Famous Quotes & Sayings

Let's display our determination that was lacking in Buenos Aires.

Many races were determined by less than half a second in another exciting, full-house meet.

Mike Singletary

So I understand that you have to set goals and maybe when you start out, you're not as good as you're going to be, but if you really work, you can get better and you determine that. So ... I'm never going to quit on a player.

She wants to win state. She's very determined.

She's very professional, she's very determined. She knows what she wants.

She's very different than a majority of kids today. Usually if they feel something, they're just kind of like, 'Oh, I can't do any more,' and kind of lean toward something else. She's a very determined individual.

Eleanor Roosevelt

The trouble is that not enough people have come together with the firm determination to live the things which they say they believe.

Elbert Hubbard

The line between failure and success is so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it. How many a person has thrown up his or her hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience, would have achieved success. A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.

Aristotle

For man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but, when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all; since armed injustice is the more dangerous, and he is equipped at birth with the arms of intelligence and with moral qualities which he may use for the worst ends. Wherefore, if he have not virtue, he is the most unholy and the most savage of animals, and the most full of lust and gluttony. But justice is the bond of men in states, and the administration of justice, which is the determination of what is just, is the principle of order in political society.

We're looking at everything, and if we determine that a personnel move needs to be made, then we'll make a personnel move - at whatever position it is.

We're looking at each element, each discipline of our operation to determine how this happened and why.

Alfred de Vigny

Let us dream that once upon a time have lived men stronger and greater, who were more determined for good or for evil; that does us good.

We are on the edge of victory, The determination of youth is at a high level.

Harold Urey

The space program is not only scientific in purpose but also is an expression of man's insistent determination to do the nearly impossible - to explore the unknown, even at great risk.

The government is determined to bring the program back on track, and proceed with the privatizations.

All of us, the government, parliament, local authorities and the society must demonstrate determination and readiness to use knowledge and capabilities... toward full European integration.

Geoff Hoon

During the last economic slowdown in the 1990s, the Tories slashed infrastructure investment. I am determined not to make that mistake.

Paul Johnson

I very much wanted to live in Paris when I was in the army, and I was quite determined to. I could have become a dress designer: Dior was willing to take me on as an assistant, but he did not have an immediate vacancy.

The pilots determined that to be safe rather than sorry they needed to make an emergency-style landing.

The path to full potential travels through the valley of set-backs...

When I was submitting my first novel, I had no idea that publishing scams existed. I never encountered any, but I could have - and knowing how easily I might have been taken advantage of makes me determined to protect others from falling into that trap.

When devastating events like Katrina hit, we discover a new level of leadership and determination. We are extremely proud of Marcus and Leon, and the entire W team in New Orleans for their strength and spirit.

Jason Chaffetz

When determining appropriate levels of compensation, management must determine if the employee turnover rate is too low, too high, or just right. If turnover rate is high enough to adversely impact the entity's performance, then employee compensation is probably too low.

Jennifer Smith

We are having trouble figuring out her identity, ... It's paramount we determine who this woman is and how she died in order to enable us to look at suspects.

Walter Benjamin

I believe in self-defense and self-determination for Africans and other oppressed people in America.

Luke Evans

My style is determined by the mood, the period and the circumstances which I'm going through in a given moment.

Lee Smolin

How we think about the future and the past determines everything about how we think about our situation as human beings.

Gordon B. Hinckley

Determine that there will never be anything that will come between you that will disrupt your marriage. Make it work. Resolve to make it work.

Nicola Sturgeon

Sporting success doesn't happen by accident. It takes hard work and determination on the part of the individual athletes. And it also takes investment in facilities and training support.

We are concluding the pilot program and we are going to review the results to determine how Registered Traveler would fit as a link in the security chain,

Aleister Crowley

Destiny is an absolutely definite and inexorable ruler. Physical ability and moral determination count for nothing. It is impossible to perform the simplest act when the gods say no. I have no idea how they bring pressure to bear on such occasions; I only know that it is irresistible.

Alberto Gonzales

But the Congress has made the determination that certain kinds of information can be protected even though the American people may want to have access to information.

Albert Einstein

The strength of the Constitution lies entirely in the determination of each citizen to defend it. Only if every single citizen feels duty bound to do his share in this defense are the constitutional rights secure.