DESIRE/MOTIVATION, DETERMINATION

DESIRE/MOTIVATION

"We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents." -- Eric Hoffer

"A man must be obedient to the promptings of his innermost heart." -- Robertson Davies

"The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat." -- Napoleon Hill

"The significance of a man is not in what he attains, but rather what he longs to attain." -- Khalil Gibran


DETERMINATION

"Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough." -- Og Mandino

"When someone tells me there is only one way to do things, it always lights a fire under my butt. My instant reaction is, "I'm going to prove you wrong!" -- Picabo Street

"In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer." -- Albert Camus

"If you have an important point to make, don´t try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time a tremendous whack." -- Winston Churchill