#determination

He came back full of life and hope and determination. ↗

— Bram Stoker

#hope #life

It might have been my human side clamoring for blood, or my alien side looking for a chance to exercise strategic dominance over a lesser life form. Either way, I was going to win. ↗

— Stacey Kade

#ariane #determination #human #life-form #win

[In 16th century European society] Marriage was the triumphal arch through which women, almost without exception, had to pass in order to reach the public eye. And after marriage followed, in theory, the total self-abnegation of the woman. ↗

— Antonia Fraser

#empowerment #feminism #gender #history #independence

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. ↗

— Maya Angelou

#self-determination #being

When all the details fit in perfectly, something is probably wrong with the story. ↗

— Charles Baxter

#discovery #fiction #mystery #overdetermination #perfection

The women of the Senate are like the U.S. Olympic team: we come in different sizes, but we sure are united in our determination to do the best for our country! ↗

— Barbara Mikulski

#come #country #determination #different #like

They say love will find a way. I know determination will. ↗

— Ronnie Milsap

#find #i #know #love #say

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

#self-determination #person