Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dalai Lama

The development of our minds and our destination in future lives is in our hands. No one else can help us. It is very important that we each take responsibility for ourselves. Sustain mindfulness 24 hours a day. Thank you. That is all.

Dalai Lama

There is nothing that does not get easier through cultivation. The buddhas of the past started out as ordinary beings. They were not buddhas in the beginning. The path to buddhahood is traversed only through gradually developing more and more courage and DETERMINATION -then it is attained.

Dalai Lama

Most REAL change is slow. Happiness and joy are the purpose of life. If we know that the future will be very dark or painful, then we lose our determination to live. Therefore, life is something based on hope.

Dalai Lama

We must have a pure, honest, and warm-hearted motivation, and on top of that, determination, optimism, hope, and the ability not to be discouraged. The whole of humanity depends on this motivation.

Dalai Lama

Determination, with an optimistic attitude is the key to success.

Dalai Lama

Whenever there is a challenge, there is also an opportunity to face it, to demonstrate and develop our will and determination.

Cristobal Huet

I guess we can say that we gave everything tonight and that we were determined to play a good game, and it just didn't happen.

Steve Smith

I just sit there and look at the place. I remember what it was like to be there. I knew it wasn't what I wanted to do with my life, but I knew that I was going to need a lot of determination and a lot of persistence to do something else.

J. I. Packer

There is a tremendous relief in knowing that {God's} love to me is utterly realistic, based at every point on prior knowledge of the worst about me, so that no discovery now can disillusion Him about me, in the way I am so often disillusioned about myself, and quench His determination to bless me.

Isadora Duncan

Will and energy sometimes prove greater than either genius or talent or temperament.

Jack Johnson

It takes a long, hard effort and sustained determination to reduce crime. We will stay the course and we are confident that the numbers will continue to go down.

J. C. Ryle

Let us read the Bible reverently and diligently, with an honest determination to believe and practice all we find in it.

Isaac Newton

Ax: 100 Every thing doth naturally persevere in yt state in wch it is unlesse it bee interrupted by some externall cause, hence... [a] body once moved will always keepe ye same celerity, quantity & determination of its motion.

Hannah Storm

At key crossroads in his life, Vernon Davis has continued to make a conscious choice to grow as a person and player. His determination through adversity since his childhood days is commendable.

Greg Graffin

If you accept learning as a dominant determination of your behavior, then all of a sudden you're open to the idea that, for instance, there are other people who are more educated than you about the environment, who you will learn from. It's kind of like you don't even have to believe that you know anything about the environment, but you do have to understand that your behavior has been determined by learning in the past.

He's eligible tomorrow and we'll make that determination then. You don't want to make a roster move until you're 100 percent sure. It's looking good, though.

Sam Brownback

I have not determined ... at this point, how I would vote,

Sam Altman

Intelligence is usually easy to tell in a 10-minute conversation. Determination is harder.

In my opinion it's determination and love of your fellow man.

I looked in my linemen's eyes, and they had determination. That really lit me up inside. It is real good when the guys up front get that feeling. They just had a look I've never seen before. They all had the same look. After I saw that, I just like, 'It's going to be me and the safety all day.' That's what it was.

I looked in my linemen's eyes, and they had determination, ... That really lit me up inside. It is real good when the guys up front get that feeling. They just had a look I've never seen before. They all had the same look. After I saw that, I just like, 'It's going to be me and the safety all day.' That's what it was.

Claire really sparked us off the bench. The freshman showed a lot of determination and strength in there and played a well-rounded game. I don't know if we missed a shot is the fourth quarter.

Rob James-Collier

Because you've done the horrible jobs, it gives you an even grittier determination to succeed.

They've been real determined to get back there.

Duncan's steely determination has driven us to train much harder than we have in previous years. He's our secret weapon.

Bertrand Delanoe

Each experience has taught us something, and each disappointment has only served to reinforce our determination, ... We have always endeavored to improve our performance.

Due to illness and injuries, we ended up with just two substitutes to end the game. But our grit and determination pulled us through.

Europeans should be patient and try to find a formula to resolve this nuclear issue. We are determined to remove any ambiguities over our nuclear ambitions and also protect our right.

This new determination should put to rest any questions about whether duties are justified in this case.

We did all the little things and got timely goals, the power play chipped in and we got great penalty killing and excellent goaltending and good determination in the dressing room. We weren't going to settle for anything less than a win.

Brent wrestled tough and determined to make the state tournament.

Andy Murray

Vancouver's got such a great team. To fall down two goals to them (and come back), showed a lot of determination on the part of our team. I thought we had the better scoring chances.

Peter Arnett

The first war plan has failed because of Iraqi resistance. Now they are trying to write another war plan. Clearly, the American war planners misjudged the determination of the Iraqi forces.