85 Determination Quotes to Keep You Going Through Failures

In life, everyone has goals and dreams. Many work hard to achieve and complete them too. But only a few succeed, why? Where is the difference, on what different ground do the achievers stand from the aimers and the dreamers? It is the rock solid ground of sheer determination. Life is unpredictable and you do not always get what you want in your first try. But that does not mean that you will never achieve it, the thing you need to have in order to sail through long nights of hard work and failures is determination to succeed. So here is the best collection of Determination Quotes and Sayings to keep you going until you succeed and beyond that.

It is truly said by someone that you must know when to quit and for that you must know your own strengths and limitations; but prior to that you must know that no aim is ever made that is unachievable, so whenever you decide to conquer something, go along the process with five hundred percent of your determination. Further, have faith on yourself that you can decide for yourself that for how long you must go before you change your path, if you ever decide to change your path.

That being said, we are here like always to help to gear up for some inspiration. Here are the most powerful Determination Quotes and Sayings that will help you be determined and focused throughout the journey of your life:

Determination Quotes

1.“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.” – Leonardo da Vinci

2. “Nothing really worth having comes quickly and easily. If it did, I doubt that we would ever grow.” – Eknath Easwaran

3. “A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough.” – John C. Bovee

4. “What does it take to be a champion? Desire, dedication, determination, concentration and the will to win.” – Patty Berg

Determination Quotes

5. “Most people fail because they do not have determination and perseverance. Extraordinary people are determined and persevere that is what makes them extraordinary.” – Catherine Pulsifer

6. “Anything can happen if you are willing to put in the work and remain open to the possibility. Dreams are realized by effort, determination, passion and staying connected to that sense of who you are.” – Michael Jordan

7. “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.” – Vince Lombardi

8. “Decision and determination are the engineer and fireman of our train to opportunity and success.” – Burt Lawlor

Strong Determination Quotes

9. “Nothing can withstand the power of the human will if it is willing to stake its very existence to the extent of its purpose.” – Benjamin Disraeli

10. “Determination is only available to those who persevere and have the attitude of never giving up just because one thing did not work.” – Byron Pulsifer

11. “I believe to have shown that, at times, the impossible can become possible. It all depends on how much each and every one of us believes in our dreams, in our strength, and in our determination.” – Roberto Baggio

12. “An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.” – Thomas Fuller

focus and determination quotes
focus and determination quotes

13. “Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” – Mario Andretti

14. “Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them, we can also come to appreciate the uselessness of anger.” – Dalai Lama

15. “We must remember that one determined person can make a significant difference and that a small group of determined people can change the course of history.” – Sonia Johnson

16. “The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck.” – Channing Pollock

Determination Quotes

 

17. “You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.” – George Lorimer

18. “If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.” – Samuel Johnson

19. “A vow is fixed and unalterable determination to do a thing, when such a determination is related to something noble which can only uplift the man who makes the resolve.” – Mahatma Gandhi

20. “Don’t tell me what you believe in. I’ll observe how you behave and I will make my own determination.” – Alex Trebek

Short Determination Quotes

21. “The path to success is to take massive, determined action.” – Tony Robbins

22. “Determination plus Persistence equals Achievement.” – Stanley T. Crawford

23. “We will either find a way or make one!” – Hannibal

24. “Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” – Calvin Coolidge

Short Determination Quotes
Short Determination Quotes

25. “He that can have patience can have what he will.” – Benjamin Franklin

26. “Determination that just won’t quit — that’s what it takes.” – A. J. Foyt

27. “We have to continue our efforts with determination.” – Giorgio Napolitano

28. “Life is not only merriment, But It is also desire and determination.” – Khalil Gibran

Short Determination Quotes

 

29. “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb

30. “Determination gets you a long way.” – Chelsea Clinton

31. “People do not lack strength, they lack will.” – Victor Hugo

32. “If we attack our problems with determination we shall succeed.” – Franklin Roosevelt

Short Determination Quotes

33. “If you are going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill

34. “Only your determination and your strong desire will move you forward.” – Aurora Berill

35. “The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

36. “All depends on how determined we are to be successful.” – Robert Kiyosaki

Determination Quotes

 

37. “Determination is the wake-up call to the human will.” – Tony Robbins

38. “Make each day your masterpiece.” – John Wooden

39. “Determination is kind of like rhythm: you can’t teach it.” – Jaime Pressly

40. “It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” – Sir Edmund Hillary

Motivational Determination Quotes

41. “Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” – Og Mandino

42. “I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed: and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I fail and keep trying.” – Tom Hopkins

43. “Successful people have fear, successful people have doubts, and successful people have worries. They just don’t let these feelings stop them.” – T. Harv Eker

44. “When you look ahead and darkness is all you see, faith and determination will pull you through.” – Drake

Motivational Determination Quotes

45. “I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what you’ve done.” – Robert Downey Jr.

