Quotes About Determination & The Importance Of Perseverance
Quotes about determination can be a powerful source of inspiration and motivation.
Without determination, it can be easier to give up on our goals when we encounter challenges, obstacles or setbacks.
With determination, we are more likely to persevere, learn from our mistakes, and keep moving forward, ultimately achieving our desired outcomes.
So, whether you’re a student, an athlete or trying to achieve any type of personal or professional goal, then determination is an essential quality to cultivate and nurture.
The following quotes help to articulate the importance of determination and can serve as a powerful reminder that we have the strength and resilience to overcome obstacles and achieve our goals, as long as we remain determined and focused on what we want to achieve.
Quotes About Determination
“The moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win.” Kobe Bryant
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” Confucius
“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas Edison
“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” Tommy Lasorda
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston Churchill
“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” Japanese Proverb
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Thomas Edison
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” Nelson Mandela
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” Albert Schweitzer
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.” Victor Hugo
Determination Quotes To Inspire
“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” Theodore Roosevelt
“Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” Newt Gingrich
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” Nelson Mandela
“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.” Elon Musk
“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” Arnold Schwarzenegger
Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.” Roy T. Bennett
“It’s not the will to win that matters – everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.” Paul “Bear” Bryant
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” Confucius
“I have failed again and again throughout my life. That’s why I’ve been successful.” Michael Jordan
“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” Jimmy Dean
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.” Walt Whitman
“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” Zig Ziglar
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” Nelson Mandela
“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” Michael Jordan
“The road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive and passion, it’s possible to achieve the American dream.” Tommy Hilfiger
“I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.” Arthur Rubinstein
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” Steve Jobs
“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” Stephen Covey
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” Maya Angelou
“A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.” Nelson Mandela
“Determination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you.” Denis Waitley
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear.” Rosa Parks
I hope these quotes inspire and motivate you to continue to work towards your goals with determination, persistence, and perseverance.
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