39 Inspiring Determination Quotes

In our journey through life, determination often serves as the driving force that propels us forward, even in the face of challenges and doubts. It's the unwavering commitment to our goals that keeps us moving, transforming obstacles into stepping stones. For those moments when our resolve starts to waver, a few words of wisdom can reignite our passion and perseverance. This collection of the top 39 inspiring determination quotes is designed to uplift and encourage, offering a motivational spark that rekindles the fire within. Let these powerful words be the compass that guides you on your path, reminding you of the unwavering strength that lies within each of us.

1. “He that can have patience can have what he will.” - Benjamin Franklin

2. “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

3. “I grew up with an ambition and determination without which I would have been a good deal happier. I thought a lot and developed the faraway look of a dreamer, for it was always the distant heights that fascinated me and drew me to them in spirit. I was not sure what could be accomplished with tenacity and little else, but the target was set high and each rebuff only saw me more determined to see at least one major dream to its fulfillment.” - Earl Denman

4. “Perseverance is the act of true role models and heroes.” - Liza Wiemer

5. “People who lack the clarity, courage, or determination to follow their own dreams will often find ways to discourage yours. Live your truth and don't EVER stop!” - Steve Maraboli

6. “Why can't I go to Idris with you, then?Because it's not safe for you thereO and it's safe for me here? I've been nearly killed almost a dozen times in the past month.That's because Valentine has been concentrating on the two Mortal Instruments that were here. He's going to shift his focus to Idris now. We all know it--We're hardly as certain of anything as all that. And the Clave wants to meet Clarissa. You know that, Jace.The Clave can screw itself.” - Cassandra Clare

7. “The only things you learn are the things you tame” - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

8. “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

9. “He hesitated till the last moment, but finally dropped them in the box, saying, "I shall win!"--the cry of a gambler, the cry of the great general, the compulsive cry that has ruined more men than it has ever saved.” - Honoré de Balzac

10. “You have come nearer to mastering a good many aspects of cooking than anyone except a handful of great chefs, and some day it will pay off. I know it will. You will just have to go on working, and teaching, and getting around, and spreading the gospel until it does. (Avis DeVoto to Julia Child)” - Joan Reardon

11. “To die,so young to die.No, no, not I,I love the warm sunny skies,light, song, shining eyes,I want no war, no battle cry,No, no, not I.” - Hannah Senesh

12. “I am burning. I have to live, I have to sing, I want to transform myself into a thousand different characters and carry their life with me onto the stage where it's so bright and so dark at the same time, just knowing there are three thousand people out there longing to be swept away by the passion that's about to flood out from scarlet curtains, to this I consecrate my body and my soul, I can give no more than all of myself, I feel my heart is a throbbing engine and my voice is the valve, like a wailing train, it has to sing or blow up, there's too much fuel, too much fire, and what am I to do with this voice if I can't let it out, it's not just singing. I am here as a speck, but I don't feel scared or about to be blown away, I feel like all New York is a warm embrace just waiting to enfold me. I am in love. But not with a person. I am passionately in love with my life.” - Ann-Marie MacDonald

13. “When you experience a negative circumstance or event, do not dwell on it. Be proactive — put your attention on what you need to do to bring the situation to a positive result.” - Rodolfo Costa

14. “Determine that the thing can and shall be done and then... find the way.” - Abraham Lincoln

15. “Seven times up, eight times down” - Chris Bradford

16. “If happy I can be I will, if suffer I must I can.” - William Faulkner

17. “No one can pull anyone back from anywhere. You save yourself or you remain unsaved.” - Alice Sebold

18. “My burden is my purpose. Without it, I wouldn't be.” - Solange nicole

19. “The devil's happy when the critics run you off.” - Criss Jami

20. “Everywhere we shine death and life burn into something new…” - Aberjhani

21. “Over the years, I've come to realize that determination makes one to punch above one's weight.” - Ogwo David Emenike

