Determination Quotes — Page 37

Political Leader

“The essence of a vow does not consist in the difficulty of its performance but in the determination behind it unflinchingly to stick to it in the teeth of difficulties.”

Essence Determination Teeth

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Firoozeh Dumas

Author

“Everyone except gamblers knows that gambling never pays. ... Losing, like winning, only increased his determination to play.”

Winning Determination Gambling

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Firoozeh Dumas

Author

“Older boys often asked me to teach them “some bad words in your language”. At first I politely refused. My refusal merely increased their determination, so I solved the problem by teaching them phrases like 'man kharam' which means “I'm an idiot”. I told them that what I was teaching them was so nasty that they would have to promise never to repeat it to anyone. They would then spend all of recess running around yelling “I'm an idiot! I'm an idiot!”. I never told them the truth. I figured someday, somebody would”

Running Teaching Determination

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Isabel Allende

Novelist

“So firm did Nivea's determination become that she wrote in her diary that she would give up marriage in order to devote herself completely to the struggle for women's suffrage. She was not aware that such a sacrifice would not be necessary, and that she would marry a man for love who would back her up in her political goals.”

Love Giving Up Determination

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Nhat Hanh

Zen Master, Author

“We must look deeply. When we buy something or consume something, we may be participating in an act of killing. This precept [non-killing] reflects our determination not to kill, either directly or indirectly, and also to prevent others from killing.”

Looks Animal Determination

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LeBron James

Professional Basketball Player

“If it wasn't for the determination and the will power we have in each other, we wouldn't have pulled through and got this win. Much respect to Spain, but the U.S. is back on top again.”

Winning Basketball Determination

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Lech Kaczynski

Politician

“Some in the West apparently believe that Poland no longer has its own interests, and that it is all too willing to agree with the opinions of others. This is absolutely not the case. Indeed, other countries in Europe uphold their own interests with great determination.”

Believe Country Determination

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Writer

“The same strength of character which helps a man resist love, helps to make it more violent and lasting too. People of unsettled minds are always driven about with passions, but never absolutely filled with any.”

Love Determination Strength

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Margaret Thatcher

Politician

“I'm standing up for the right of self-determination. I'm standing up for our territory. I'm standing up for our people. I'm standing up for international law. I'm standing up for all those territories - those small territories and peoples the world over - who, if someone doesn't stand up and say to an invader 'enough, stop', would be at risk.”

Self Law Determination

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JA

James A. Baldwin

Writer

“The determination to outwit one's situation means that one has no models, only object lessons.”

Mean Determination Lessons

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George Eliot

Novelist, Poet, Journalist

“Doesn't this quote just call up feelings of comfort and home? Comparing friendship to the nest a bird lives in and builds with loving determination reminds me that having a solid relationship takes work and dedication. And yet, when you succeed in crafting a friendship, you can rest in the comfort it provides.”

Home Determination Best Friend

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Zig Ziglar

Author, Motivational Speaker

“Will you look back on life and say, 'I wish I had,' or 'Im glad I did'?”

Inspirational Life Determination

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