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Determination is a decision you keep making. It is not a single burst of willpower, but a repeated choice to continue. Determination quotes are effective because they show that resolve is a practice, not a personality. You will have doubts. You will want to quit. Determination is the commitment to move anyway. It is the internal contract that says, I do not stop when it gets hard; I adjust and continue.

"I believe life is constantly testing us for our level of commitment, and life's greatest rewards are reserved for those who demonstrate a never-ending commitment to act until they achieve. This level of resolve can move mountains, but it must be constant and consistent. As simplistic as this may sound, it is still the common denominator separating those who live their dreams from those who live in regret. As quoted in The Educator's Book of Quotes‎ (2003) by John Blaydes, p. 57"
Tony Robbins
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Tony Robbins

Website: Wikiquote - Tony Robbins (Quotes)

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"I know that I have the ability to achieve the object of my Definite Purpose in life, therefore, I demand of myself persistent, continuous action toward its attainment, and I here and now promise to render such action. p. 54"
Napoleon Hill
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Napoleon Hill

Website: Wikiquote - Napoleon Hill (Think and Grow Rich (1938))

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"You don't need a plan for everything. You just need the determination to figure it out as you go."
Jocko Willink
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Jocko Willink

Interview: Tim Ferriss Show

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"Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning."
Winston Churchill
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Winston Churchill

Speech: The Second World War

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"I will persist until I succeed. I was not deIivered unto this world in defeat, nor does failure course in my veins. I am not a sheep waiting to be prodded by my shepherd. Ch. 10 : The Scroll Marked III, p. 64."
Og Mandino
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Og Mandino

Website: Wikiquote - Og Mandino (The Greatest Salesman in the World (1968))

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"The human will, that force unseen, The offspring of a deathless soul, Can hew the way to any goal, Though walls of granite intervene."
James Allen
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James Allen

Website: Wikiquote - James Allen (As A Man Thinketh (1902))

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"It’s just like riding a bike. After a little wobbling, it’s a piece of cake. But when it comes to money, it’s the determination to get through the wobbling that’s a personal thing."
Robert Kiyosaki
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Robert Kiyosaki

Website: Wikiquote - Robert Kiyosaki (Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!)

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"Insist on yourself; never imitate."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. Thoughts are things! And powerful things at that, when mixed with definiteness of purpose, and burning desire, can be translated into riches. Use auto-suggestion, have faith, imagination and overcome fear and time is your opposite player as in checkerboard. As quoted in Self-Motivation Through Risk Taking! : Are You Leading Or Do You Wither with Problems? (2005) by M. Nadarajan Munisamy"
Napoleon Hill
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Napoleon Hill

Website: Wikiquote - Napoleon Hill (Quotes)

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"You have to do the work. You have to hold the line. You have to be the one who decides to keep going."
Jocko Willink
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Jocko Willink

Book: Leadership Strategy and Tactics

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"When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber."
Winston Churchill
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Winston Churchill

Inspired by: Political Commentary

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"I will avoid despair but if this disease of the mind infects me then I will work on in despair. I will toil and I will endure. I will ignore the obstacles at my feet and keep my eyes on the goals above my head, for I know that where dry desert ends, green grass grows. Ch. 10 : The Scroll Marked III, p. 66."
Og Mandino
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Og Mandino

Website: Wikiquote - Og Mandino (The Greatest Salesman in the World (1968))

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"A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"Determination is the choice to keep going when everyone else has quit."
Jocko Willink
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Jocko Willink

YouTube: Jocko Willink Q&A

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"Out of intense complexities, intense simplicities emerge."
Winston Churchill
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Winston Churchill

Speech: To the House of Commons

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"I will act now. For now is all I have. Tomorrow is the day reserved for the labor of the lazy. I am not lazy. Tomorrow is the day when the evil become good. I am not evil. Tomorrow is the day when the weak become strong. I am not weak. Tomorrow is the day when the failure will succeed. I am not a failure. I will act now. Ch. 16 : The Scroll Marked IX, p. 96."
Og Mandino
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Og Mandino

Website: Wikiquote - Og Mandino (The Greatest Salesman in the World (1968))

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"The world makes way for the man who knows whither he is going."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"When you feel like quitting, remember why you started. Keep pushing forward."
Jocko Willink
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Jocko Willink

YouTube: Jocko Willink Motivation

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"This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure."
Winston Churchill
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Winston Churchill

Speech: Mansion House, 1940

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"Faith consists in believing the excuses of the heart."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"Don't look for shortcuts. There are no shortcuts. There is only the long, hard road."
Jocko Willink
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Jocko Willink

Book: Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual

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"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."
Winston Churchill
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Winston Churchill

Inspired by: Churchill's thoughts on leadership

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"Every spirit builds itself a house, and beyond its house a world, and beyond its world a heaven."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"The line between success and failure is often just the willingness to keep going."
Jocko Willink
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Jocko Willink

Book: The Dichotomy of Leadership

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"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be."
Winston Churchill
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Winston Churchill

Speech: House of Commons, 1940

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"Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"If you fail, get back up. Learn from it. And then get back after it."
Jocko Willink
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Jocko Willink

Book: Leadership Strategy and Tactics

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"Continuous effort—not strength or intelligence—is the key to unlocking our potential."
Winston Churchill
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Winston Churchill

Speech: Never Give In

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"A man, a minister, a king, any person who is to do anything great and new, must be self-centered."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"Discipline equals freedom. It is the only way to achieve the things you want in life."
Jocko Willink
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Jocko Willink

Book: Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual

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"We must just keep on keeping on."
Winston Churchill
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Winston Churchill

Inspired by: Wartime Slogans

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"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Letter: To his daughter Ellen

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"Determination is the fuel that keeps the fire of discipline burning."
Jocko Willink
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Jocko Willink

Podcast: Jocko Podcast Episode 211

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"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
Winston Churchill
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Winston Churchill

Speech: Address to Harrow School, 1941

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"Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Why these quotes matter

Determination stabilizes effort. It prevents small setbacks from becoming final exits.

How to apply them daily

Write a clear reason for why this matters and read it when resistance shows up. Create a fallback plan for low-energy days so quitting is not the default. Measure progress weekly to reinforce your commitment.

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"Determination is the repeated yes that makes resilience real."