46. “Decide carefully, exactly what you want in life, then work like mad to make sure you get it!” – Hector Crawford

47. “When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal, you do not change your decision to get there.” – Zig Ziglar

48. “Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.” – Dan Gable

Motivational Determination Quotes
Motivational Determination Quotes

49. “I want to make history and just show people that if you have determination and if you want to work hard enough and want something, you can make it happen.” – Carmella

50. “Just remember that a mountain is not taken down in one big scoop but is done by taking one small chuck away at time.” – Byron Pulsifer

51. “Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.” – George A. Sheehan

52. “A determined person will do more with a pen and paper, than a lazy person will accomplish with a personal computer.” – Catherine Pulsifer

Determination Quotes

 

53. “I determined never to stop until I had come to the end and achieved my purpose.” – David Livigstone

54. “It doesn’t matter how many times you fail. You only have to be right once and then everyone can tell you that you are an overnight success.” – Mark Cuban

55. “I’ve always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn’t have a chance to win.” – Arnold Palmer

Self Determination Quotes

56. “It is your determination and persistence that will make you a successful person.” – Kenneth J Hutchins

57. “To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles.” – T.F. Hodge

58. “I used to lie awake at night, willing myself to put in the hard work, the determination, the passion.” – Kevin Pietersen

59. “Stay focused and stay determined. Don’t look to anyone else to be your determination – have self-determination. It will take you very far.” – Justice Smith

Focus and Determination Quotes

60. “Regardless of the problem, as long as our solution requires someone else to change, we will never know the power and promise of self-determination.” – Bill Crawford

61. “I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.” – Langston Hughes

62. “Willingness is essential in any initiation or in making any dream come true. “I can’t” often means “I won’t.” You can change “I won’t” to “I will” with will power.” – Marcia Wieder

63. “We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.” – Jesse Owens

Determination Quotes

 

64. “I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time.” – Charles Dickens

65. “You can have anything you want if you are willing to give up the belief that you can’t have it.” – Dr. Robert Anthony

66. “Self-determination is not a mere phrase. It is an imperative principle of action, which statesmen will henceforth ignore at their peril.” – Woodrow Wilson

67. “Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfillment.” – Gerry Adams

Short Self Determination Quotes

68. “I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.” – Edward Everett Hale

69. “It’s not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life, it’s what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!” – Robert Kiyosaki

70. “Rewarding yourself, helps to build rapport and give yourself that extra boost and determination to hit the next goal.” –  James Fullerton

Hard work and Determination Quotes

71. “Construct your determination with Sustained Effort, Controlled Attention, and Concentrated Energy. Opportunities never come to those who wait… they are captured by those who dare to attack.” – Paul J. Meyer

72. “Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the right things happen.” – Horace Mann

73. “The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” – Vince Lombardi

74. “Working hard, being patient and being full of determination is perhaps the most fulfilling way of becoming rich.” – Robert Gardner

Hardwork Determination Quotes

75. “Creativity needs to extend beyond the lens. Find creative ways to showcase your work and get it seen. Straight up tenacity, hard work and determination will always be part of the equation, so get to it.” – Jimmy Chin

76. “Many things catch your fancy but true, lasting, career-oriented success can only come if you are willing to combine that passion of choice with hard work and determination.” – K. Elizabeth

77. “I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near.” – Margaret Thatcher

78. “I believe success is achieved by ordinary people with extraordinary determination.” – Zig Ziglar

Hardwork and Determination Quotes

 

79. “Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.” – Gail Devers

80. “America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.” – Harry S. Truman

81. “There’s only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything.” – Vince Lombardi

82. “A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.” – Colin Powell

Hardwork Determination Quotes

 

83. “Dreams can come true, but there is a secret. They’re realized through the magic of persistence, determination, commitment, passion, practice, focus and hard work. They happen a step at a time, manifested over years, not weeks.” – Elbert Hubbard

84. “The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first, hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense.” – Thomas Edison

85. “If you work hard and meet your responsibilities, you can get ahead, no matter where you come from, what you look like or who you love.” – Barak Obama

Conclusion

Success is never easy and that is what makes it sweeter. The more the sweat of hard work, the more you glow. So be determined to taste the sweetness of the hard earned success that you are gonna get in life. Hang in till then. More power to you and have a great day ahead.

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