22. “I still watch her now, like I always did, and she watches me, her brown eyes looking out from a wolf's face. This is the story of a boy who used to be a wolf, and a girl who became one.I won't let this be my last good-bye. I've folded one thousand paper cranes of me and Grace, and I've made my wish. I will find a cure. And then I will find Grace.” - Maggie Stiefvater

23. “Strike the shepherd and the sheep will scatter” - Robert Greene

24. “When life tries to define you with its hardship, you gotta push back, look it straight in the eye and say, ‘No matter what life throws at me, I’m going to keep telling myself that I will overcome.’ And every time you own that truth, you write your own life script.” - Nikki Rosen

25. “Life was never intended to consist of a glut of luxury, be an easy course, or filled only with success. There are those games which we lose, those races in which we finish last, and those promotions which never come. Such experiences provide an opportunity for us to show our determination and to rise above disappointment.” - Thomas S. Monson

26. “Attitude is that little thing that will make the most difference in the accomplishment of your goals.” - Dr Roopleen

27. “To be able to live each day with honor, respect and dignity is the greatest achievement of all.” - Dr Roopleen

28. “It is not important for life to meet your great expectations. What is important is that you hold high expectations of yourself and meet them greatly.” - Dr Roopleen

29. “A thousand years from now nobody is going to know that you or I ever lived. The cynic is right, but lazy. He says ‘You live, you die and nothing you do will ever make a difference.’ But as long as I live, I’m going to be like Beethoven and shake my fist at fate and try to do something for those who live here now and who knows how far into the future that will go. If I accomplish nothing more than making my arm sore, at least I will be satisfied that I have lived.” - Jackson Burnett

30. “I am not going to let him win, Guillaume. Not this time. I could not keep him from making my mother pay the price for our failed rebellion. Fifteen years she has been his prisoner, fifteen years! And she is his prisoner, for all that she no longer wants for a queen’s comforts. I have had to submit to his demands and subject myself to his whims and endure the indignity of having him brandish the crown before me as he would tease a dog with a bone. But no more. I will not let him rob me of my birthright, and I will not let him keep me from honoring my vow to defend the Holy Land. I do think he is behind that very opportune rebellion in my duchy, and I would not put it past him to be conniving with the Count of Toulouse, either. And if by chance he did not, it is only because he did not think of it. No, a reckoning is long overdue, and we will have it at Bonsmoulins.” - Sharon Kay Penman

31. “Deb shoots Deano a hard look and grits her teeth so hard she snaps the end of her cigar which flies out the window.Mac orders, “Deb, stop!”Deb says, “It’s just a scratch. I’ll worry about it later.” - David McKoy

32. “Helen Keller became deaf, dumb, and blind shortly after birth. Despite her greatest misfortune, she has written her name indelibly in the pages of the history of the great. Her entire life has served as evidence that no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as reality.” - Napoleon Hill

33. “Love begets glory,Work begets story.LOVED WORK Begets A Story of Glory!” - Sujit Lalwani

34. “To Succeed You Must Read” - A.J. Briscoe

35. “He came back full of life and hope and determination.” - Bram Stoker

36. “If Mr. Thornton was a fool in the morning, as he assured himself at least twenty times he was, he did not grow much wiser in that afternoon. All that he gained in return for his sixpenny omnibus ride, was a more vivid conviction that there never was, never could be, any one like Margaret; that she did not love him and never would; but that she — no! nor the whole world — should never hinder him from loving her.” - Elizabeth Gaskell

37. “Value the effort you put forward. Be determined, committed, and involved.” - Lorii Myers

38. “I don't ever want to be a fair-weather anything. Playing through the elements is always better than sitting on the sidelines.” - Lorii Myers

39. “Receiving very little or no feedback from my writing I really don't know if people like it or if they are actually reading any of my work for that matter. Still I will continue to write regardless. I suppose it is similar to people who talk just to hear their own voice. I write simply to see my own thoughts in print.” - Andrew James Pritchard