset is a powerful tool.”
― Donna Goddard, Circles of Separation: A Spiritual Fiction Series

“In my moment of deepest cowardice I would be wise to remember that there’s an element of bravery in acknowledging that I’m not brave.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“My purpose is waiting for me to step into it. And I should do that the moment that I step out of bed.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“All I knew for certain was that somehow this God managed to see good in me when I could only see bad in myself. This God seemed determined not to give up on me, even when I felt like giving up on myself. To me, God had been little more than a fairytale. To me He was an abstract concept or set of ideas, not a living person who was all-powerful and real. And yet this fairytale was beginning to break out of its pages into the real world—into my life.”
― Michael J Heil, Pursued: God’s relentless pursuit and a drug addict’s journey to finding purpose

“But just because he was all she had didn't mean that she needed to give him all the power.”
― Stephanie Garber, A Curse for True Love

“Eden plates the shrimp stew and adds a bit of orange zest on top for a hit of refreshing citrus. The shrimp--- now a beautiful bright red amidst roasted garlic and fennel--- radiates steam. The soup itself is more of a sauce, hearty and thick and zesty.
Next is the coq au vin. She's prepared a smaller batch in light of the fast serving time. It's as traditional as they come, but Eden honestly can't think of any way to make it 'her rendition.' She's added a side of white rice and places a savory chicken thigh atop of the mound, broth soaking into each individual grain.
The mousse is a pain in the ass, but Eden doesn't give up. As much as she loves to eat desserts, she has a hell of a time preparing them. Eden just doesn't have the patience. Mousse itself takes forever to whip up to the right consistency, and considering the fact that she has a million other things to worry about, she can't get it quite the way she likes. She tops it off with a healthy dose of whipped cream, sprinkling bits of hard chocolate overtop to cover up the fact that it isn't the prettiest thing to look at.”
― Katrina Kwan, Knives, Seasoning, & A Dash of Love

“She had changed. When she first came to Freya, she wanted nothing more than to escape her fate. But after observing her mother as a young woman and witnessing how Elinor had put aside personal wants for the betterment of MacCameron Kingdom, Merida became more open to doing the same. She was ready to embrace her duties as a member of Clan DunBroch's royal family in her own way.”
― Farrah Rochon, Fate Be Changed

“A determined walk creates a fascinating wind both for the walker and for those who watch it!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Life is difficult but stay determined.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Be determined enough to live a daring life.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita