Quotes on Determination

I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent; curiosity, obsession and dogged endurance, combined with self-criticism, have brought me to my ideas.

Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible in us be found.

You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.

I'm a good neurosugeon. That's not a boast but a way of acknowledging the innate ability God has given to me. Beginning with determination and using my gifted hands, I went on for training and sharpening for my skills.

Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.

The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.

They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them.

A lot of people want a shortcut. I find the best shortcut is the long way, which is basically two words: work hard.

Players with fight never lose a game, they just run out of time

Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.

I always tell my kids if you lay down, people will step over you. But if you keep scrambling, if you keep going, someone will always, always give you a hand. Always. But you gotta keep dancing, you gotta keep your feet moving.