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.

Greg Howard

We determined he made a mistake, after a review. I felt like it was a mistake we needed to punish him over.

James Appathurai

There is a shared determination to push forward with the expansion of the mission.

Cobi Jones

We didn't think we were a fourth-place team. For us to beat the first-place team in the West and the first-place team in the East shows the dedication and determination that we had.

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.

Richard Branson

It's never easy to set up any business, but it comes back to determination and drive and the love of what you do!

Sri Chinmoy

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

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.

Suzanne Collins

Unfortunately, I can't seal the sponsor deals for you. Only Haymitch can do that," says Effie grimly. "But don't worry, I'll get him to the table at gunpoint if necessary." Although lacking in many departments, Effie Trinket has a certain determination I have to admire.

Tom Goldstein

As a result of our investigation, we've determined the information did not reach its destination, and is missing and presumed lost.

Charlie Brotman

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

Toni Chovanetz

After interviewing the passenger, it was determined to be appropriate to release him at this time.

Evan Bayh

Our success as a party will largely be determined by how well we do here in the heartland... The time has come to be secure about our values. The time has come to lead.

Loretta Lynch

We have determined as a society, as a country, as a people, that the incarceration and the supervision and the specific fines for a particular crime are that person's debt to society.

Bennett Miller

For me, personally, the value of a film is not determined by a review, but the health of the film is.

John Quinn

We had a really good test there last month so I don't see any reason why Ricky wouldn't have a shot at the win. It's one of his favorite tracks and this whole team is determined to get a victory in these final five races.

Dale Mabrey

Everybody in the stands saw it. I would like to say a lot, but with my love for the game and the integrity of everything, it would be better off if I didn't say my true feelings. It would be nice if the players determined the outcome of the game.

Kim Evans

As the investigation unfolds and we know more, it will be determined what his status will be.

Lee Humphrey

As a shooter you can tell when your shots are going good. Tonight I felt good, especially in the second half.

William Bell

The T1 line went down at work the other day and I felt like I was working with half a brain,

Brandon Jenkins

I've never felt this way. I never lost this many games in my two years here. We're just a young team. We've got to get tougher.

Lynsey Addario

I've always wanted to do a photo book, but I've never done one because I've never felt ready; I just didn't feel my work was good enough.

Lorenzo Meyer

A frantic response by bureaucrats who felt the (student) movement was threatening their grip on power.

Stephen McPherson

Once we saw it was not launching, we felt like unfortunately it was not going to get better and we had to make a change.

Todd Engle

It was very big to get that win and something we kind of played off. I felt no matter what happened that we had a successful run, but it was of major importance to the kids to get that win. I could really tell in the fourth quarter and there was a lot of excitement.

Baron Davis

The whole game was frustrating for me, ... It was an ugly game, but it was a 'W.' Guys stepped up and hit big shots. ... I tried to be a nuisance on defense. I felt like it was an opportunity to go after it (against Crawford), especially down the stretch. I knew he wasn't passing, so I took a gamble.

Bartolo Colon

This doesn't take away the pain that I felt and the sour taste in my mouth about the way the season ended, ... This is a great accomplishment, but we wanted to go a little further.

Steve Nash

You replay and you rethink. The mistakes really hurt.

Barbara Jordan

Even as I stand here and admit that we have made mistakes I still believe that as the people of America sit in judgment on each party, they will recognize that our mistakes were mistakes of the heart. They'll recognize that.

Barbara Mertz

kissing someone out of pity is always a mistake.

Arthur Koestler

Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself. Boredom sets into boring minds. The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

Candy Crowley

Have I ever made a mistake? I am sure. Do I think I can stand on my record? I do.

Carl Van Vechten

Cats seldom make mistakes, and they never make the same mistake twice.

Janet Frame

Timmy, who made a daring escape, also made a mistake of paying the taxi driver with a check made out of toilet paper.

Clarence Day

This is a hard and precarious world, where every mistake and infirmity must be paid for in full.

Ricky Gervais

The world is bigger than all the parts. That's the important thing, and one thing can throw everything off kilter. And you must never let yourself off. You'll let yourself off by mistake. So you shouldn't do it consciously. You have to be above it all and just be very disciplined with it. Just be very disciplined with it.

Mike Richards

That's when we needed to make a run, right there. That's when we needed to make the plays to get it closer.

Brian Dawkins

Did I do everything I needed to do?

Chuck Long

We got 29 practices in August, ... and we needed more.

John Stanczykiewicz

Every time they needed a rebound, she seemed to get it.

John Wooden

Be at your best when your best is needed.

Bob Zeh

That was typical of our night. Whenever we needed a big shot, we couldn't get one.

Norm Boyles

We made the plays when we needed to, and Tiffany buckled down when she needed to.

Ruth Ozeki

You never know who it's going to be, or what they'll bring, but whatever it is, it's always exactly what is needed.

Jon Darbyshire

In the past, it was something they needed to address, but they didn't have to.

Confucius

Guide them by edicts, keep them in line with punishments, and the common people will stay out of trouble but will have no sense of shame. Guide them by virtue, keep them in line with the rites, and they will, besides having a sense of shame, reform themselves.

Andrew Fastow

I wish I could undo what I did at Enron but I can't. I understand that I deserve punishment. Your honor, I accept the prison sentence that you are about to impose and will serve it without bitterness.

Tamora Pierce

Face it," Gary told her kindly. "You'll never catch up. You just do as much as you can and take the punishments without saying anything. Sometimes I wonder if that isn't what they're really trying to teach us--to take plenty and keep our mouths shut.

George R. R. Martin

Sins may be forgiven. Crimes require punishment.

George Eliot

Loquacity with tongue or pen is its own reward -- or, punishment.

J. C. Ryle

The fear of punishment, the desire of reward, the sense of duty, are all useful arguments, in their way, to persuade people to holiness. But they are all weak and powerless, until a person loves Christ.

Georges Bernanos

Purity is not imposed upon us as though it were a kind of punishment, it is one of those mysterious but obvious conditions of that supernatural knowledge of ourselves in the Divine, which we speak of as faith. Impurity does not destroy this knowledge, it slays our need for it.

Friedrich Nietzsche

One is punished best for one's virtues.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

In a well governed state, there are few punishments, not because there are many pardons, but because criminals are rare; it is when a state is in decay that the multitude of crimes is a gaurantee of impunity.