Top determination Quotes Collection

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Image of Georg Simmel
The calculative exactness of practical life which the money economy has brought about corresponds to the ideal of natural science: to transform the world by mathematical formulas. Only money economy has filled the days of so many people with weighing, calculating, with numerical determinations, with a reduction of qualitative values to quantitative ones.
- Georg Simmel
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Image of T.C. Boyle
Work ethic and this determination is all part of escaping the depressive side. Of course I'm manic depressive, maybe not to the degree that Exley was, but I think all writers are. There are highs and lows. Look at David Foster Wallace.
- T.C. Boyle
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Image of T. Boone Pickens
The older I get, the more I see a straight path where I want to go. If you're going to hunt elephants, don't get off the trail for a rabbit.
- T. Boone Pickens
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Image of Christopher Reeve
At some time, often when we least expect it, we all have to face overwhelming challenges. When the unthinkable happens, the lighthouse is hope. Once we find it, we must cling to it with absolute determination. When we have hope, we discover powers within ourselves we may have never known- the power to make sacrifices, to endure, to heal, and to love. Once we choose hope, everything is possible.
- Christopher Reeve
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Image of Kenji Miyazawa
But no words will change my desire / My determination born of love / My will to set my eccentric sight / On an ever exquisite dawn
- Kenji Miyazawa
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Image of Anna Deavere Smith
Confidence is a static state. Determination is active. Determination allows for doubt and for humility - both of which are critical in the world today. There is so much that we don’t know, and so much that we know we don’t know. To be overly confident or without doubt seems silly to me. Determination, on the other hand, is a commitment to win, a commitment to fight the good fight.
- Anna Deavere Smith
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Image of Robin Roberts
I was brought up with the 3 Ds: Determination, Discipline and Da Lord.
- Robin Roberts
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Image of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
To do evil a human being must first of all believe that what he's doing is good... Ideology - that is what gives devildoing its long-sought justification and gives the evildoer the necessary steadfastness and determination. That is the social theory which helps to make his acts seem good instead of bad in his own and others' eyes, so that he won't hear reproaches and curses but will receive praise and honors.
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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Image of George S. Clason
Where the determination is, the way can be found.
- George S. Clason
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Image of Theodore Newton Vail
For the protection of the community, of individual life and health, there are some necessities that should be provided for all at the expense of all, such as roads, pure water, and sanitary systems for concentrated population, and reasonably comprehensive mail service. The determination between services that should be operated by the government and those which should be left to private enterprise under proper control should be governed by the degree of necessity to the community as a whole.
- Theodore Newton Vail
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Image of Nicki Minaj
I don't promote giving up. I promote fighting and winning.
- Nicki Minaj
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Image of Baruch Spinoza
Freedom is self-determination.
- Baruch Spinoza
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Image of Bernie Glassman
Take the selfishness out of anger and you're left with determination.
- Bernie Glassman
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Image of David Drake
The use of force is always an answer to problems. Whether or not it's a satisfactory answer depends on a number of things, not least the personality of the person making the determination. Force isn't an attractive answer, though. I would not be true to myself or to the people I served with in 1970 if I did not make that realization clear.
- David Drake
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Image of Charles Buxton
The longer I live, the more deeply am I convinced that that which makes the difference between one person and another-between the weak and the powerful, the great and the insignificant-is energy-invisible determination.
- Charles Buxton
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Image of Stephen Lang
Fortitude, determination... in a way they're things that I idealize myself and am curious about.
- Stephen Lang
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Image of John O. Brennan
You always, I think, debate with yourself about whether or not you made the right decision. And you have to then give the person that you’re working for - in my instance, the president - your best judgment based on your understanding of the facts, but also the calculus you use to make a determination about what’s the best way to go forward.
- John O. Brennan
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Image of Kiki Smith
If you stick to your work it will take care of you somehow.
- Kiki Smith
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Image of William Tecumseh Sherman
The North can make a steam engine, locomotive or railway car; hardly a yard of cloth or a pair of shoes can you make. You are rushing into war with one of the most powerful, ingeniously mechanical and determined people on earth - right at your doors. You are bound to fail. Only in spirit and determination are you prepared for war. In all else you are totally unprepared, with a bad cause to start with.
- William Tecumseh Sherman
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Image of Daniel Pipes
Anti-Islamist Muslims - who wish to live modern lives, unencumbered by burqas, fatwas and violent visions of jihad - are on the defensive and atomized. However eloquent, their individual voices cannot compete with the roar of militant Islam's determination, money (much of it from overseas) and violence. As a result, militant Islam, with its West-phobia and goal of world hegemony, dominates Islam in the West and appears to many to be the only kind of Islam.
- Daniel Pipes
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Image of Gene Tierney
Nothing strengthens a woman's determination to be in love quite so much as being told that she cannot.
- Gene Tierney
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Image of Todd Akin
Self-ruled Taiwan cannot be expected to accept such an affront to the legitimacy of its government and the self-determination of the Taiwanese people.
