determination Quotes

Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.

Great souls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues than others, but only those who have greater designs.

Let us resolve to be masters, not the victims, of our history, controlling our own destiny without giving way to blind suspicions and emotions.

The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.

We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.

The path we have chosen for the present is full of hazards, as all paths are. The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.