Famous Quotes & Sayings

Charles R. Swindoll

Battles are won in the trenches, in the grit and grime of courageous determination; they are won day by day in the arena of life.

Bruno Bettelheim

Since there are thousands of fairy tales, one may safely guess that there are probably equal numbers where the courage and determination of females rescue males, and vice versa.

Sri Chinmoy

The determination in your heroic effort Will permeate your mind and heart Even after your success or failure Is long forgotten.

Stephen Lang

Fortitude, determination... in a way they're things that I idealize myself and am curious about.

John Templeton

The person who really wants to do something finds a way; the other finds an excuse.

Marie Curie

It is my earnest desire that some of you should carry on this scientific work and keep for your ambition the determination to make a permanent contribution to science.

Theodore Roosevelt

No nation can be really great unless it is great in peace, in industry, integrity, honesty. Skilled intelligence in civic affairs and industrial enterprises alike; the special ability of the artist, the man of letters, the man of science, and the man of business; the rigid determination to wrong no man, and to stand for righteousness-all these are necessary in a great nation.

Michael Ondaatje

How we are almost nothing. We think, in our youth, we are the centre of the universe, but we simply respond, go this way or that by accident, survive or improve by the luck of the draw, with little choice or determination on our part.

Philip Sidney

Fear is the underminer of all determinations; and necessity, the victorious rebel of all laws.

Charlie Brotman

The starting time of the parade is actually determined by the length of time of the traditional brunch,

Andrew Young

Everybody is determined by his own experience.

Daunte Culpepper

We have a veteran group with a lot of pride, and we're embarrassed with the way we're playing. I'm determined to fix it. One thing we've got to do is stay together.

Thomas Nagel

If I thought that everything I did was determined by my circumstancse and my psychological condition, I woudl feel trapped.

Michael LeBoeuf

A Financial Research Corporation study determined that the expense ratio is the only reliable predictor of future mutual fund performance.

Jeff Halpern

From the preponderance of evidence in their paperwork alone, we determined that there was too much going on that didn't smell right.

Fannie Lou Hamer

I am determined to get every Negro in the state of Mississippi registered.

Daniel Costa

Much of the world's weather is determined by what happens in the Antarctic, so understanding the Southern Ocean is a key to understanding global climate.

Rep. Caruso

No one is excluded. But at this point, we haven't determined which individuals we want before the committee.

Dennis Wilder

Some people today want to see a quick fix to the trade imbalance. In the new global economy, there is not a quick fix.

David Mellem

Once you've done the sale, the only way to fix that is with a time machine. But you can take steps to minimize the (tax) impact.

Bob Elliston

There are fixed costs, so the more horses we get, the better the situation is for us. We can handle about 900 horses; we had applications for 1,100.

Larry Hill

There is nothing more demoralizing than knowing the other team is going to run and you still can't stop it. You do that, you're fixing to win the game.

Tom Rossley

There's no question that's the No. 1 thing we've got to get fixed between now and the Vikings game. We have to get our run game going.

Stephen Meyer

Now the guy who tried to fix the system is sitting here with a target on his back.

Grady Jackson

Just because you're lower income or living on fixed income doesn't mean you can't be part of the progress. This won't all be done overnight. It's a slow process, but progress is being made.

Dick Trickle

I said we've got to fix it good enough to be able to get it back on the truck. We did that, and had a little time left. I thought, Hey, let's work on it a little more and get it good enough so we can get some starting money.'

Wayne Wilkinson

That way, if for some reason the project doesn't get developed, we can go in and fix the property up.

James Long

I've stayed in Hiltons before, but I'd have to say that this was one of the best. They did everything for us.

Lindsey Hunter

Things are going well, but it just takes time. It's all going well, so I just have to stay patient.

Jane Addams

Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort that might have saved the world.

Brodie Croyle

Don't get used to that. I want to stay back there and throw it if I can.

Derek Jeter

I stay in touch with him, but he hasn't said anything. He really hasn't.

Matthew Lillard

I stayed at a Howard Johnson's once when I was 19 and that kind of scarred me for life.

Joe Torre

We'll stay with it as long we're comfortable with it and it's productive. We're trying to do things that work immediately.

Alannah Myles

I give myself strength by staying away from any music.

Saku Koivu

The most important thing is to stay positive.