- Todd Akin
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Image of W. E. B. Du Bois
The main thing is the YOU beneath the clothes and skin--the ability to do, the will to conquer, the determination to understand and know this great, wonderful, curious world.
- W. E. B. Du Bois
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Image of J. I. Packer
There is a tremendous relief in knowing that {God's} love to me is utterly realistic, based at every point on prior knowledge of the worst about me, so that no discovery now can disillusion Him about me, in the way I am so often disillusioned about myself, and quench His determination to bless me.
- J. I. Packer
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Image of David Friedrich Strauss
The designation of the locality in one excludes the appearances narrated by the rest; the determination of time in another leaves no space for the narratives of his fellow-evangelists; the enumeration of a third is given without any regard to the events reported by his predecessors; lastly, among several appearances recounted by various narrators, each claims to be the last, and yet has nothing in common with the others. Hence nothing but wilful blindness can prevent the perception that no one of the narrators knew and presupposed what another records.
- David Friedrich Strauss
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Image of Haile Selassie
Our youth must be steadfast and take advantage of the benefits of modern civilization. Do not fall prey to idleness for it shall be a curse to you and to succeeding generations. You must set yourselves us as examples of determination and hard work. Plan your time and use both your physical and mental powers purposefully and productively.
- Haile Selassie
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Image of Lora Leigh
Enclose your heart in times of need with the steel of your determination and your strength. In doing this, all things will be bearable.
- Lora Leigh
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Image of Jeff Sessions
There was a resistance movement in the white community, and there was a determined civil rights movement by our neighbors and friends in the African-American community. They had right on their side. They conducted themselves in high standards, with courage and determination, and they were victorious. They overcame.
- Jeff Sessions
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Image of Billy Bragg
If there is a single trait in our character that has historically set us apart from other nations, it is our determination to limit the authority of those who rule over us.
- Billy Bragg
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Image of George Steinbrenner
Surround yourself with amazingly intelligent men and women. The people I work with not only are smarter than I am, possessing both intellectual and emotional intelligence, but also share my determination to succeed. I will not make an important decision without them.
- George Steinbrenner
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Image of Steven Biko
We have set out on a quest for true humanity, and somewhere on the distant horizon we can see the glittering prize. Let us march forth with courage and determination, drawing strength from our common plight and our brotherhood [and sisterhood]. In time we shall be in a position to bestow upon South Africa the greatest gift possible--a more human face
- Steven Biko
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Image of Norbert Wiener
There is one quality more important than know-how.... This is know-how by which we determine not only how to accomplish our purposes, but what our purposes are to be.
- Norbert Wiener
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Image of George S. Patton
Achievers are resolute in their goals and driven by determination. Discouragement is temporary, obstacles are overcome, and doubt is defeated, yielding to personal victory. You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals. Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.
- George S. Patton
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Image of Wess Stafford
We absolutely must battle with every bit of determination we can muster to root out the harm that would warp the souls and spirits of children in our world.
- Wess Stafford
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Image of Booker T. Washington
Success waits patiently for anyone who has the determination and strength to seize it.
- Booker T. Washington
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Image of Heinrich Böll
If you want to do something... get up and actually do it!
- Heinrich Böll
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Image of Audie Murphy
I'll tell you what bravery really is. Bravery is just determination to do a job that you know has to be done.
- Audie Murphy
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Image of David Rockefeller
The supranational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national auto-determination practiced in past centuries.
- David Rockefeller
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Image of Ralph Marston
Just because the road ahead is long, is no reason to slow down. Just because there is much work to be done, is no reason to get discouraged. It is a reason to get started, to grow, to find new ways, to reach within yourself and discover strength, commitment, and determination. The road ahead is long and difficult, but it’s filled with opportunity. Start what needs starting. Finish what needs finishing. Get on the road. Stay on the road. Don’t give up.
- Ralph Marston
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Image of Ralph Marston
If you focus on the obstacles, then you give them more power.
- Ralph Marston
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Image of Terence
The life of man is like a game with dice; if you don't get the throw you want, you must show your skill in making the best of the throw you get.
- Terence
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Image of John Templeton
The person who really wants to do something finds a way; the other finds an excuse.
- John Templeton
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Image of James A. Owen
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
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Image of Steve Nash
My approach has been that a player with determination and a willingness to work harder than anyone else can accomplish anything. It's a simple formula. I've found it works.
- Steve Nash
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Image of Dan Wells
Freedom is a responsibility to be earned, not a license for recklessness and anarchy. If someday, despite our strongest efforts and our deepest determination, we finally fall, let it be because our enemies finally beat us, not because we beat ourselves.
- Dan Wells
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Image of Gary Player
To succeed in life one must have determination and must be prepared to suffer during the process. If one isn't prepared to suffer during adversities, I don't really see how he can be successful.
- Gary Player
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Image of Judy Blume
Never give up! And remember, determination is as important as talent.
- Judy Blume
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Image of Judy Blume
Determination and hard work are as important as talent.
- Judy Blume
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Image of Ayrton Senna
As soon as you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further. With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high.
- Ayrton Senna
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