#termination

If I follow the inclination of my nature, it is this: beggar-woman and single, far rather than queen and married. ↗

— Elizabeth I Tudor

#british-monarchy #british-royal-family #dignity #empowerment #freedom

You cannot wish for happiness but you can work towards your life goals and create lasting happiness. ↗

— Roopleen

#courage #determination #goals #inspiration #inspire

To turn your dreams into reality, all your resources, efforts and concentration should be aligned in the same direction. ↗

— Roopleen

#courage #determination #goals #inspiration #inspire

The barrier during self-improvement is not so much that we hate learning, rather we hate being taught. To learn entails that the knowledge was achieved on one's own accord - it feels great - but to be taught often leaves a feeling of inferiority. Thus it takes a bit of determination and a lot of humility in order for one to fully develop. ↗

— Criss Jami

#barrier #determination #development #feelings #help

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

— Destiny Booze

#motivational #resilient #motivational

Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time-rich and cash-poor. ↗

— Cory Doctorow

#determination #hackers #kids

We didn't think we were a fourth-place team. For us to beat the first-place team in the West and the first-place team in the East shows the dedication and determination that we had. ↗

— Cobi Jones

#dedication #determination #east #had #shows

We prefer world law in the age of self-determination to world war in the age of mass extermination. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#extermination #law #mass #prefer #self-determination

I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened. ↗

— Wilma Rudolph

#day #determination #else #every #every day

I believe that nothing happens apart from divine determination and decree. We shall never be able to escape from the doctrine of divine predestination - the doctrine that God has foreordained certain people unto eternal life. ↗

— Charles Spurgeon

#apart #believe #certain #decree #determination