67 Determination Quotes That Will Motivate You To Work Hard

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

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

3. “Willpower is the art of replacing one habit for another.” ~ Michael Garofalo

4. Determination should be the key to do what is necessary, even if it is not opportune and expedient. Even if you are not in the mood, and even if it takes more than you expected, is not fair, or you have to contribute more than others do, keep on persevering.” ~ Joginder Singh

5. “Mind is all that counts.” ~ Robert Collier

6. “Procrastination is the thief of time.” ~ Edward Young

7. Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” ~ Og Mandino

8. “To succeed… you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.” ~ Tony Dorsett

9. “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” ~ William Faulkner

10. “If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.” ~ Les Brown

11. “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.” ~ Jessie Owens

12. “He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

13. “The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.” ~ Dale Carnegie

14. “Determination is the wake-up call to the human will.” ~ Anthony Robbins

15. “Wishes are like seeds – few ever develop into something.” ~ Michael Garofalo

16. “Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.” ~ A Chinese Proverb

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

18. “Tomorrow is the only day in the year that appeals to a lazy man.” ~ Jimmy Lyon

19. “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

20. “They must change often, who would be constant in happiness.” ~ Confucius

21. “Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive no matter what they feel by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt or fear.” ~ Dan Millman

22. Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That’s what little girls are made of.- Bethany Hamilton

23. “When you blame others, you give up your power to change.” ~ Douglas Noel Adams

24. “The greatest waste in the world is the difference between what we are and what we could become.” ~ Ben Herbster

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

26. For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?” ~ James Allen

27. The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man’s determination.” ~ Tommy Lasorda

28. There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.” ~ Buddha

29. “The path to success is to take massive, determined action.” ~ Tony Robbins

30. “If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want and copy what they do and you’ll achieve the same results.” ~ Tony Robbins

31. “A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose – a cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve.” ~ John Maxwell

32. “You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.” ~ Beverly Sills

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

34. “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” ~ Colin Powell

35. “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.” ~ Henry Ford

36. “Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.” ~ William James

37. “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” ~ Japanese Proverb

38. “The most important thing about having goals is having one.” ~ Geoffrey F. Abert

39. “Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success.” ~ David J. Schwartz

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

41. “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” ~ Wayne Gretzky

42. “It’s not about money or connections — it’s the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone… And if it fails, you learn from what happened and do a better job next time.” ~ Mark Cuban

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

44. “Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fools reform.” ~ Edward Young

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

46. We must be the epitome-the embodiment-of success. We must radiate success before it will come to us. We must first become mentally, from an attitude standpoint, the people we wish to become.” ~ George Herbert Allen

47. “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

48. “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt

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

50. “I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.” ~ Albert Einstein

51. “If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it; Every arrow that flies feels the attraction of earth.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

52. “He who would do some great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces as to the idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity.” ~ John Foster

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

54. “A determined soul will do more with a rusty monkey wrench than a loafer will accomplish with all the tools in a machine shop.” ~ Robert Hughes

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

56. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

57. “Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his shoulders a lame man who can see.” ~ Arthur Schopenhauer

58. “Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.” ― Maya Angelou

59. “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 Jr.

60. “Self-will so ardent and active that it will break a world to pieces to make a stool to sit on.” ~ Richard Cecil

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

62. “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

63. “It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.” ~ Napoleon Hill

64. “Willpower is the art of replacing one habit for another.” ~ Michael Garofalo

65. “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

66. “It is easier to act yourself into a new way of feeling rather than feel your way into a new way of acting.” ~ G. D. Morgan

67. “I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.” ~ George Burns

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