Inspirational Determination Quotes to Keep You Focused - page 94

It is a poor wit who lives by borrowing the words, decisions, mien, inventions and actions of others.
It is a poor wit who lives by borrowing the words, decisions, mien, inventions and actions of others.
 Johann Kaspar Lavater
The Nobel Peace Prize is a powerful message. A durable peace is not a single achievement, but an environment, a process and a commitment.
 Mohamed ElBaradei
To win without risk is to triumph without glory.
 Pierre Corneille
He who allows oppression shares the crime.
 Desiderius Erasmus
Most of the stress people experience comes from inappropriately managed commitments they make or accept.
 David Allen
Leadership implies movement toward something and convictions provide that direction.
 Don Shula
I often warn people: "Somewhere along the way, someone is going to tell you, 'There is no "I" in team.' What you should tell them is, 'Maybe not. But there is an "I" in independence, individuality and integrity.
We are not abandoning our convictions, our philosophy or traditions, nor do we urge anyone to abandon theirs.
 Mikhail Gorbachev
I made a conscious decision when I was about 17 years old to strive towards mediocrity. I completely abandoned the idea of grandeur and importance, and I wanted to be mediocre.
 Evangeline Lilly
I was born for Abegnation. I was planning on leaving Dauntless, and becoming factionless. But then I met \'her\', and...I felt like maybe I could make something more of my decision.
I was born for Abegnation. I was planning on leaving Dauntless, and becoming factionless. But then I met 'her', and...I felt like maybe I could make something more of my decision.
On the eve of the cross, Jesus made his decision. He would rather go to hell for you than go to heaven without you.
As soon as questions of will or decision or reason or choice of action arise, human science is at a loss.
I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.
 Ben Hogan
What the people want is very simple - they want an America as good as its promise.
 Barbara Jordan
If you chase the art, you really can't fail because you'll always be able to look at yourself in the mirror. And that's not about making angry decisions, either, it's about always doing the right thing for you, your fans and your art.
 Gerard Way
My approach to acting now is so different -- I'm fearless because I have nothing to lose. Before [children] my identity was wrapped up in every decision -- now, I don't care.
 Jessica Alba
I like to make decisions based on things I'm interested in doing, not what seems like the next move in my quote-unquote career.
 Neil Patrick Harris
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
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.
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.
 Alexander Graham Bell
Early intervention programs enrich adverse family environments. The largest effects of the early intervention programs are on noncognitive traits. Now, what do I mean by that? I mean perseverance, motivation, self-esteem, and hard work.
 James Heckman