#deter

I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition. ↗

— Martha Washington

#am #cheerful #circumstance #determined #disposition

Let him who would move the world first move himself. ↗

— Socrates

#self-determination #self-development #change

The greater the conceptual significance of a literary product, the more it should be assumed that it is based on an idea that determines the whole, and that the deeper consciousness of the time to which it belongs is reflected in it. ↗

— Ferdinand Christian Baur

#based #belongs #conceptual #consciousness #deeper

But we can hold our spirits and our bodies so pure and high, we may cherish such thoughts and such ideals, and dream such dreams of lofty purpose, that we can determine and know what manner of men we will be, whenever and wherever the hour strikes and calls to noble action. ↗

— Joshua Chamberlain

#bodies #calls #cherish #determine #dream

When we are really honest with ourselves we must admit our lives are all that really belong to us. So it is how we use our lives that determines the kind of men we are. ↗

— Cesar Chavez

#belong #determines #honest #how #kind

I might have been born in a hovel but I am determined to travel with the wind and the stars. ↗

— Jacqueline Cochran

#been #born #determined #hovel #i

I have been determined for the past couple of years to move away from all those Holiday programmes. ↗

— Jill Dando

#been #couple #determined #holiday #i

The funny thing about an impossibility is that it tends to be a magnet for those who would prove it otherwise. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#dreams #fortitude #goals #impossible #inspirational

The greatest business people I've met are determined to get it right no matter what the cost. ↗

— Michael Gerber

#business people #cost #determined #get #greatest

Victory is the child of preparation and determination. ↗

— Sean Hampton

#determination #preparation #victory