#determination

Confidence is like a dragon where, for every head cut off, two more heads grow back. ↗

— Criss Jami

#confidence #confident #determination #dragon #dragons

As long as she thinks of a man, nobody objects to a woman thinking. ↗

— Virginia Woolf

#dignity #double-standards #empowerment #feminism #gender

I don't give up. That makes me incredibly resilient or maybe stupid or just plain stubborn. Whichever... ↗

— Destiny Booze

#motivational #resilient #motivational

In the game of life, we all receive a set of variables and limitations in the field of play. We can either focus on the lack thereof or empower ourselves to create better realities with the pieces we play the game with. ↗

— T.F. Hodge

#effort #empowerment #focus #games #life

Victory is the child of preparation and determination. ↗

— Sean Hampton

#determination #preparation #victory

In order to share one's true brilliance one initially has to risk looking like a fool: genius is like a wheel that spins so fast, it at first glance appears to be sitting still. ↗

— Criss Jami

#determination #first-impression #fool #foolish #genius

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education alone will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. ↗

— Calvin Coolidge

#inspirational #perseverance #persistence #work-ethic #education

A few fly bites cannot stop a spirited horse. ↗

— Mark Twain

#determination #horse #perseverance #spirited #perseverance

We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us. ↗

— Virginia Satir

#self-determination #self-perception #perception

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 Jr.

#perseverance #success #strength