Determination is an important positive feeling that makes a person motivated which is why I wrote this list of top quotes about determination to keep you going with your goals in life and never give up! 💪
Below, you will find a collection of quotes about determination that will help you be persistent, be patient and be in charge of your life.Â
Side note: If I have missed any encouraging sayings or quotes about determination, please share them below and I will be happy to include them in future updates! Â
83+ Inspiring Quotes About Determination
1. “Fall. Stand. Learn. Adapt.” – Mike Norton
2. “Endure to the very end.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
3. “If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Helen Keller
4. “Determination designs destiny.” – Abhijit Naskar
5. “Persistence and determination are always rewarded.” – Christine Rice
6. “Self determination is greatest will power.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
7. “Don’t wait for your ship to come in, swim out to it.” – Cathy Hopkins
8. “He that can have patience can have what he will.” – Benjamin Franklin
9. “Without struggle, success has no value.” – Aaron Lauritsen
10. “Vengeance is one of life’s great motivators.” – K.S. Brooks
11. “Do whatever you have determined to do.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
12. “There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” – Beverly Sills
13. “Success is the key of complete determination.” – Pranita Deshpande
14. “A determined soul is unstoppable.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
15. “It is the size of one’s will which determines success.” – Unknown
16. “Determination could easily become an obsession.” – N.K. Jemisin
17. “Never give up just because you failed initially.” – Sunday Adelaja
18. “There is no match for human determination.” – Abhijit Naskar
19. “If you wish to transform, pretend this day until it is so.” – T.F. Hodge
20. “You are only a prisoner when you surrender.” – Tad Williams
21. “Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter.” – Robert Greene
22. “If happy I can be I will if suffer I must I can.” – William Faulkner
23. “A man can see by starlight if he takes the time.” – Michael Crichton
24. “A year from now you may wish you had started today.” – Karen Lamb
25. “My burden is my purpose. Without it, I wouldn’t be.” – Solange Nicole
26. “Perseverance is the act of true role models and heroes.” – Liza Wiemer
27. “Life is not only merriment. It is desire and determination.” – Kahlil Gibran
28. “Excuses are merely nails used to build a house of failure.” – Habeeb Akande
29. “Being stubborn is not a bad thing, it shows determination.” – Joshua Wright
30. “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.” – Winston S. Churchill
31. “Motivation is the fuel, necessary to keep the human engine running.” – Zig Ziglar
32. “Fortune is slave to the determined and master to the weakling.” – Abhijit Naskar
33. “Do not allow violet opposition to distract you from your vision.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
34. “Whoever knows defeat, understand the power of determination.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
35. “Discipline automates habits which, in turn, determine your outcomes.” – David Khalil
36. “With determination, you can overcome many disappointments.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
37. “Can’t unscramble the egg no matter your wisdom and determination.” – Kaleb Kilton
38. “Determination, effort, and practice are rewarded with success.” – Mary Lydon Simonsen
39. “Determine that the thing can and shall be done and then find the way.” – Abraham Lincoln
40. “Singleness of heart with devoted determination is necessary for success.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
41. “There is no such thing as helplessness. It’s just another word for giving up.” – Jefferson Smith
42. “Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
43. “If you do not give up too soon, you will surely succeed if you stay determined.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
44. “Decide what you want. Believe you can have it. Don’t let anything get in your way.” – Heidi Schulz
45. “A dream is something that can’t be done until someone decides to do it.” – Â
46. “Capabilities are born of possibilities and possibilities are born of determination.” – Abhijit Naskar
47. “I am the gatekeeper of my own destiny and I will have my glory days in the hot sun.” – Nacho Llbre
48. “Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time-rich and cash-poor.” – Cory Doctorow
49. “It will never rain roses, when we want to have more roses, we must plant more roses.” – George Eliot
50. “It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.” – Man Ray
51. “Great achievement requires personal force, determined spirit, and self-confidence.” – Â
52. “The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance. The wise grows it under his feet.” – James Oppenheim
53. “No one can pull anyone back from anywhere. You save yourself or you remain unsaved.” – Â
54. “Determination, devotion, and deliberation are the fundamental pillars of societal growth.” – Abhijit Naskar
55. “There is no faster way to harden my determination than to assume I will fail at something.” – Marie Brennan
56. “If you have a dream, keep it. But write it down and take appropriate actions to see it manifest.” – T.F. Hodge
57. “To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles.” – T.F. Hodge
58. “There is a thin line between the impossible and the possible – that is determination.” – Ogwo David Emenike
59. “With adequate planning, passion, and perseverance, you can achieve the God-given goals.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
60. “Don’t stop till you get to the top. And then break out the sledgehammer and keep on going.” – Juliet C. Obodo
61. “It takes determination to see a dream come to pass. The question is not will you start, but will you finish.” – Joel Osteen
62. “Who you are is not what you became through your achievements, but by the price you paid get the.” – Manuel Corazzari
63. “Fear made you so reckless, stupid things, and I already did enough of those for no good reason.” – Jennifer L. Armentrout
64. “Success is a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don’t quit when you’re tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.” – Robert Strauss
65. “Sometimes you have to leave someone that is very close to you in order to reach your lifetime purpose.” – Manuel Corazzari
66. “I, on the other hand, was a little-known night-club singer, who was said to have more determination than talent.” – Maya Angelou
67. “Working hard, being patient, and being full of determination is perhaps the most fulfilling way of becoming rich.” – Robert Gardner
68. “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
69. “If you zoom in on your own inner child’s determination, you would never just sit and watch the world go by.” – Christine E. Szymanski
70. “To turn your dreams into reality, all your resources, efforts and concentration should be aligned in the same direction.” – Dr. Roopleen
71. “A determined person will do more with a pen and paper than a lazy person will accomplish with a personal computer.” – Catherine Pulsifer
72. “Enclose your heart in times of need with the steel of your determination and your strength. In doing this, all things will be bearable.” – Lora Leigh
73. “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
74. “You don’t have to get it perfect, you just have to get it going. Babies don’t walk the first time they try, but eventually, they get it right.” – Jack Canfield
75. “The world’s greatest achievers have been those who have always stayed focussed on their goals and have been consistent in their efforts.” – Dr. Roopleen
76. “If you have a dream, don’t just sit there. Gather courage to believe that you can succeed and leave no stone unturned to make it a reality.” – Dr. Roopleen
77. “There are those critical crossroads when we find ourselves standing facing certain surrender only being certain that we must refuse such a surrender.” – Craig D. Lounsbrough
78. “You can have anything you want if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose.” – Abraham Lincoln
79. “Loyalty has nothing to do with having billions in your accounts, giving food to the poor, having rich people as friends or allies, it’s about having people in your life who are ready to die for you to live.” – Bamigboye Olurotimi
80. “The thing about a hero is even when it doesn’t look like there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, he’s going to keep digging, he’s going to keep trying to do right and make up for what’s gone before, just because that’s who he is.” – Joss Whedon