"What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it."
Strength does not come from physical activity. It comes from an indomitable will.
Determination is the wake-up call to the human will.
"A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at."
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
Determination is the wake-up call to the human will.
Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.
It’s not about money or connections — it’s the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone… And if it fails, you learn from what happened and do a better job next time.
The most essential factor is persistence — the determination never to allow your energy or enthusiasm to be dampened by the discouragement that must inevitably come.
Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.
"You are what your deep, driving desire is.
As your deep, driving desire is, so is your will.
As your will is, so is your deed.
As your deed is, so is your destiny."
Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.
Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.
Determination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you.
Determination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you.
The longer I live, the more I am certain that the great difference between the great and the insignificant, its energy - invincible determination - a purpose once fixed, and then death or victory.
The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.
Decide carefully, exactly what you want in life, then work like mad to make sure you get it!
God gives every bird a worm, but he does not throw it into the nest.
The person without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder.
Nothing can withstand the power of the human will if it is willing to stake its very existence to the extent of its purpose.
Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.
Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure.
"Problems are only opportunities in work clothes."