Thomas Carlyle Quotes

I will not retreat; I will find the strength to reach my goal.

It is wonderful what great strides can be made when there is a resolute purpose behind them.

Stubborness is also determination. It's simply a matter of shifting from "won't power" to "will power.

It is when things go hardest, when life becomes most trying, that there is greatest need for having a fixed goal.

The fire of purpose easily melts the icicles of obstacles.

He that resolves upon any great and good end, has, by that very resolution, scaled the chief barrier to it. He will find such resolution removing difficulties, searching out or making means, giving courage for despondency, and strength for weakness, and like the star to the wise men of old, ever guiding him nearer and nearer to perfection.

No one is mocked with the yearning for that which he has no ability to attain. If he holds the right mental attitude and struggles earnestly, honestly toward his goal, he will reach it, or at least approximate to it.

Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive no matter what they feel by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt or fear.

When you've something to fight for, you get the best out of yourself.

Winning is about heart, not just legs. It's got to be in the right place.

If we know where we want to go, then even a stony road is bearable.

Goals determine what you're going to be.

Nothing is impossible in this world. Firm determination, it is said, can move heaven and earth. Things appear far beyond one's power, because one cannot set his heart on any arduous project due to want of strong will.

The person who has the will to undergo all labor may win any goal.

Set out with some definite purpose in life and accomplish that purpose. There is little that the human mind can conceive that is not possible of accomplishment. The thing to do is to make up your mind what you are going to drive for, and let nothing stand in the way of its ultimate accomplishment.

Strength of will is the test of a young man's possibilities. Can he will strong enough and hold whatever he undertakes with an iron grip?

The will is what matters - as long as you have that, you are safe.

The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.

You tell your kids that no matter what, you set your goals and you go for them. Whatever it is you achieve, never give up. You want your kids to have that good attitude, the confidence, and the will power to believe in themselves.

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.

Nothing is steadfast but the will, nothing endures but one’s achievements.

The key to all things is determination.

When a woman makes up her mind, she gets what she wants.

There's nothing more powerful than to consider why you're running, no matter what pain you're going through during the race, if you know why you're running, then it'll be more satisfying at the end.

I think I was just very determined, on a whole other level, just to play in this league.